Thinking·OS

Connected knowledge in education

See how ideas connect — and reason across them.

Start the journey →Explore the graphWhy are two ideas connected?
Dramatic conflictDramatic structureCharacter motivationPlotCatharsisDialogueClimaxProtagonistAntagonist

Discover a connection

Two ideas from different journeys, connected through the shared fabric. Pick one and trace why.

Archaeological recordProbability
BacteriaAlgorithm
CellDNA
ClimateStar
EcosystemNatural selection
Machine learningNetwork
PhotosynthesisOptimization
Transition metalActinide
Sound waveMind
Chemical elementWorking memory

The deep field

The atlas around “Dramatic conflict” in three parallax layers — a new focus concept on every refresh. Move your pointer for depth.

Dramatic conflictSilicate mineralUsabilityTransition metalCellEcosystemMachine learningChemical elementOptimizationPhotosynthesis

Hover a star and click to open the concept.

The pilot knowledge graph

3750 carefully written concepts and 5051 typed relationships, spanning 289 disciplines. Quality over quantity: every edge carries a mechanism, an epistemic status and its provenance.

BiologyChemistryAgriculture

Photosynthesis

The process by which plants use light energy to build sugar from carbon dioxide and water.

Physics

Light (sunlight)

Electromagnetic radiation from the Sun that carries energy plants can capture.

Physics

Energy

The capacity to do work; it can be transformed between forms but not created or destroyed.

ChemistryBiology

Chemical energy

Energy stored in the bonds between atoms, released or used in chemical reactions.

ChemistryBiologyOrganic ChemistryNutrition Science

Glucose (sugar)

A simple sugar that stores chemical energy and is the main product of photosynthesis.

ChemistryGeography

Carbon dioxide (CO₂)

A gas taken in during photosynthesis and released during respiration and combustion; a greenhouse gas.

Who shaped the atlas

Contributors by number of concepts attributed — sourced attribution, not a ranking.

Kinds of contribution

Attributions by role — discoverer, inventor, formulator, founder…

  • Formulated554
  • Discovered278
  • Invented43
  • Developed5
  • Independently discovered3
  • Anticipated3
  • Engineered3
  • Founded2
  • Named1
  • Formalized1

Start from a thinking pattern

Reusable structures that recur across many disciplines. Follow one to see where it appears.

Networks

recurs across 52 disciplines

Feedback loop

recurs across 49 disciplines

Trade-offs

recurs across 44 disciplines

Stocks and flows

recurs across 43 disciplines

World map of idea origins

Where ideas came from: each point is a concept, placed at the birthplace of the person credited — a documented proxy, not an exact founding spot.

