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Biodegradation is part of Carbon cycle. Activate to inspect this relation.Carbon capture and storage applies to Carbon cycle. Activate to inspect this relation.Carbon cycle is a Cycle. Activate to inspect this relation.Carbon sink is part of Carbon cycle. Activate to inspect this relation.Carbon sink suppresses Climate change. Activate to inspect this relation.Carbonate–silicate cycle is analogous to Carbon cycle. Activate to inspect this relation.Climate is a System. Activate to inspect this relation.Climate change causes Sea level rise. Activate to inspect this relation.Climate change depends on Greenhouse gas. Activate to inspect this relation.Climate change influences Climate. Activate to inspect this relation.Climate science applies to Climate. Activate to inspect this relation.Climate science explains Climate change. Activate to inspect this relation.Desertification depends on Climate change. Activate to inspect this relation.Emergence emerges from System. Activate to inspect this relation.Feedback is part of System. Activate to inspect this relation.Methanogenesis is part of Carbon cycle. Activate to inspect this relation.Mathematical model models System. Activate to inspect this relation.Nitrogen cycle is analogous to Carbon cycle. Activate to inspect this relation.Photosynthesis is part of Carbon cycle. Activate to inspect this relation.Cellular respiration is part of Carbon cycle. Activate to inspect this relation.Stock applies to Carbon cycle. Activate to inspect this relation.Stock is part of System. Activate to inspect this relation.Tricarboxylic acid cycle is part of Cellular respiration. Activate to inspect this relation.PhotosynthesisCarbon cycleCycleStockCellular respirationBiodegradationMethanogenesisCarbon sinkNitrogen cycleCarbon capture and storageCarbonate–silicate cycleSystemTricarboxylic acid cycleClimate changeClimateFeedbackMathematical modelEmergenceSea level riseGreenhouse gasClimate scienceDesertification
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47 concepts viewed through this lens. Bridge concepts connect this view to Acoustics, Agriculture, Algebra, Anatomy….

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Does today's output change the conditions that produce tomorrow's output — pushing further in the same direction, or pulling back toward a set point?

This is a reasoning lens, not ownership: the concepts belong to their disciplines, not to the model.

49 disciplines4 mechanism

Of 4 explained assignments: 1 source-supported · 4 editorial · 2 with a stated boundary

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  • A line with no arrow is a two-way relationship
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22 concepts23 relationships27 disciplines6 relation families

Photosynthesis

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At a glance

The process by which plants use light energy to build sugar from carbon dioxide and water.

Disciplines
Biology · Chemistry · Agriculture
Role in the graph
Cross-disciplinary bridge — reaches Agricultural Engineering, Botany, Cell Biology, Ecology, Economics, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Geography, Geology, Marine Biology, Microbiology, Nutrition Science, Oceanography, Organic Chemistry, Physics, Sustainability Science
Relationships
21 · 4 relation families
Mental models
2

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In this lens (47)

Bridge concepts (131)

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

  • Ocean3
    Earth & Space Sciences, Oceanography · connects to El Niño southern oscillation, Ocean acidification, Tropical cyclone
  • Carbon dioxide (CO₂)2
    Chemistry, Geography · connects to Greenhouse effect, Ocean acidification
  • Carbon sink2
    Climatology, Earth & Space Sciences · connects to Carbon cycle, Climate change
  • Cellular respiration2
    Biology, Chemistry · connects to Carbon cycle, Tricarboxylic acid cycle
  • Climate science2
    Climate Science, Environmental Science · connects to Climate, Climate change

Insights from this view

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

  • This view connects 27 disciplines: Agriculture, Atmospheric Science, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Climate Science, Climatology, Complexity Science, Earth & Space Sciences, Ecology, Economics, Engineering, Environmental Science, Geochemistry, Geography, Geology, Human-Computer Interaction, Mathematical Modelling, Mathematics, Meteorology, Microbiology, Physics, Sociology, Sustainability Science, Systems Biology, Systems Engineering, Systems Science.
  • Photosynthesis is a bridge concept — viewed here through Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry.
  • The connections here span 6 relation families.
  • Feedback loop explains 7 concepts in this view (Atmospheric Science, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Climatology, Earth & Space Sciences, Engineering, Environmental Science, Geography, Geology, Human-Computer Interaction, Mathematical Modelling, Meteorology, Physics, Sustainability Science, Systems Biology, Systems Engineering, Systems Science).

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

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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

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.