YORIK
A curated archive of music, ideas, and experiments.
Library
A curated collection of books spanning philosophy, science, politics, and literature.
"Presented here are the most influential writings on me—ones that I have dabbled in, read the essence, cover-to-cover, read twice or re-read occasionally—but all of these have significant value for me."
📚 Curated Personal Collection
BEST TEXTBOOKS Math & Physics w/ Solutions
- Quantum Mechanics: A Paradigms Approach - David H. McIntyre
- Modern Quantum Mechanics – J.J Sakurai
- Quantum Computation & Quantum Information – Nielsen & Chuang
- Introduction to Electrodynamics – David J. Griffiths
- Introduction to Quantum Mechanics – David J. Griffiths
- Fundamentals of Physics – David Halliday, Jearl Walker, and Robert Resnick
- University Physics with Modern Physics – Gary Westfall and Wolfgang Baue
- Quantum Computing since Democritus - Scott Aaronson
- Quantum Information and Consciousness - Danko D. Georgiev
- Reality and Its Order - Werner Heisenberg
- Mathematical Universe - Max Tegmark
- Quantum Mechanics Theory
- Relativity Demystified
- Chaos: A Very Short Introduction - Leonard A. Smith
- Genetics Demystified
- SymPy Math and Physics
- Linear Algebra in 4 Pages
PHILOSOPHY OF REALITY – i.e. "METAPHYSICS"
- An Introduction to Modern Cosmology—Andrew Liddle
- Quantum Computing since Democritus – Scott Aaronson
- The Simulation Hypothesis – Rizwan Virk
- Simulation Book
- Simulation Theory - Nick Bostrom
- Helgoland: Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution - Carlo Rovelli
- Doors of Perception - Aldous Huxley
HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION
- The Story of Philosophy – Will Durant
- Eastern Philosophy: The Greatest Thinkers & Sages from Ancient to Modern times – Kevin Burns
- Lao Tzu's: Tao Te Ching
- Nagarjuna's Doctrine: Mulamadhyamakakarika – Nagarjuna
- A Short History of the World – H. G. Wells
- Eastern Philosophy
- Lao Tzu - Ursula K. Le Guin
- Nagarjuna
- Sapiens - Yuval Noah Harari
- Factfulness - Hans Rosling
PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
- What is Real? – Adam Becker
- What is life? – Erwin Schrodinger
- A Survey of the Physical Theory – Max Planck
- Science and Human Values – J. Bronowski
- One Two Three... Infinity: Facts and Speculations of Science – George Gamow
- Swarm Intelligence* – James Kennedy & Russel Eberhart
PHILOSOPHICAL TEXTS
- A Nietzsche Reader – Friedrich Nietzsche
- The Antichrist – Friedrich Nietzsche
- The Undiscovered Self – Carl Jung
- Meditations – Marcus Aurelius
- Republic – Plato
- A Treatise of Human Nature – David Hume
- Being and Nothingness - Jean-Paul Sartre
- On The Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are - Alan Watts
- Truth and Lies - Nietzsche
- The Book of Disquiet
ESSAYS
- Camus: The Myth of Sisyphus – Albert Camus
- Unpopular Essays – Bertrand Russel
- Resistance, Rebellion and Death: Essays – Albert Camus
- Marx's New and Different Concept of Class – Richard Wolff
- Are you living in a Computer Simulation? – Nick Bostrom
- The Myth of Sisyphus - Albert Camus
- The Stranger - Albert Camus
ECONOMICS, SOCIOLOGY & POLITICS
- Contending Economic Theories – Richard Wolff & Resnick
- Understanding Marxism/Socialism – Richard Wolff
- Communist Manifesto – Karl Marx
- What do we really know about Worker Co-operatives? – Virginie Pérotin
- Marxist Economics: Introduction – Roger McCain
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: essays on Marxism, other Economics, and Political History & Philosophy
- Communist Manifesto
- Understanding Marxism - Richard D. Wolff
- Understanding Socialism - Richard D. Wolff
- Marx: A Very Short Introduction - Peter Singer
- The Wealth of Nations
- The Continuing Relevance of the Communist Manifesto
- Understanding Marxism (Alternative Version)
- Manifesto
- How the World Works - Noam Chomsky
- Who Rules the World? - Noam Chomsky
- Game Theory: A Very Short Introduction - Ken Binmore
- Socialism - Nunes
- McCain Marx (Political Theory)
- Richard D. Wolff (Economics)
- Worker Cooperative Report
- Investing Demystified (2nd Edition)
LITERATURE & CULTURE
MUSIC & ARTS
Music
A collection of original compositions, covers, remixes, and experimental soundscapes.
