About AsteraAstera is a nonprofit research organization pioneering unconventional scientific frontiers. Its latest initiative, Obelisk, is a large-scale, $50–100M/year research program aiming to engineer consciousness by integrating neuroscience, AI, and bioengineering to understand and digitally model the architecture of the human mind.Unlike traditional nonprofit research, Obelisk is structured and resourced to operate like a high-velocity, venture-backed research company with a clear engineer