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Energy transfer requires Energy. Activate to inspect this relation.Conservation of energy constrains Energy transfer. Activate to inspect this relation.Efficiency measures Energy transfer. Activate to inspect this relation.Power measures Energy transfer. Activate to inspect this relation.Metabolism is a Energy transfer. Activate to inspect this relation.Photosynthesis is a Energy transfer. Activate to inspect this relation.Wave enables Energy transfer. Activate to inspect this relation.Food web enables Energy transfer. Activate to inspect this relation.Torque is a Force. Activate to inspect this relation.Lever is a Simple machine. Activate to inspect this relation.Work is a Energy transfer. Activate to inspect this relation.Work depends on Force. Activate to inspect this relation.Lever depends on Torque. Activate to inspect this relation.Simple machine applies to Work. Activate to inspect this relation.Simple machineLeverWorkTorqueEnergy transferForceConservation of energyEnergyPowerPhotosynthesisWaveEfficiencyMetabolismFood web
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Simple machine

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At a glance

A simple machine is a mechanical device that changes the direction or magnitude of a force.

Disciplines
Physics · Mechanical Engineering
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Structural observations about the concepts shown here — descriptions of this graph, not claims about the world.

  • This view connects 24 disciplines: Acoustics, Agriculture, Biochemistry, Biology, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Ecology, Economics, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics, Nutrition Science, Oceanography, Optics, Organic Chemistry, Physics, Physiology, Political Economy, Political Philosophy, Sustainability Science, Systems Biology, Thermodynamics.
  • Simple machine is a bridge concept — viewed here through Mechanical Engineering, Physics.
  • The connections here span 5 relation families.
  • Energy transformation explains 8 concepts in this view (Agriculture, Biochemistry, Biology, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Ecology, Economics, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Mechanics, Nutrition Science, Organic Chemistry, Physics, Physiology, Sustainability Science, Systems Biology, Thermodynamics).

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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

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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.