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Archaeological record applies to Network. 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.Computational social science applies to Network. Activate to inspect this relation.Connectome applies to Network. Activate to inspect this relation.Diffusion is derived from Brownian motion. Activate to inspect this relation.Diffusion is analogous to Energy transfer. Activate to inspect this relation.Epidemic spread is analogous to Diffusion. Activate to inspect this relation.Epidemic spread depends on Network. Activate to inspect this relation.Food web is a Network. Activate to inspect this relation.Gas exchange is a Diffusion. Activate to inspect this relation.Graph theory models Network. Activate to inspect this relation.Network Effect applies to Network. Activate to inspect this relation.Neural signal is analogous to Network. Activate to inspect this relation.Osmosis is a Diffusion. Activate to inspect this relation.Plasma membrane enables Diffusion. Activate to inspect this relation.Power Law applies to Network. Activate to inspect this relation.Scale-Free Network is a Network. Activate to inspect this relation.Supply chain is a Network. Activate to inspect this relation.Supply chain management applies to Network. Activate to inspect this relation.Urban science is analogous to Computational social science. Activate to inspect this relation.Urban science applies to Network. Activate to inspect this relation.DiffusionGas exchangeOsmosisEpidemic spreadEnergy transferBrownian motionPlasma membraneNetworkFood webSupply chainGraph theoryClient-server modelCommunication protocolPower LawArchaeological recordComputational social scienceConnectomeNetwork EffectNeural signalScale-Free NetworkSupply chain managementUrban science
Relationship types

23 concepts viewed through this lens. Bridge concepts connect this view to Actuarial Science, Agriculture, Algebra, Archaeology….

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  • Focused concept
  • Connected concept
  • Bridge concept (just outside the lens)
  • 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
22 concepts22 relationships40 disciplines6 relation families

At a glance

The spreading of something from where it is dense to where it is sparse.

Disciplines
Physics · Chemistry · Sociology · Statistical Physics · Environmental Engineering · Environmental Science · Biophysics
Role in the graph
Cross-disciplinary bridge — reaches Biology, Cell Biology, Engineering, Epidemiology, Network Science, Nutrition Science, Physiology, Public Health
Relationships
6 · 4 relation families
Mental models
3

What am I looking at?

In this lens (23)

Bridge concepts (57)

Just outside the lens — they connect it to other context.

  • Age Structure2
    Demography · connects to Demographic transition, Fertility rate
  • Epidemic spread2
    Epidemiology, Network Science, Public Health · connects to Diffusion, Network
  • Food web2
    Agriculture, Biology, Ecology, Environmental Science, Systems Biology · connects to Network, Population growth
  • History of science2
    History, History of Science · connects to Material culture, Science and technology studies
  • Natural Increase2
    Demography · connects to Fertility rate, Population growth

Insights from this view

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

  • This view connects 40 disciplines: Agriculture, Anthropology, Archaeology, Biology, Biophysics, Business, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Complexity Science, Computational Social Science, Computer Science, Decision Theory, Discrete Mathematics, Ecology, Economics, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Epidemiology, Geography, Industrial Engineering, Linear Algebra, Logistics, Management, Mathematics, Network Science, Neuroinformatics, Neuroscience, Nutrition Science, Operations Research, Physics, Physiology, Political Science, Public Health, Sociology, Statistical Physics, Supply Chain Management, Systems Biology, Urban Planning, Urban Science.
  • Diffusion is a bridge concept — viewed here through Biophysics, Chemistry, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Physics, Sociology, Statistical Physics.
  • The connections here span 6 relation families.
  • Networks explains 7 concepts in this view (Agriculture, Anthropology, Biology, Biophysics, Business, Chemistry, Computer Science, Discrete Mathematics, Ecology, Economics, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Epidemiology, Linear Algebra, Logistics, Management, Mathematics, Network Science, Physics, Political Science, Public Health, Sociology, Statistical Physics, 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.

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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.

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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.