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Waza: create hub of academic disciplines

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This page is a map of the major areas of research and study, laid out the way a group of universities might organize a shared learning wiki. Blue links lead to pages that already exist, and red links show topics that still need a page. If you know a subject well, pick a red link and start a short, clear page that helps people learn, teach, solve problems in daily life, or improve their finances.

== How to use this page ==
* Scan the groups below to find a field, then follow a blue link to read or a red link to write.
* Start small: a plain definition, a few key ideas, and some questions for learners make a useful first page.
* Check [[Proposed pages|Proposed pages]] and [[Page ideas|Page ideas]] before you begin, so effort is not doubled.
* Add new subfields here when you create them, so this map stays current.

== Humanities ==
<div style="column-count:3; column-gap:2em;">
* '''[[History|History]]'''
** [[African history|African history]]
** [[Asian history|Asian history]]
** [[European history|European history]]
** [[North American history|North American history]]
* '''[[Philosophy|Philosophy]]'''
** [[Ethics|Ethics]]
** [[Aesthetics|Aesthetics]]
** [[Logic|Logic]]
** [[Philosophy of mind|Philosophy of mind]]
* '''[[Linguistics|Linguistics]]'''
** [[African languages|African languages]]
** [[Asian languages|Asian languages]]
** [[European languages|European languages]]
* '''[[Literature|Literature]]'''
** [[English Literature|English literature]]
** [[Hindi literature|Hindi literature]]
** [[Literary criticism|Literary criticism]]
* '''[[Theology|Theology]]'''
** [[Comparative religion|Comparative religion]]
** [[Philosophy of religion|Philosophy of religion]]
* '''[[Classics|Classics]]'''
** [[Roman Britain|Roman Britain]]
** [[Ancient Greek|Ancient Greek]]
</div>

== Social sciences ==
<div style="column-count:3; column-gap:2em;">
* '''[[Psychology|Psychology]]'''
** [[Cognitive psychology|Cognitive psychology]]
** [[Social psychology|Social psychology]]
** [[Clinical psychology|Clinical psychology]]
** [[Positive psychology|Positive psychology]]
* '''[[Sociology|Sociology]]'''
** [[Social networks|Social networks]]
** [[Urban sociology|Urban sociology]]
** [[Demography|Demography]]
* '''[[Anthropology|Anthropology]]'''
** [[Cultural anthropology|Cultural anthropology]]
** [[Archaeology|Archaeology]]
* '''[[Political science|Political science]]'''
** [[Comparative politics|Comparative politics]]
** [[International relations|International relations]]
** [[Public policy|Public policy]]
* '''[[Geography|Geography]]'''
** [[Coastal geography|Coastal geography]]
** [[Human geography|Human geography]]
** [[Urban planning|Urban planning]]
* '''[[Cognitive science|Cognitive science]]'''
** [[Social cognitive neuroscience|Social cognitive neuroscience]]
</div>

== Natural sciences ==
<div style="column-count:3; column-gap:2em;">
* '''[[Physics|Physics]]'''
** [[Quantum physics|Quantum physics]]
** [[Nuclear physics|Nuclear physics]]
** [[Solid state physics|Solid state physics]]
** [[Thermodynamics|Thermodynamics]]
* '''[[Chemistry|Chemistry]]'''
** [[Organic chemistry|Organic chemistry]]
** [[Physical chemistry|Physical chemistry]]
** [[Biochemistry|Biochemistry]]
** [[Inorganic chemistry|Inorganic chemistry]]
* '''[[Biology|Biology]]'''
** [[Cell biology|Cell biology]]
** [[Genetics|Genetics]]
** [[Ecology|Ecology]]
** [[Zoology|Zoology]]
* '''[[Earth sciences|Earth sciences]]'''
** [[Geology|Geology]]
** [[Climatology|Climatology]]
** [[Volcanology|Volcanology]]
** [[Oceanography|Oceanography]]
* '''[[Astronomy|Astronomy]]'''
** [[Astrophysics|Astrophysics]]
** [[Cosmology|Cosmology]]
** [[Planetary science|Planetary science]]
* '''[[Neuroscience|Neuroscience]]'''
** [[Neurobiology of emotion|Neurobiology of emotion]]
</div>

