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Health and fitness|

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Mathematics and abstractions|
Natural sciences and nature|
People and self|

Philosophy and thinking|
Religion and belief systems|
Social sciences and society|
Technology and applied sciences|
 

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Art and culture

Main articles: Art and Culture

Culture| – By country|  • Celebrities • Classics • Cooking • Critical theory • Language • Literature • Movements| • Mythology • Parapsychology • Philosophy • Popular culture • Religion • Traditions| • Tourism

Art|, The Arts, and Entertainment| –

Festivals • Hobbies| • Humor • Literature • Museums • Parties • Poetry •

Performing arts| – Dance| – Film| – Music| – Opera| – Theatre|
Visual arts| – Architecture| – Crafts| – Design| – Drawing| – Film| (Animation) – Painting| – Photography| – Sculpture|
Games and Toys
Board game – Checkers • Chess • Go|
Card game – Magic: The Gathering • Poker
Computer and video games – Animation • Final Fantasy • Nintendo • Pokémon • RuneScape • StarCraft • Warcraft
Role-playing games – Dungeons & Dragons
Sports – Association football (soccer)| • A-League • American football (College football) • Baseball • Basketball • Cricket • Golf • Ice hockey • Olympics • Racing(Cycling, Formula One) • Rugby (Rugby League • Rugby Union) • Swimming • Tennis
Mass media – Film • Newspaper • Publications • Radio • Television

Geography and places

Main articles: Earth, Geography and Place

Branches of Geography

Physical geography:  Biogeography • Climatology • Coastal/Marine studies| • Environmental geography • Geodesy • Geomorphology • Hydrology • (Glaciology, Oceanography, Limnology) • Landscape ecology • Palaeogeography • Pedology|
Human geography:  Behavioral geography • Children's geographies • Cultural geography| • Economic geography • Environmental geography • Feminist geography • Development geography • Health geography • Historical geography • Military geography • Political geography, including Geopolitics • Population geography or Demography • Regional geography • Social geography • Strategic geography • Time geography • Tourism geography • Urban geography

Geographical features (landforms)|

Bay| • Badlands • Bluff • Canyon • Cape| • Cave • Channel| • Cliff • Coast • Continent • Coral reef • Cove • Crater • Cuesta • Dale • Dell| • Delta • Desert • Escarpment • Estuary • Fen • Fjord • Foothills • Forest • Geyser • Glacier • Glen • Gulf • Gully • Grassland • Gully • Highland • Hill • Hoodoo • Inlet • Island • Knoll • Lagoon • Lake • Landform • Marsh • Mesa • Mountain • Mountain pass • Mountain range • Ocean • Plain • Plateau • Pond • Prairie • Peninsula • Reef • Ravine • Ridge • River • Sandbar • Savanna • Sea • Sound| • Source • Spring • Steppe • Strait • Stream  Swamp • Tide pool • Tundra • Vale • Valley • Vernal pool • Volcano • Waterfall • Watershed| • Waterway • Wetland

The World

By hemisphere:  New World • Old World |  Eastern world • Western world |  Eastern Hemisphere • Western Hemisphere |  Northern Hemisphere • Southern Hemisphere
By cultural region:  Arab world • Chinese world
By ordinal classification:  First World • Second World • Third World • Fourth World • Fifth World
By economic development:  Developed countries • Developing countries • Least Developed Countries
By continent: Africa • Antarctica • Australia • Eurasia • North America • South America


Countries| of the World:

Countries| of Africa

Countries| of Asia

Countries| of Europe

Countries| of North America

Countries| of Oceania

Countries| of South America

Antarctic|

Arctic

City • Climate • Continent • Country • Demographics • Landform • Map • Ocean • Park • Subterranea • Town • Village

Health and fitness

Main articles: Health, Self-care, and Health science


Self-care – General Fitness Training • Life extension • Longevity • Physical fitness

