Thinking·OS

Graph explorer

Explore the knowledge graph

Food web is a Network. Activate to inspect this relation.Supply chain is a Network. Activate to inspect this relation.Epidemic spread depends on Network. Activate to inspect this relation.Neural signal is analogous to Network. Activate to inspect this relation.Graph theory models Network. Activate to inspect this relation.Application programming interface is a Communication protocol. Activate to inspect this relation.Client-server model applies to Network. Activate to inspect this relation.Communication protocol applies to Network. Activate to inspect this relation.Application programming interface is part of Software. Activate to inspect this relation.Supply chain management applies to Network. Activate to inspect this relation.Computational social science applies to Network. Activate to inspect this relation.Urban science applies to Network. Activate to inspect this relation.Urban science is analogous to Computational social science. Activate to inspect this relation.Power Law applies to Network. Activate to inspect this relation.Communication protocolApplication programming interfaceNetworkSoftwareFood webSupply chainEpidemic spreadGraph theoryClient-server modelPower LawNeural signalSupply chain managementComputational social scienceUrban science
Relationship types
Legend
  • Focused concept
  • Connected concept
  • Arrow points from cause / source to effect / target
  • A line with no arrow is a two-way relationship
  • Node colour marks the concept’s primary discipline
14 concepts14 relationships32 disciplines5 relation families

Communication protocol

Open concept →

At a glance

A communication protocol is a system of rules that allows two or more entities of a communications system to transmit information.

Disciplines
Computer Science
Role in the graph
Cross-disciplinary bridge — reaches Anthropology, Discrete Mathematics, Linear Algebra, Mathematics, Network Science, Sociology, Software Engineering, Urban Planning
Relationships
2 · 2 relation families
Mental models
1

Insights from this view

Structural observations about the concepts shown here — descriptions of this graph, not claims about the world.

  • This view connects 32 disciplines: Agriculture, Anthropology, Biology, Business, Complexity Science, Computational Social Science, Computer Science, Decision Theory, Discrete Mathematics, Ecology, Economics, Engineering, Environmental Science, Epidemiology, Geography, Industrial Engineering, Linear Algebra, Logistics, Management, Mathematics, Network Science, Neuroscience, Operations Research, Physiology, Political Science, Public Health, Sociology, Software Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Systems Biology, Urban Planning, Urban Science.
  • Application programming interface is a bridge concept — viewed here through Computer Science, Software Engineering.
  • The connections here span 5 relation families.
  • Networks explains 6 concepts in this view (Agriculture, Anthropology, Biology, Business, Computer Science, Discrete Mathematics, Ecology, Economics, Engineering, Environmental Science, Epidemiology, Linear Algebra, Logistics, Management, Mathematics, Network Science, Political Science, Public Health, Sociology, Supply Chain Management, Systems Biology, Urban Planning).

Relationships as a list

The focused concept’s relationships. Pick another concept in the graph above to update this list.

Explore through a different lens

A lens is a deterministic projection of the graph. Pick a discipline, thinking pattern or journey to reframe the whole view.

By discipline

ChemistryBiologyPhysicsMathematicsComputer ScienceGeologyMineralogyEconomics

By thinking pattern

Bayesian updatingCause and effectCompoundingConservationConstraintsDefense in depthDiffusion & spreadEmergenceEnergy transformationEntropy & irreversibilityEquilibriumFeedback loopIncentivesInformationLevels & hierarchyModularityNetworksOptimizationOscillationProbabilityRecursion & self-similarityScaleSignal vs noiseSource–pathway–receptorStocks and flowsSymmetry & invarianceThresholds & tipping pointsTrade-offsTriangulationVariation & selectionWaves

By journey

From a Leaf to the ClimateWhy Music Moves UsHow Machines LearnReasoning about a Leaf and the Climate

Concept collections

Concept collections are curated lenses onto the fabric — themed sets of ideas that recur across disciplines. They are not journeys; they are a way to read the graph.

About this view

What this is

Start from one concept and expand outward. The view never shows everything at once — click a node to refocus, filter by relationship type, or switch to an accessible list.

One fabric

3750 concepts and 5051 typed relations form one connected component — no isolated silo.

How to read it

Focus a concept, or apply a lens (discipline, mental model, journey) to see only the threads that matter.