== Formal sciences ==
<div style="column-count:3; column-gap:2em;">
* '''[[Mathematics|Mathematics]]'''
** [[Algebra|Algebra]]
** [[Calculus|Calculus]]
** [[Geometry|Geometry]]
** [[Number theory|Number theory]]
* '''[[Logic|Logic]]'''
** [[Formal logic|Formal logic]]
** [[Critical thinking|Critical thinking]]
* '''[[Computer science|Computer science]]'''
** [[Computer programming|Computer programming]]
** [[Databases|Databases]]
** [[Distributed computing|Distributed computing]]
** [[Computer security|Computer security]]
* '''[[Statistics|Statistics]]'''
** [[Probability|Probability]]
** [[Data analysis|Data analysis]]
** [[Revising opinions in statistics|Revising opinions in statistics]]
* '''[[Information science|Information science]]'''
** [[Information theory|Information theory]]
</div>

== Applied sciences and engineering ==
<div style="column-count:3; column-gap:2em;">
* '''[[Engineering|Engineering]]'''
** [[Civil engineering|Civil engineering]]
** [[Structural engineering|Structural engineering]]
** [[Safety engineering|Safety engineering]]
* '''[[Electrical engineering|Electrical engineering]]'''
** [[Electronics|Electronics]]
** [[Computer engineering|Computer engineering]]
** [[Chip design|Chip design]]
* '''[[Mechanical engineering|Mechanical engineering]]'''
** [[Fluid mechanics|Fluid mechanics]]
** [[Solid mechanics|Solid mechanics]]
** [[Automotive engineering|Automotive engineering]]
* '''[[Aerospace engineering|Aerospace engineering]]'''
* '''[[Biomedical engineering|Biomedical engineering]]'''
** [[Biotechnology|Biotechnology]]
** [[Genetic engineering|Genetic engineering]]
* '''[[Environmental engineering|Environmental engineering]]'''
** [[Renewable energy|Renewable energy]]
** [[Energy|Energy]]
* '''[[Agriculture|Agriculture]]'''
** [[Soil science|Soil science]]
** [[Organic agriculture|Organic agriculture]]
** [[Food science|Food science]]
* '''[[Robotics|Robotics]]'''
** [[Open design|Open design]]
</div>

== Health and medicine ==
<div style="column-count:3; column-gap:2em;">
* '''[[Medicine|Medicine]]'''
** [[Cardiology|Cardiology]]
** [[Neurology|Neurology]]
** [[Oncology|Oncology]]
** [[Endocrinology|Endocrinology]]
* '''[[Public health|Public health]]'''
** [[Epidemiology|Epidemiology]]
** [[Vaccinology|Vaccinology]]
* '''[[Nutrition|Nutrition]]'''
** [[Nutritional diseases|Nutritional diseases]]
** [[Healthy eating|Healthy eating]]
* '''[[Pharmacology|Pharmacology]]'''
** [[Toxicology|Toxicology]]
* '''[[Psychiatry|Psychiatry]]'''
** [[Mental health|Mental health]]
* '''[[Nursing|Nursing]]'''
** [[First aid|First aid]]
* '''[[Physical fitness|Physical fitness]]'''
** [[Being healthy|Being healthy]]
* '''[[Veterinary medicine|Veterinary medicine]]'''
</div>

== Business, economics, and law ==
<div style="column-count:3; column-gap:2em;">
* '''[[Economics|Economics]]'''
** [[Economic development|Economic development]]
** [[Microeconomics|Microeconomics]]
** [[Macroeconomics|Macroeconomics]]
** [[Behavioral economics|Behavioral economics]]
* '''[[Finance|Finance]]'''
** [[Personal finance|Personal finance]]
** [[Business finance|Business finance]]
** [[Trade Finance|Trade finance]]
** [[Investing|Investing]]
* '''[[Business|Business]]'''
** [[Business administration|Business administration]]
** [[Principles of marketing|Principles of marketing]]
** [[Entrepreneurship|Entrepreneurship]]
** [[Financial Accounting|Financial accounting]]
* '''[[Law|Law]]'''
** [[Constitutional law|Constitutional law]]
** [[Criminal law|Criminal law]]
** [[Tax law|Tax law]]
** [[Consumer law|Consumer law]]
</div>

== Education ==
<div style="column-count:3; column-gap:2em;">
* '''[[Education|Education]]'''
** [[Philosophy of education|Philosophy of education]]
** [[Open education|Open education]]
** [[Online learning|Online learning]]
* '''[[Teaching|Teaching]]'''
** [[Lesson planning|Lesson planning]]
** [[Place-Based Education|Place-based education]]
* '''[[Learning|Learning]]'''
** [[Study skills|Study skills]]
** [[Informal Learning|Informal learning]]
* '''[[Research|Research]]'''
** [[Research methods|Research methods]]
** [[Research proposal|Research proposal]]
</div>