Nutrition – Healthy diet • Dietary supplements (Amino acids, Minerals|, Nootropics, Nutraceuticals, Vitamins)
Physical exercise – Stretching • Warming up • Training effect – Exercise intensity
Aerobics • Calisthenics • Circuit training • Cross training • Cycling • Exercise equipment • Exercise machines • Jumping rope| • Running • Sport • Swimming • Walking • Weight training • Weight training exercises
Hygiene – Cleanliness • Oral hygiene • Sleep hygiene  • Occupational hygiene
Positive mental attitude| – Mental health • Positive psychology


Health science – Nutrition • Optometry • Pharmacy • Physiotherapy • Public health • Speech-Language Pathology

Medicine – Midwifery • Nursing • Veterinary medicine
Dentistry – Dental hygiene| and Epidemiology • Dental surgery • Endodontics • Orthodontics • Oral and maxillofacial surgery • Pedodontics (Pediatric dentistry) • Periodontics • Prosthodontics • Implantology|
Human medicine| – Cardiology • Endocrinology and Diabetology • Epidemiology • Forensics • Geriatrics • Hematology • Internal medicine • Health science • Nephrology • Neurology • Neurosurgery • Orthopedic surgery • Pathology • Pediatrics • Psychiatry (see also: Anti-psychiatry*) • Rheumatology • Surgery • Urology

History and events

Main articles: News, History, History of the World, and History of Earth


History by region –Ancient Egypt • Babylonia • Classics (Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome)  • Ancient China|

History by continent – Africa| • The Americas| • Antartica| • Asia| • Australia| • Eurasia| • Europe| • North America| • Oceania| • South America| • South Asia|
History by country


History by period| Historiography • Timelines| • Ancient History • Middle Ages  • Renaissance  • Modern history  • Future history

The Ages of history – Stone Age • Copper Age • Bronze Age • Iron Age • Axial Age • Dark Age • Middle Ages • Viking Age • Age of Discovery • Age of Enlightenment • Industrial Age  • Information Age • Space Age • Digital Age   (See also the List of time periods).


History by subject

Cultural history Banking| • Money|
History of art Dance| • Film| • Music| • Painting| • Theatre|
History of sport American football|  • Baseball| • Billiards|  • Cricket| • Football| • Skiing| • Swimming|
History of mathematics Calculus|
History of philosophy Ancient| • Medieval| • Modern| • Contemporary|
History of logic  • History of Western philosophy
History of science Theories/sociology| • Historiography| • Pseudoscience| • Scientific method|
History of the natural sciences|Astronomy| • Biology| • Chemistry| • Ecology| • Geography| • Physics|
History of the social sciencesAnthropology|  • Economics| • Education| • Geography| • History| • Linguistics| • Political science| • Psychology| • Sociology|
History of science by era In early cultures| • In Classical Antiquity| • In the Middle Ages| • In the Renaissance|  • Scientific Revolution|
History of technology Agriculture| & agricultural science| • Architecture|  • Biotechnology| • Chemical engineering| • Communication| • Computer science| (Computing|, Software engineering|) • Electrical engineering| • Invention| • Materials science| • Measurement| • Medicine| • Military technology • Transport|

Mathematics and abstractions

Main articles: Mathematics and Abstractions

Algebra • Arithmetic • Calculus • Cognitive science of mathematics • Equations • Geometry • Logic • Mathematical analysis • Mathematics education • Mathematical practice • Measurement • Numbers • Philosophy of mathematics • Pre-calculus • Probability • Proofs • Statisticss • Theorems • Trigonometry

Applied mathematics – Actuarial science • Approximation theory and representation theory • Bioinformatics • Continuous modelling • Control theory • Cryptography  • Differential equations (ODE|s and PDE|s) • Financial mathematics • Graph theory (as applied to network analysis|) • Information theory • Game theory • Mathematical biology • Mathematical economics • Mathematical methods of engineering • Mathematical physics • Matrix theory • Nonlinear optimization| • Numerical analysis/scientific computing • Operations research, including linear programming • Parts of theoretical computer science • Probability • Statistics