Brooklyn, United States — 40Newington Butts, United Kingdom — 34Vienna, Austria — 27Paris, France — 26Chicago, United States — 12Ulm, Germany — 9Frederiksberg, Denmark — 9Väfversunda, Sweden — 9Delft, Netherlands — 8Frankfurt, Francia — 8Berlin, Margraviate of Brandenburg — 8Moscow, Duchy of Moscow — 8Ishpeming, United States — 8Vallejo, United States — 8Washington, D.C., United States — 8Montclair, United States — 7Rome, Italy — 7Penzance, United Kingdom — 7Philadelphia, United States — 7Petoskey, United States — 6Belfast, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland — 6Budapest, Hungary — 6Los Angeles, United States — 6Tel Aviv, Israel — 6New Haven, United States — 6Lexington, United States — 6Stralsund, Germany — 5Groningen, Netherlands — 5Turin, Italy — 5Marshfield, United States — 5Hynčice, Czech Republic — 5Königsberg, Kingdom of Prussia — 5Tehran, Iran — 5Auxerre, France — 4Berkeley, United Kingdom — 4Brno, Czech Republic — 4Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire — 4Wik Castle, Sweden — 4United States, United States — 4Glasgow, United Kingdom — 4Wernigerode, Germany — 4Haifa, Israel — 4Munich, Germany — 4Kalmar, Sweden — 4Warsaw, Poland — 4Geneva, Switzerland — 4Oxford, United Kingdom — 4Milwaukee, United States — 4Dereham, United Kingdom — 4Nelson, New Zealand — 4Cambridge, United Kingdom — 4Hartford, United States — 4Salt Lake City, United States — 4Woolsthorpe Manor, United Kingdom — 3Koszalin, Poland — 3Dole, France — 3Weil der Stadt, Germany — 3Erlangen, Germany — 3Charleston, United States — 3Salzburg, Austria — 3Jameln, Germany — 3Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom — 3Oyster Bay, United States — 3Isle of Portland, United Kingdom — 3England, United Kingdom — 3Saint Petersburg, Russia — 3Rostov-on-Don, Russia — 3Göttingen, Germany — 3Cognac, France — 3Pisa, Italy — 3Selby, United Kingdom — 3Walkerton, United States — 3Redondo Beach, United States — 3Tacoma, United States — 3Radzymin, Poland — 3Brunswick, Germany — 3Aarhus, Denmark — 3Portland, United States — 3Denver, United States — 3Evesham, United Kingdom — 3United Kingdom — 2Altenhof, Germany — 2Nancy, Duchy of Lorraine — 2Freshwater, United Kingdom — 2Cheetham Hill, United Kingdom — 2Clausthal, Germany — 2Belgium — 2Merchiston Tower, United Kingdom — 2Birstall, United Kingdom — 2Haarlem, Netherlands — 2Angoulême, France — 2Limoges, France — 2Arnsberg, Germany — 2Würzburg, Germany — 2Lahore, Pakistan — 2Montpellier, France — 2Düren, German Reich — 2New Bedford, United States — 2Włocławek, Poland — 2Richmond, United Kingdom — 2Caen, France — 2Marion, United States — 2Syracuse, United States — 2Tivoli, Italy — 2Zurich, Switzerland — 2Bad Kreuznach, Germany — 2Karlsruhe, Germany — 2Columbia, United States — 2Shanghai, People's Republic of China — 2Lyon, France — 2Basra, Iraq — 2Freiberg, Germany — 2Basel, Switzerland — 2Amsterdam, Netherlands — 2Rugby, United Kingdom — 2Stockholm City, Sweden — 2Céligny, Switzerland — 2Tambov, Russia — 2Bordeaux, France — 2Ovanåkers församling, Sweden — 2Szolnok, Hungary — 2Cleveland, United States — 2Sweden — 2Des Moines, United States — 2Fowey, United Kingdom — 2Dieppe, France — 2Wrocław, Kingdom of Poland — 2Hanover, Germany — 2Birmingham, United Kingdom — 2Wesel, Germany — 2Baltimore, United States — 2Logroño, Spain — 2Pittsburgh, United States — 2Grundfør, Denmark — 2Novi Pazar, Bulgaria — 2Linz, Austria — 2Ukraine, Ukraine — 2Oak Park, United States — 2Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony — 2Minneapolis, United States — 2Folkestone, United Kingdom — 2Descartes, France — 2Miletus, Turkey — 2Cairo, Egypt — 2Varna, Bulgaria — 2Northampton, United Kingdom — 2Hefei, People's Republic of China — 2Isfahan, Iran — 2Iran, Iran — 2Maragheh, Iran — 2Austria — 2Usk, United Kingdom — 1Arnhem, Netherlands — 1Tobolsk, Russia — 1Varel, Germany — 1Breda, Netherlands — 1Petilla de Aragón, Spain — 1British Columbia, Canada — 1Salisbury, United States — 1Podmokly, Czech Republic — 1Freeport, United States — 1Martin, United States — 1Prienai, Lithuania — 1Barnard Castle, United Kingdom — 1Tallinn, Estonia — 1Przemyśl, Poland — 1Środa Wielkopolska, Poland — 1Öhringen, Germany — 1Den Helder, Netherlands — 1Toruń, Poland — 1Cedarville, United States — 1Rudkøbing, Denmark — 1Maldon, United Kingdom — 1Lauingen, Germany — 1Pori, Finland — 1Houston, United States — 1Saint-André-d'Hébertot, France — 1Marseille, France — 1Kolkata, India — 1Königerode, Germany — 1Los Alamos, United States — 1Finspång, Sweden — 1Ortenburg, Germany — 1Skinnskatteberg, Sweden — 1Easton, United States — 1Japan, Japan — 1New Brunswick, United States — 1Waco, United States — 1New Orleans, United States — 1Keir, United Kingdom — 1Akhmim, Egypt — 1Villach, Austria — 1Denison, United States — 1Nolay, France — 1Norwich, United States — 1Bologna, Italy — 1Motta di Livenza, Italy — 1Sochi, Russia — 1Nizhny Tagil, Russia — 1Meerut, India — 1Sukhinichi, Russia — 1Potsdam, Germany — 1Etterbeek, Belgium — 1Nice, France — 1Mishaninskaya, Russia — 1Bernburg, Germany — 1Melle, France — 1Dessau, Germany — 1Tosu, Japan — 1Tokyo, Japan — 1New Westminster, Canada — 1Ålesund Municipality, Norway — 1Vineland, United States — 1Emporia, United States — 1Catania, Italy — 1Almora, India — 1Mvezo, South Africa — 1Toronto, Canada — 1Detroit, United States — 1Oakland, United States — 1Lviv, Ukraine — 1Leeds, United Kingdom — 1Turinge, Sweden — 1Germiston, South Africa — 1Durban, South Africa — 1Havrebjerg, Denmark — 1Prostějov, Czech Republic — 1Lutsk, Ukraine — 1Staffordshire, United Kingdom — 1Kansas City, United States — 1Wilkes-Barre, United States — 1Riva del Garda, Italy — 1Seville, Spain — 1Nacogdoches, United States — 1Kashiwa, Japan — 1Buffalo, United States — 1Bay City, United States — 1Grand Valley, United States — 1Dobre Miasto, Poland — 1Nairobi, Kenya — 1Schenectady, United States — 1Tartu, Sweden — 1Skönberga parish, Sweden — 1San Jose, United States — 1Scotland, United Kingdom — 1Kronstadt, Russia — 1Cluj-Napoca, Kingdom of Romania — 1Karlskrona, Sweden — 1Sibiu, Kingdom of Romania — 1Kingdom of Dumnonia — 1Auckland, New Zealand — 1Vladivostok, Russia — 1Pskov, Russia — 1Dallas, United States — 1Montreal, Canada — 1Madrid, Spain — 1Tashkent, Tashkent Khanate — 1Turku, Finland — 1's-Gravenzande, Netherlands — 1Uglich, Russia — 1Shiraz, Iran — 1Khwarazm, Turkmenistan — 1Smiljan, Croatia — 1Spokane, United States — 1Lochfield, United Kingdom — 1Nagoya, Japan — 1Mineola, United States — 1Nicaea, Turkey — 1Jodhpur, India — 1Lom, Bulgaria — 1Milan, United States — 1Odesa, Russian Empire — 1Aurora, United States — 1Burton upon Trent, United Kingdom — 1Maastricht, Netherlands — 1Merano, Italy — 1Dalj, Croatia — 1St. Louis, United States — 1Neuchâtel, Switzerland — 1Prague, Czech Republic — 1Ajmer, India — 1Ann Arbor, United States — 1Weymouth, United States — 1Juvisy-sur-Orge, France — 1Kufa, Iraq — 1Hoquiam, United States — 1Eisenach, Germany — 1St. Pölten, Austria — 1Targovishte, Bulgaria — 1Salford, United Kingdom — 1Fairfield, United States — 1Ankara, Turkey — 1Austin, United States — 1Kazerun, Iran — 1Soltau, Germany — 1Frauenkirchen, Austria — 1Ohio, United States — 1Derry, United States — 1Wessington Springs, United States — 1Zamakhshar, Turkmenistan — 1Mogilno, Poland — 1Bruck an der Mur, Austria — 1Greenock, United Kingdom — 1Lovech, Bulgaria — 1Lismore, Ireland — 1Boppard, Germany — 1Milverton, United Kingdom — 1Purkersdorf, Austria — 1Kalofer, Bulgaria — 1Jičín, Czech Republic — 1Jena, Germany — 1Nowy Sącz, Poland — 1Ryazan, Russia — 1Montbéliard, France — 1Thunder Bay, Canada — 1Surabaya, Indonesia — 1Nashville, United States — 1Gray, France — 1Minsk, Belarus — 1Montrose, United Kingdom — 1Concord, United States — 1Kashan, Iran — 1Vinton, United States — 1White Sulphur Springs, United States — 1Ansfelden, Austria — 1Genoa, Italy — 1Baku, Russian Empire — 1Ghent, Belgium — 1Azimabad, Mughal Empire — 1Jedburgh, United Kingdom — 1Istanbul, Turkey — 1Clermont-Ferrand, France — 1Monessen, United States — 1Cove Gap, United States — 1Australia, Australia — 1Sioux City, United States — 1Esslingen am Neckar, Germany — 1Innsbruck, Austria — 1Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany — 1Tamil Nadu, India — 1Barmen, Germany — 1Alexandria, Egypt — 1Mundare, Canada — 1Cârța, Romania — 1United States — 1Kempten, Germany — 1Tiruchirappalli, India — 1Dover, United States — 1Kendal, United Kingdom — 1Strasbourg, France — 1Minden, Germany — 1Omaha, United States — 1Chistopol, Russia — 1MacDill Air Force Base, United States — 1Råshult, Sweden — 1Uppsala, Sweden — 1Tus, Iran — 1India, India — 1Madison, United States — 1Miles City, United States — 1

