TY - GEN AU - Street, Farnam TI - Great mental models : physics, chemistry and biology Vol.2 SN - 9781999449032 U1 - 745.402 PY - 2019/// CY - Ottawa PB - Latticework Publishing N1 - Contents Introduction 11 Physics Relativity 21 Reciprocity 41 Thermodynamics 61 Inertia 85 Friction and Viscosity 103 Velocity 121 Leverage 135 Chemistry Activation Energy 157 Catalysts 175 Alloying 191 Biology Evolution Part One: Natural Selection and Extinction 209 Evolution Part Two: Adaptation Rate and the Red Queen Effect 227 Supporting Idea: Competition 250 Ecosystem 253 Niches 273 Self-Preservation 293 Replication 309 Cooperation 325 Supporting Idea : Dunbar's Number 338 Hierarchical Organization 341 Incentives 359 Tendency to Minimize Energy Output 375 Putting It All Together 389 Afterthoughts and Acknowledgments 393 Index 396 ER -