Natural sciences and nature

Main articles: Natural science and Nature   See also Science and Scientific method


Biology Anatomy (Human anatomy) • Astrobiology • Biochemistry • Bioinformatics • Biological anthropology • Biophysics • Botany • Cell biology • Developmental biology • Ecology • Evolutionary biology • Genetics (Molecular genetics, Population genetics) • Genomics • Marine biology • Histology • Human biology • Microbiology • Molecular biology • Origin of life • Paleontology • Parasitology • Pathology • Physiology • Taxonomy| • Zoology (Ethology)


Physical sciences Anthropology • Astronomy • Chemistry • Earth sciences • Ecology • Heuristic • History of science • Information science • Life extension • Physics • Protoscience • Scientific method • Scientist • Space • Systems theory

People and self

Main articles: People, Person, and Self

Person – Biography • Gender • Genius • Leader • Polymath

Self – in philosophy| • in psychology| • in sociology| • Personal identity • Self-actualization • Self-awareness • Self-education| • Self-concept • Self control • Self development • Self disclosure • Self-efficacy • Self-esteem • Self harm • Self help • Self-identity • Self image • Self monitoring • Self-perception • Self-realization • Self-regulated learning • Self talk

Personal life • Career • Education • Employment • Everyday life • Family • Friendship • Goal|s • Home • Homemaking • Human condition • Human ecology • Interpersonal relationship • Intimate relationship • Life| • Lifestyle • Lifeworld • Maslow's hierarchy of needs • Meaning of life • Occupation • Pets • Physical quality-of-life index • Profession • Purpose • Pursuit of happiness • Quality of life • Quality time • Real life • Sex life| • Work-life balance

Philosophy and thinking

Main articles: Philosophy and Thought

Philosophy – Being • Common sense • Emergent philosophy • Feminist philosophy • Futurology • Goodness and value theory • Happiness • ism • Meaning of life • Mind • Rhetoric

By region – Eastern philosophy • Western philosophy
Branches of philosophy – Aesthetics • Ethics • Epistemology • Logic • Metaphysics
Subdisciplines of philosophy – Education| • Geography| • History| • Human nature| • Language| • Law| • Literature| • Mathematics| • Mind| • Philosophy| • Physics| • Politics| • Psychology| • Religion| • Science| • Social science| • Technology|  • War|
Schools of philosophy – Analytic philosophy • Continental Philosophy • Critical theory| • Deconstructivism| • Determinism • Dialectical materialism • Empiricism • Existentialism • Gaia philosophy • Hegelianism • Hermeneutics • Humanism • Idealism • Logical Positivism| • Materialism • Neoplatonism • Nihilism • Ordinary Language| • Phenomenology • Platonism • Positivism • Postmodernism| • Poststructuralism • Pragmatism • Presocratic| • Rationalism • Reformational| • Relativism • Scholasticism • Skepticism| • Stoicism • Structuralism • Transhumanism  • Utilitarianism


Thinking| – Awareness • Creative processes| • Decision making • Emotional intelligence • Learning • Memory • Problem solving • Reason • Reasoning • Teaching

Qualities of thought – Accuracy • Cogency • Effectiveness • Efficacy • Efficiency • Frugality • Ilities • Promptness| • Prudence • Right • Soundness • Validity • Value theory • Wrong
Thinking errors – Cognitive bias • Cognitive distortion • Error • Fallacy • Fallacies of definition • Logical fallacy • Mistake| • Rhetoric • Target fixation
Related – Genius • High IQ society • Mensa  • Nootropics ("smart drugs") • Philomath  • Polymath

