What this is, how it works, and how to contribute to the record.
What This Archive Is
The Science of Differentiation is an independent institutional archive documenting the Human
Design System — its history, lineage, trademark record, scientific research record, and the
teachers who transmitted the knowledge from Ra Uru Hu outward into the world.
This is not a school. It does not sell courses, certifications, or readings. It has no
affiliation with the International Human Design School (IHDS), Jovian Archive, or any derivative
Human Design program. It is not associated with any commercial Human Design organization.
It is a public reference — built to fill a gap that has existed since Ra Uru Hu’s death in 2011:
a place where the documented record of the Human Design System can be read, cited, and verified
by anyone, without passing through an institution with a commercial interest in how that record
is presented.
Editorial Standards
Every factual claim on this site is traceable to a publicly verifiable primary source. Where
interpretation is offered, it is clearly labeled as such — with language like “this archive’s
interpretation” or “interpretation note.” The distinction between what Ra Uru Hu published,
what institutions claim, what courts have ruled, and what practitioners teach is maintained
throughout. When the public record is incomplete or disputed, that incompleteness is stated
explicitly rather than papered over.
The following standards govern every page on this archive:
Primary sources first. Teacher biographies are sourced to the teacher’s own
published materials. Trademark claims are sourced to USPTO records. Court rulings are sourced to
contemporaneous reporting on the original documents. Institutional claims are sourced to the
institution’s own published statements, with dates of retrieval noted.
Interpretation is labeled. This archive distinguishes between “the record shows
X” and “this suggests Y.” The first is a factual statement; the second is an interpretive claim.
Both appear on this site, but they are never conflated.
Disputes are documented, not resolved. Where two sources conflict — Ra’s birth
year in Jovian Archive’s materials versus the Montreal Gazette death notice, for example — both
are presented with their sources, and the archive states which figure it uses and why, without
asserting that the dispute is settled.
Living teachers are treated with care. Profiles of living teachers include an
opt-out and correction mechanism. Birth data for living teachers is published only where the
teacher has shared it publicly on their own platforms. No private information is used.
No rankings, no evaluations. This archive documents what teachers taught and
what they contributed. It does not rank teachers, evaluate the quality of their teaching, or
recommend one lineage over another.
Who Made This
This archive was established in June 2026. Its content was compiled from publicly verifiable
sources under the editorial direction of an independent organization with no affiliation to any
Human Design school, certification body, or commercial program. All factual claims are traceable
to named primary sources, and the editorial standards described on this page govern every page.
The organization operates without public identification of its founders or staff.
If the content is wrong, correct it. The correction mechanism is below. The identity of whoever
made it is not relevant to whether the content is accurate.
How to Contribute
Corrections and Updates
If you have documentation that contradicts or supplements material on this site, we want to
know. Send your correction with the specific webpage and section, the content you believe is
inaccurate, and the public source that supports the correction through the
contact form.
Corrections are reviewed against publicly verifiable sources. If the correction is supported by
the record, it will be made and the source will be added to the page. If it is not supported by
public record, we will not make corrections.
Teacher Profile Opt-Out
If you are a living teacher with a profile on this archive and you wish to have your profile
removed or corrected, use the contact form with your name, the
URL of your profile, and your request. Opt-out requests are honored within 14 days. Correction
requests are processed within 14 days.
Teacher Profile Opt-In
If you are a Human Design teacher or analyst and wish to be included in this archive, use the
contact form with your name, your training lineage, your years
active, a link to your professional profile or website, and your Human Design birth data if you
wish your chart to be published. All submissions are reviewed for accuracy before publication.
Inclusion is at the archive’s discretion and requires publicly verifiable sourcing.
Sources and Verification
The primary sources used throughout this archive include:
Teacher and organization websites (publicly accessible pages, retrieved and dated)
USPTO Trademark Search and TSDR (tmsearch.uspto.gov, tsdr.uspto.gov)
Internet Archive Wayback Machine (web.archive.org)
Astrodatabank (astro.com/astro-databank)
Jovian Archive and IHDS published materials (jovianarchive.com, ihdschool.com)
Amazon published books and author pages
Newspaper archives (Montreal Gazette, The Montreal Star, Times Colonist)
Published interviews and profiles
All URLs are retrieved and dated. Where a page has changed since retrieval, the Wayback Machine
permalink is the reference.
Citing This Archive
Pages here are stable, permalinked, and free to cite. A citation needs three things: the site
name, the page URL, and the date retrieved — for example:
The Science of Differentiation, “The Public Record,”
thescienceofdifferentiation.com/record, retrieved July 5, 2026.
The archive's own sources are listed on each page and on /sources;
where possible, cite the underlying primary document as well. Aggregate numbers from the
research program should be cited from /research/data with the
retrieval date, since they are live counts. A machine-readable index of the archive's canonical
pages is published at /llms.txt.
Last Updated
This archive was established June 2026. Individual pages carry their own last-updated notes where
relevant. The archive is updated as new publicly verifiable information becomes available.
Some book links are Amazon affiliate links; as an Amazon Associate, this archive earns from
qualifying purchases, which helps cover its hosting costs.
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