== Arts ==
<div style="column-count:3; column-gap:2em;">
* '''[[Visual art|Visual art]]'''
** [[Painting|Painting]]
** [[Graphic design|Graphic design]]
** [[Cartooning|Cartooning]]
* '''[[Music|Music]]'''
** [[Music theory|Music theory]]
** [[Music history|Music history]]
* '''[[Performing arts|Performing arts]]'''
** [[Theatre|Theatre]]
** [[Dance|Dance]]
* '''[[Film|Film]]'''
** [[Scriptwriting|Scriptwriting]]
** [[Film photography|Film photography]]
* '''[[Writing|Writing]]'''
** [[Fiction writing|Fiction writing]]
** [[Collaborative writing|Collaborative writing]]
* '''[[Architecture|Architecture]]'''
** [[Culinary arts|Culinary arts]]
</div>

== Interdisciplinary and emerging fields ==
<div style="column-count:3; column-gap:2em;">
* '''[[Longevity science|Longevity science]]'''
** [[Aging|Aging]]
** [[Biomedical gerontology|Biomedical gerontology]]
** [[Anti-aging research|Anti-aging research]]
* '''[[Decentralized systems|Decentralized systems]]'''
** [[Cryptocurrency|Cryptocurrency]]
** [[Decentralizing wiki|Decentralizing wiki]]
** [[Distributed technology|Distributed technology]]
* '''[[Artificial intelligence|Artificial intelligence]]'''
** [[Machine learning|Machine learning]]
** [[Decentralized multi-agent coordination|Decentralized multi-agent coordination]]
** [[Community-run AI|Community-run AI]]
** [[Agent-to-agent commerce|Agent-to-agent commerce]]
* '''[[Futures studies|Futures studies]]'''
** [[Futures|Futures]]
** [[Post-scarcity economy|Post-scarcity economy]]
* '''[[Sustainability|Sustainability]]'''
** [[Environmental science|Environmental science]]
** [[Energy saving tips|Energy saving tips]]
* '''[[Bioinformatics|Bioinformatics]]'''
** [[Synthetic biology|Synthetic biology]]
** [[Genomics|Genomics]]
</div>

== Gaps worth filling first ==
* [[Personal finance|Personal finance]]: budgeting, saving, and debt basics help almost every reader.
* [[Statistics basics|Statistics basics]]: understanding numbers in news and health claims protects people from bad decisions.
* [[Critical thinking|Critical thinking]]: a core skill for judging advice, ads, and arguments.
* [[Mental health|Mental health]]: plain guidance on stress, mood, and when to seek help.
* [[Healthy eating|Healthy eating]]: practical food choices on a limited budget.
* [[First aid|First aid]]: simple steps that can save a life before help arrives.
* [[Consumer law|Consumer law]]: knowing your rights with contracts, refunds, and scams.
* [[Investing|Investing]]: how saving grows over time and how to avoid common traps.
* [[Entrepreneurship|Entrepreneurship]]: starting a small business or side income.
* [[Study skills|Study skills]]: methods that help people learn faster and remember more.
* [[Research methods|Research methods]]: how to ask good questions and test answers fairly.
* [[Longevity science|Longevity science]]: what current research says about living longer and healthier.

==Discussion questions, essay ideas, and learning related AI prompt ideas==
'''Discussion questions'''
* Which fields on this page matter most for solving everyday problems, and why?
* How should a shared wiki decide which gaps to fill first?
* Where do two or more disciplines overlap in ways that create new fields?
* What makes a page useful for both a beginner and a teacher?

'''Essay ideas'''
* Explain how one emerging field, such as longevity science or decentralized systems, draws on older disciplines.
* Describe how basic knowledge of statistics and finance can change the choices a family makes.
* Compare how two different disciplines define and test what counts as knowledge.

'''AI prompt ideas'''
* Ask an AI to outline a beginner page for one red link on this page, with key terms and five review questions.
* Ask an AI to list the ten most important ideas in a chosen discipline and explain each in one plain sentence.
* Ask an AI to suggest a study plan for learning personal finance in four weeks.
* Ask an AI to explain how a field from the sciences connects to a field from the humanities, with one real example.

== See also ==
* [[Navigation|Navigation]]
* [[Proposed pages|Proposed pages]]
* [[Page ideas|Page ideas]]
* [[Learning|Learning]]
* [[Research brainstorming|Research brainstorming]]
* [[Browse|Browse]]

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