Foundations of Energy
How energy is stored, transferred and transformed — from falling objects to living cells.
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30 concepts viewed through this lens. Bridge concepts connect this view to Algorithms, Architecture, Artificial Intelligence, Bioinformatics….
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Macromolecule
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A macromolecule is a "molecule of high relative molecular mass, the structure of which essentially comprises the multiple repetition of units derived, actually or conceptually, from molecules of low relative molecular mass." Polymers, which are often used i…
- Disciplines
- Chemistry · Biochemistry
- Role in the graph
- Cross-disciplinary bridge — reaches Organic Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry
- Relationships
- 3 · 1 relation families
- Mental models
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Bridge concepts (64)
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- Biology, Chemistry · connects to ATP, Fermentation, Glycolytic process…
- Biology, Chemistry, Nutrition Science, Organic Chemistry · connects to Carbohydrate, Fermentation, Glycolytic process
- RNA3Biology, Molecular Biology · connects to DNA, Nucleic acids, Protein
- Biology, Cell Biology · connects to ATP, NAD⁺ metabolism
- Biology, Cell Biology · connects to ATP
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Structural observations about the concepts shown here — descriptions of this graph, not claims about the world.
- This view connects 4 disciplines: Biochemistry, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry.
- Macromolecule is a bridge concept — viewed here through Biochemistry, Chemistry.
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Concept collections
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Understanding Systems
Stocks, flows and feedback — why wholes behave in ways their parts do not.
Patterns Everywhere
Regularities that recur across maths, music, nature and art.
How Information Moves
Encoding, signals and noise — the same idea in computers, genes and nerves.
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One fabric
3750 concepts and 5051 typed relations form one connected component — no isolated silo.
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