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Comparative Advantage
Calculate Absolute and Comparative advantage dynamically. Adjust Production Possibility Frontiers for two countries to reveal who should specialize in which good based on the lowest opportunity cost.
Lorenz Curve & Gini
Graph income inequality mathematically. Bend the Lorenz curve from Perfect Equality to extreme inequality and watch the Gini Coefficient (A/(A+B)) update in real-time.
Eye & Retina Anatomy
Trace visual processing from Cornea to Optic Nerve. Zoom into the Retina to understand the counter-intuitive flow from Photoreceptors (Rods/Cones) to Bipolar and Ganglion cells.
Operant Conditioning
Master B.F. Skinner's Quadrant. Operate a simulated Skinner Box to see how Positive/Negative Reinforcement and Punishment shape the likelihood of future behaviors.
Visual Illusions Simulator
Explore Gestalt principles and Top-Down processing heuristics. Manipulate the parameters of classic optical illusions (Müller-Lyer, Ponzo, Ebbinghaus) to see how the brain constructs 3D reality from 2D retina images.
Kohlberg's Moral Development
Navigate the Heinz Dilemma. Choose whether to steal the life-saving drug, and explicitly select your reasoning to reveal your position on Kohlberg's 3-level Moral Pyramid.
Electoral College Map
Navigate the 'Race to 270'. Manipulate an interactive US cartogram to see how Winner-Take-All systems grant outsized power to a handful of battleground Swing States.
Federal vs State Powers
Master the 10th Amendment and Federalism. Sort Delegated, Reserved, and Concurrent powers into an interactive Venn Diagram to understand the division of authority in the US system.
Urban Models: Burgess/Hoyt
Compare the core North American urban models. Toggle between the Burgess Concentric Zone and Hoyt Sector models to understand socio-economic spatial layout.
Migration Push/Pull Factors
Visualize the forces of global migration. Set economic, political, and environmental push/pull factors, and watch how intervening obstacles and opportunities alter the migration stream.
Biomagnification Simulator
Introduce a trace amount of a persistent toxin like DDT into an aquatic ecosystem and watch as the concentration multiplies exponentially up the food chain to the apex predator.
Plate Tectonic Boundaries
Examine tectonic plate interactions. Select Divergent, Convergent, or Transform boundaries to visualize mantle convection driving lithospheric drift.