SONIC EXPERIMENTS
A focused collection of experimental tracks and ideas, presented as a single listening experience.
📹 Visual Music & YouTube Channel
Music videos, visual content, and featured tracks from @therealyorik
Featured Videos
Spotify Releases
Writings
A collection of philosophical essays, monologues, and theoretical explorations spanning existentialism, political theory, and personal reflections.
🎭 Featured Monologue
My philosophical centerpiece—an inquiry into consciousness, existence, and the human condition.
…a distilled collection of ideas that guided me from youth to adulthood, weaving personal revelation with timeless theory to explore what reality, consciousness, and our place in the cosmos might ultimately mean.
✨ Creative Snippets & Collective Perspectives
Short-form pieces that bottle my deepest philosophical convictions in concise bursts of insight.
Inside: the Philosopher, the Scientist, the Pantheist, the Absurdist, the Epicurean, the Marxist—six perspectives, one conversation. Big ideas distilled to their essence and rendered in brisk, semi-poetic prose.
From Cause & Effect to Skepticism, Capitalism, and Nihilism, these nine bite-sized blog pieces are meant to make you question everything.
🌌 Pantheism & Unity
Philosophical explorations of unity, infinity, and the interconnectedness of existence through pantheistic perspectives.
A meditation on the Infinite Mind
Nietzsche, Enlightenment, Science & God
A one page philosophy
🤔 Absurdism & Existentialism
Explorations of existential philosophy, the absurd condition, and mathematical logic.
🎨 Art & Philosophy
Essays exploring art, existence and causality.
⚒️ Marxism & Political Theory
Critical analyses of Marxist theory, economic systems, and social structures.
Contemporary analysis of Marxist principles and their relevance to modern economic and social challenges.
Supplementary reflections and critical examinations of Marxist theory and practice.
Other
College Speech and Philosophical Assumptions
A formal address exploring key philosophical and personal themes.
🎯 Philosophical Assumptions
Visual explorations of fundamental assumptions underlying philosophical inquiry.
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Science
Research, academic work, and scientific explorations spanning quantum computing, chemistry, and interdisciplinary projects.
🎓 PhD Research
Advanced research in quantum computing, variational quantum eigensolvers, and quantum optimization algorithms.
Full doctoral thesis document. Coming soon.
Concise thesis version outlining core results and structure.
Research article presenting the Harmonic Oscillator based Particle Swarm Optimization method.
Notes on topics in Advanced Quantum Theory.
Specialized research on VQE algorithms and quantum optimization methods.
Comprehensive grant proposal for advanced quantum computing research.
🔬 Research & Internships
Professional research experience and laboratory internship projects.
Undergraduate research on experimental and theoretical chemical analysis.
Comprehensive internship experience in quantum computing applications.
📚 Bachelor's Thesis
Undergraduate capstone research project and academic presentations.
Complete undergraduate thesis project with comprehensive research and analysis.
Supporting materials and presentation notes for thesis defense.
⚡ Quantum Projects & Notes
Personal projects, algorithm implementations, and study materials in quantum computing and related fields.
In-depth study and implementation of Grover's quantum search algorithm.
Comprehensive personal study notes on quantum computing concepts.
Programming projects combining graphics and statistical methods.
Life
Personal journeys, projects, and achievements that have shaped my path.
🏠 Building a House
A personal journey of construction, creativity, and perseverance.
Where I lived as I was building this house
The Building Experience
Building a house has been one of the hardest things I've ever done. It was physically demanding—waking up on a trailer bed, working a morning labor shift, commuting forty-five minutes to listen to graduate-level physics courses, then heading back to continue building until nightfall. That was my routine.
And there was pressure. Every mistake brought scolding, and with it, a crushing sense of inadequacy— a of being stupid, lazy, and inattentive. But I learned. I learned that when you're exhausted, you still have to focus. When you're frustrated, you need emotional discipline. And when you're building something real, you can't fake it. There's no bullshitting your way in the building of a house.
Ours was the cheapest house in the city—just a frame when we bought it that summer. In six months, before the cold set in, we had to make it livable. That was the deadline. That was the pressure.
But the most important lesson? Sometimes you simply can't walk away. My father bought the house. That was the plan. That was the goal. There was no backing out halfway. And as his main support, neither could I.
The building of a house, is also the building of a character.
🏊♂️ Swimming
Competitive swimming achievements and memorable performances.