About the Belief Genome Project
The Belief Genome Project began with a simple question: How well do we understand what we believe?
The Founder
The Belief Genome Project was founded by David Edwin Meyers, a researcher, developer, and writer. For more than four decades, his work has brought together art, technology, and psychology.
That work led him to ask how unexamined beliefs shape our choices. He started the Belief Genome Project to give people a practical way to explore those beliefs, compare them, and see how they change.
The Origin Story
In The Wizard of Oz, the Wizard asks Dorothy and her companions a question: "Who are you?"
Away from the smoke and spectacle, the question is harder to answer than it sounds.
We often answer with our jobs, relationships, or achievements. Those things matter, but they don't tell the whole story. What do we believe? Where did those beliefs come from? Which ones have we taken time to question?
The Belief Genome Project is a way to explore those questions. It helps you map what you believe about yourself and the world, notice patterns, and follow changes over time.
The Research Mission
Map
Develop ways to measure and describe a person's beliefs.
Understand
Look for patterns that help explain our choices, disagreements, and relationships.
Apply
Explore how belief maps can help people work together and guide AI systems.
Development Timeline
The Spark
A scene from The Wizard of Oz prompts a question: Who are you, really?
Framework Design
Development of the 124 psychological dimensions that form the Belief Genome architecture.
Mission Control Alpha
First working prototype of the BGP Mission Control dashboard goes live for early testers.
Forecaster Engine
The predictive belief engine reaches functional accuracy across core dimension clusters.
Public Beta
The BGP Mission Control Chrome extension is released as a free public beta for everyone.
Research Publication
First research papers on the Belief Genome framework submitted for peer review.