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How Scientific Paradigms Relate

Posted by kdawson on from the connections dept.

Here is a giant chart mapping relationships among scientific paradigms, as published in the journal Nature. This map was constructed by sorting roughly 800,000 published papers into 776 different scientific paradigms (shown as pale circular nodes) based on how often the papers were cited together by authors of other papers. Information Esthetics, an organization founded by map co-creator W. Bradford Paley, is giving away 25" x 24" prints of the Map of Science (you pay postage and handling via PayPal). There are also links to a 3000+ pixel wide jpg of the chart. It would be all one long spectrum except for Computer Science, which makes the connection (via AI) between the hard sciences and the soft sciences.

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  1. Cool by pembo13 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Geek porn

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  2. Uh oh... by Null+Nihils · · Score: 4, Funny

    There are also links to a 3000+ pixel wide jpg of the chart.
    Soon to be links to a 3000+ degree lump of molten webserver. :)
    1. Re:Uh oh... by RealGrouchy · · Score: 2, Funny

      There are also links to a 3000+ pixel wide jpg of the chart.

      These guys have it all backwards--Slashdotters are supposed to crash their computers, not the other way around!

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  3. I bought one.. by QuantumG · · Score: 1, Funny

    it'll probably show up in 6 months time and I'll be like "what the fuck is this?"

    Look good on my wall though.

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    1. Re:I bought one.. by behindthewall · · Score: 2, Funny

      Argh! In the original summary -- actual useful information. PayPal. Ok.

      Not only am I tired, I am blind. A good, good sign to go home before I erase Alaska here, or something.

  4. Where is the icon? by 140Mandak262Jamuna · · Score: 2, Funny

    That says "you are here"? Is it supported by any of the GPS devices being sold?

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  5. Re:Where's Creationism? by adisakp · · Score: 4, Funny

    Where on that map do I find papers published by the Creationism/Intelligent Design

    The entire map itself implies Creationism and Intelligent Design. Did anyone notice how much the graph with the flowing lines for labels looks suprisingly like the Flying Spaghetti Monster? Even as we search to explain the world with science his very form appears every from within the heart of cold scientific diagrams to a nice Italian dinner.

  6. Kevin Bacon by Feileung · · Score: 4, Funny

    What's really weird is that I can't seem to find Kevin Bacon anywhere on that map.

  7. Oh, that's easy. by jpellino · · Score: 3, Funny

    When you get your print, turn it over - they put everything you need to know about creation science on the other side.

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  8. If you squint just right... by TrebleJunkie · · Score: 3, Funny

    If you squint just right, ignore the dots and just look at the lines of text... ... it kinda looks like a face... ... it kinda looks like THE FACE OF GOD!!!! ... or maybe Hemmingway. Or Einstein. I'm not really sure.

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