The irreducible epistemic atoms underlying the curriculum. 4,828 atoms across 8 types and 2 molecules
Store evidence with full methodological metadata (sample size, control conditions, limitations) as independent nodes rather than as decorative citations on claims, to enable proportionality assessment and multi-argument reuse.
When evaluating confidence in a belief, count only genuinely independent lines of evidence—sources that do not share origins, methods, or assumptions—rather than total source count, because correlated sources compound confidence on a single foundation.
When using indirect evidence, assess whether indicators are genuinely independent by checking if they could agree for reasons other than the schema being true—if all evidence shares a common causal source, it counts as single evidence despite multiple data points.
Apply lateral reading by immediately opening new tabs to search for independent information about a source rather than evaluating the source by reading the source itself, because external assessment outperforms internal coherence checking.
When AI assistants suggest frameworks or schemas, respond by asking for original research sources, boundary conditions, and strongest counterarguments rather than accepting or rejecting the claim directly.