1st Principles

Subject

Environmental Science

Human impacts, climate, and the systems that keep habitats viable.

101 sub-topics · use search below on large subjects

Topics

Foundations

Orientation and shared vocabulary for this subject.

Application

Constraints in real jobs (Science)

Constraints in real jobs as it applies to Environmental Science.

Cost and benefit (Science)

Cost and benefit as it applies to Environmental Science.

Failure modes (Science)

Failure modes as it applies to Environmental Science.

Implementation steps (Science)

Implementation steps as it applies to Environmental Science.

Maintenance over time (Science)

Maintenance over time as it applies to Environmental Science.

Problem framing (Science)

Problem framing as it applies to Environmental Science.

Risk (Science)

Risk as it applies to Environmental Science.

Scaling up (Science)

Scaling up as it applies to Environmental Science.

Stakeholders (Science)

Stakeholders as it applies to Environmental Science.

Trade-offs (Science)

Trade-offs as it applies to Environmental Science.

Communication

Cross-disciplinary talk (Science)

Cross-disciplinary talk as it applies to Environmental Science.

Explaining to beginners (Science)

Explaining to beginners as it applies to Environmental Science.

Media coverage (Science)

Media coverage as it applies to Environmental Science.

Open questions (Science)

Open questions as it applies to Environmental Science.

Policy briefs (Science)

Policy briefs as it applies to Environmental Science.

Presentations (Science)

Presentations as it applies to Environmental Science.

Public controversy (Science)

Public controversy as it applies to Environmental Science.

Teaching others (Science)

Teaching others as it applies to Environmental Science.

Visuals that teach (Science)

Visuals that teach as it applies to Environmental Science.

Writing clear summaries (Science)

Writing clear summaries as it applies to Environmental Science.

Comparison

Analogies from other fields (Science)

Analogies from other fields as it applies to Environmental Science.

Common confusions (Science)

Common confusions as it applies to Environmental Science.

Competing models (Science)

Competing models as it applies to Environmental Science.

Consensus areas (Science)

Consensus areas as it applies to Environmental Science.

Debates that matter (Science)

Debates that matter as it applies to Environmental Science.

Historical shifts (Science)

Historical shifts as it applies to Environmental Science.

Interdisciplinary links (Science)

Interdisciplinary links as it applies to Environmental Science.

Regional differences (Science)

Regional differences as it applies to Environmental Science.

Schools of thought (Science)

Schools of thought as it applies to Environmental Science.

Translation of terms (Science)

Translation of terms as it applies to Environmental Science.

Context

Climate and environment (Science)

Climate and environment as it applies to Environmental Science.

Demographics (Science)

Demographics as it applies to Environmental Science.

Equity and access (Science)

Equity and access as it applies to Environmental Science.

Funding (Science)

Funding as it applies to Environmental Science.

Future scenarios (Science)

Future scenarios as it applies to Environmental Science.

Global trends (Science)

Global trends as it applies to Environmental Science.

Institutions (Science)

Institutions as it applies to Environmental Science.

Regulation (Science)

Regulation as it applies to Environmental Science.

Social impact (Science)

Social impact as it applies to Environmental Science.

Technology change (Science)

Technology change as it applies to Environmental Science.

Core ideas

Abstraction levels (Science)

Abstraction levels as it applies to Environmental Science.

Cause and correlation (Science)

Cause and correlation as it applies to Environmental Science.

Central definitions (Science)

Central definitions as it applies to Environmental Science.

Equilibrium and change (Science)

Equilibrium and change as it applies to Environmental Science.

Feedback loops (Science)

Feedback loops as it applies to Environmental Science.

Laws, rules, or patterns (Science)

Laws, rules, or patterns as it applies to Environmental Science.

Models and diagrams (Science)

Models and diagrams as it applies to Environmental Science.

Scale: micro to macro (Science)

Scale: micro to macro as it applies to Environmental Science.

Systems and parts (Science)

Systems and parts as it applies to Environmental Science.

