Ghost Impressions

Methodological notes from the study detail adjustments driven not by failed hypotheses but practical constraints—funding dwindled, participants moved away; a slow wearing down of resources. These stalled attempts unexpectedly surface an ethical dimension to research: choices were made to broaden scope for funding despite diminishing individual connection. This network illustrates how inquiry operates in a field subject to entropy, where even careful intentions inevitably dissipate. Understanding these costs clarifies what was sacrificed and hints at possibilities left unexplored.