Cosma / Communication / Knowledge / Realm
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Introduction1
Dictionary
knowledge : the sum of what is known : the body of information, principles and truth acquired by humankind — Merriam-Webster
realm : (1) kingdom (2) sphere, domain — Merriam-Webster
knowledge realm : a kingdom, sphere, or domain for holding the body of information, principles and truth acquired by humankind — M.E. Hopper, Cosma 2
Many pages on Cosma are about the stuff that surrounds us. They are organized by a scheme of “Knowledge Realms” ascending from inanimate to animate, sentient and beyond.
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Navigation
Cosma features many “Worlds” that enable truly spatial Knowledge Navigation and invite exploration of the Knowledge Resources inventory hosted on this site as well as traditional and 3D resources on other sites.
This is Cosma’s Welcome Area were you can start your journey into the Knowledge Realms!
Touch posters and objects to find out about them or visit other worlds.
You can also explore it on Kuula.
The world below also links to many other worlds for exploring the Knowledge Realms.
Click on the objects to see 3D and 360° experiences, and click doorways to go to other Web Worlds which also feature objects and doorways with links to 3D and 360° experiences.
You can also see it directly on Kuula.
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Exploration
You can also start your journey through the Knowledge Realms by visiting the Zoom page!
Then use the outline below to explore the Knowledge Realms!
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History is philosophy teaching by example, and also warning; its two eyes are geography and chronology. — James A. Garfield
All realms have geography and chronology.
Geography Navigation, Map
Chronology Calendar, Clock
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“Fundamentals”
Law (Constant) Relativity
Force Gravity, Electromagnetism (Light, Color)
Matter (Microscope) Molecule, Atom (Periodic Table), Particle
“Space”
Universe (Astronomical Instrument)
Galaxy Milky Way, Andromeda
Planetary System Star, Brown Dwarf, Planet, Moon
Our Neighborhood
Solar System Sun
Terrestrial Planet Mercury, Venus, Earth (Moon), Mars
Asteroid Belt Ceres, Vesta
Jovian Planet Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Trans-Neptunian Object
Kuiper Belt Pluto, Haumea, Makemake
Scattered Disc Eris, Sedna, Planet X
Oort Cloud Etc. Scholz’s Star
Small Body Comet, Centaur, Asteroid
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Sphere Land, Ice, Water (Ocean), Air, Life (Cell, Gene)
Ecosystem Forest, Grassland, Desert, Arctic, Aquatic
Tree of Life
Microorganism Virus
Prokaryote Archaea, Bacteria
Eukaryote Protist, Fungi, Algae, Protozoa (Tardigrade)
Plant Flower, Tree
Animal
Invertebrate
Cnidaria Coral, Jellyfish
Cephalopod Cuttlefish, Octopus
Crustacean Lobster, Shrimp
Arachnid Spider, Scorpion
Insect Ant, Bee, Beetle, Butterfly
Vertebrate
Fish Seahorse, Ray, Shark
Amphibian Frog, Salamander
Reptile Turtle, Tortoise, Dinosaur
Bird Penguin, Ostrich, Owl, Crow, Parrot
Mammal Platypus, Bat, Mouse, Rabbit, Goat, Giraffe, Camel, Horse, Elephant, Mammoth
Walrus, Seal, Polar Bear, Bear, Panda, Cat, Tiger, Lion, Dog, Wolf
Cetacean Whale, Dolphin
Primate Monkey, Chimpanzee, Human
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Human
Self Body, Brain
Society Culture, Family, Dwelling, Fashion, Celebration
State
World
Americas Canada, United States, Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Chile, Argentina
Europe United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece
Africa Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, Namibia, South Africa, Madagascar
Asia India, China, Japan
Oceania Australia, New Zealand
Polar Regions Arctic, Antarctica
Language
English, Irish, Dutch, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Latin, Greek, Hindi, Chinese, Japanese
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Hypothetical, Mythical, Celestial
Unicorn, Pegasus, Phoenix, Mermaid, Elf, Fairy, Muse, Athena, Angel
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1. The resources on this page are are organized by a classification scheme developed exclusively for Cosma.
2. Collecting hundreds of thousands of Knowledge Resources over the course of decades is far easier than you would probably think. However, figuring out how to organize them in order to make them accessible is hard. Adding the additional constraint of needing to organize them into a literal map in order to create 3D interfaces to enable spatial Knowledge Navigation is a very sticky problem. There is a long history of how to deal with knowledge organization problems, but there is no perfect solution — there are only a series of trade-offs in adopting any ontology. In practice, Cosma does not use any one specific existing system to “layout” knowledge. Instead, the virtual spaces that serve as 3D interfaces to Cosma are laid out into “Realms” based upon an amalgamation of taxonomies for organizing reality into hierarchies and physical maps.