Units and measurement (Science)

Units and measurement as it applies to Environmental Science.

Deep dives

Advanced preview (Science)

Advanced preview as it applies to Environmental Science.

Capstone directions (Science)

Capstone directions as it applies to Environmental Science.

Classic papers or texts (Science)

Classic papers or texts as it applies to Environmental Science.

Edge cases (Science)

Edge cases as it applies to Environmental Science.

Landmark discoveries (Science)

Landmark discoveries as it applies to Environmental Science.

Minority reports (Science)

Minority reports as it applies to Environmental Science.

Open research fronts (Science)

Open research fronts as it applies to Environmental Science.

Paradigm shifts (Science)

Paradigm shifts as it applies to Environmental Science.

Synthesis projects (Science)

Synthesis projects as it applies to Environmental Science.

Where to go next (Science)

Where to go next as it applies to Environmental Science.

Evidence

Anomalies (Science)

Anomalies as it applies to Environmental Science.

Bias and blind spots (Science)

Bias and blind spots as it applies to Environmental Science.

Case studies (Science)

Case studies as it applies to Environmental Science.

Conflicting studies (Science)

Conflicting studies as it applies to Environmental Science.

Data tables and charts (Science)

Data tables and charts as it applies to Environmental Science.

Primary sources (Science)

Primary sources as it applies to Environmental Science.

Secondary summaries (Science)

Secondary summaries as it applies to Environmental Science.

Strong versus weak claims (Science)

Strong versus weak claims as it applies to Environmental Science.

Triangulation (Science)

Triangulation as it applies to Environmental Science.

Uncertainty language (Science)

Uncertainty language as it applies to Environmental Science.

Methods

Documentation (Science)

Documentation as it applies to Environmental Science.

Estimation and error (Science)

Estimation and error as it applies to Environmental Science.

Ethics in method (Science)

Ethics in method as it applies to Environmental Science.

Experiments and controls (Science)

Experiments and controls as it applies to Environmental Science.

Observation protocols (Science)

Observation protocols as it applies to Environmental Science.

Peer review (Science)

Peer review as it applies to Environmental Science.

Replication (Science)

Replication as it applies to Environmental Science.

Reproducible workflows (Science)

Reproducible workflows as it applies to Environmental Science.

Simulation and models (Science)

Simulation and models as it applies to Environmental Science.

Surveys and samples (Science)

Surveys and samples as it applies to Environmental Science.

Orientation

Careers and roles (Science)

Careers and roles as it applies to Environmental Science.

Everyday examples (Science)

Everyday examples as it applies to Environmental Science.

History in one glance (Science)

History in one glance as it applies to Environmental Science.

How claims get checked (Science)

How claims get checked as it applies to Environmental Science.

Jargon worth learning first (Science)

Jargon worth learning first as it applies to Environmental Science.

Objects you study (Science)

Objects you study as it applies to Environmental Science.

Reading habits that stick (Science)

Reading habits that stick as it applies to Environmental Science.

Tools practitioners use (Science)

Tools practitioners use as it applies to Environmental Science.

What questions the field asks (Science)

What questions the field asks as it applies to Environmental Science.

What the field is not (Science)

What the field is not as it applies to Environmental Science.

Skills

Checklists (Science)

Checklists as it applies to Environmental Science.

Collaboration norms (Science)

Collaboration norms as it applies to Environmental Science.

Debugging mistakes (Science)

Debugging mistakes as it applies to Environmental Science.

Hands-on practice (Science)

Hands-on practice as it applies to Environmental Science.

Mentorship (Science)

Mentorship as it applies to Environmental Science.

Pattern recognition (Science)

Pattern recognition as it applies to Environmental Science.

Portfolio pieces (Science)

Portfolio pieces as it applies to Environmental Science.

Self-assessment (Science)

Self-assessment as it applies to Environmental Science.

Speed versus accuracy (Science)

Speed versus accuracy as it applies to Environmental Science.

Tooling basics (Science)

Tooling basics as it applies to Environmental Science.