Each point: a concept the atlas credits to a person, placed at that person’s birthplace (Wikidata) — a documented proxy for an idea’s geographic origin, not a claim of the exact spot it was founded.

Reason across the atlas

Not just read the graph — reason through it. Three ways to think with the whole atlas.

Trace a connectionWalk a real path between two ideas, predicting each link before it’s revealed.Find the missing linkTwo ideas look directly connected — but aren’t. Which concept sits between them?Wander the atlasMove neighbourhood by neighbourhood and build a remembered trail through knowledge.

Featured journey · lower secondary

The loop: discover → connect → explain → predict → reflect → transfer. Ten steps, one continuous chain of energy and carbon from a leaf to the climate.

From a Leaf to the Climate

Follow one flow of energy and carbon from sunlight, through a leaf, all the way to the world's climate and food supply.

BiologyChemistryPhysicsGeographyEconomics

Why Music Moves Us

Follow a sound from a vibrating string, through waves and simple ratios, into the ear and the feelings music stirs.

PhysicsMathematicsBiologyCognitive ScienceCulture

How Machines Learn

Follow an idea from raw examples, through pattern and feedback, into a machine that predicts — and meet the same structures you already know from climate and music.

Machine LearningComputer ScienceStatisticsMathematicsCognitive ScienceEthics

Reasoning about a Leaf and the Climate

One connected reasoning episode: predict how two ideas connect, explain the mechanism, change one condition, and reason about what follows — committing before the atlas reveals.

BiologyChemistryGeographyPhysics
Scientific honesty. This is an early research prototype. It demonstrates the interaction model — it has not yet been validated with learners. Relationships are labelled by how well they are known (established, supported, contested), and AI is used only to support reasoning, never as the source of truth.