Foundations of Energy
How energy is stored, transferred and transformed — from falling objects to living cells.
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14 concepts viewed through this lens. Bridge concepts connect this view to Algebra, Atmospheric Science, Biology, Chemistry….
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Permafrost
Open concept →At a glance
Permafrost is soil or underwater sediment which continuously remains below 0 °C (32 °F) for two years or more; the oldest permafrost has been continuously frozen for around 700,000 years.
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- Earth & Space Sciences · Climatology
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- Atmospheric Science, Environmental Science, Geography, Meteorology, Physics · connects to Albedo, Climate change, Climate model…
- Climate Science, Environmental Science · connects to Climate change, Climate model
- Atmospheric Science, Geography, Physics · connects to Greenhouse gas, Reinforcing loop
- Atmospheric Science, Geography, Meteorology, Physics · connects to Ozone layer
- Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geography, Geology, Sustainability Science · connects to Carbon sink
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- This view connects 3 disciplines: Climatology, Earth & Space Sciences, Geology.
- Permafrost is a bridge concept — viewed here through Climatology, Earth & Space Sciences.
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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.
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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3750 concepts and 5051 typed relations form one connected component — no isolated silo.
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