Religion and belief systems

Main article: Religion  See also: Relationship between religion and science

Allah • Belief • Biblical inspiration • Buddha • Confucious • Deity • Demon • Devil • Exorcism • Heresy • Inspiration • Faith • God • Jesus • Holy Spirit • Morality • Mythology • Occult • Prayer • Prophecy • Revelation • Ritual • Sin • Supernatural • Virtue •

Belief Systems – Acosmism • Agnosticism • Animism • Antitheism • Atheism • Binitarianism • Deism • Determinism • Duotheism • Esotericism • Eutheism and dystheism • Freethought • Gnosticism • Henotheism • Humanism| • Ignosticism • Kathenotheism • Monism • Monotheism • Monolatrism • Mysticism • New Age • Nondualism • Nontheism • Omnitheism • Pandeism • Panendeism • Panentheism • Pantheism • Polydeism • Polytheism • Secular • Skepticism • Spiritualism • Theism • Theopanism • Transcendentalism • Transtheism • Trinitarianism • Unitarianism

Major beliefs of the world|  – Antireligion • Bahá'í Faith • Buddhism| • Cao Dai • Chinese folk religion • Christianity • Confucianism • Diasporic • Falun Gong • Hinduism • Irreligious • Islam • Neopaganism • Jainism • Judaism • Rastafari| • Scientology  Sikhism • Spiritism • Shinto • Taoism  Tenrikyo • Unitarian Universalism • Zoroastrianism

See also: Criticism of religion

Social sciences and society

Main articles: Social sciences and Society  See also Science and Scientific method


Social sciences – Anthropology • Archaeology • Cognitive science (Unsolved problems in cognitive science) • Communication studies • Critical theory • Cultural studies • Development studies • Economics (Unsolved problems in economics) • Education • Geography • History • Linguistics  (Unsolved problems in linguistics) • Law • Political science • Psychology • Social policy • Sociology •


Society – Ethnic groups • Group| • People

Sociocultural evolution:  Hunter-gatherer bands| → Social rank → tribes → Social stratification → chiefdoms → Neolithic Revolution → Civilization: Agrarian society (Pre-industrial society): Agrarian villages → Towns → Cities| → City-states → Nation-states → Industrial Revolution → (Modern|) Industrial society → (Postmodern|) Post-industrial society → Informational Revolution → Information society → Digital Revolution → Globalization → ?|
Community – Structure and agency • Socialization • Sense of community • Communitarianism • Social capital • Community development
Social network – Communication • Social capital
Social institution|s – Organization •
Family –
Religion – (see [[w:#Religion and spirituality|]] above)
Infrastructure
Public infrastructure – highways • streets • roads • bridges • mass transit| • airports and airways • water supply andwater resources • wastewater management • solid-waste treatment| and disposal • electric power
Private infrastructure – Cars • Homes • Personal computers • Personal property • Real estate
Economy and Business – Finance • Management • Marketing •
Education –
Civil society –
Government and Politics| – Politics by country|) • Criminal justice • International relations • Law • Public affairs •

Technology and applied sciences

Main articles: Technology and Applied sciences

Aerospace • Agriculture, agricultural science, & agronomy • Architecture • Artificial intelligence • Automation • Automobile • Big Science • Biotechnology • Cartography • Chemical engineering • Communication • Computer science (Computing, Programming|, Software engineering,Unsolved problems in computer science, Unsolved problems in software engineering) – Construction • Dentistry • Design • Education • Electronics • Energy development • Energy storage • Engineering • Ergonomics • Family and consumer science • Firefighting • Forensics • Forestry • Free software • Health sciences • Health •

Industry • Information science • Information technology • Internet • Library and information science • Machines| • Management • Manufacturing • Marketing • Mass communication • Medicine (Unsolved problems in medicine, Unsolved problems in neuroscience) – Military science • Military technology and equipment • Mining • Nanotechnology • Nuclear technology • Nutrition • Robotics • Space exploration • Technology forecasting • Telecommunications • Tools • Transport (By country|) – Vehicles

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