Compendia Glossary

Effort

def (noun): An exertion made in earnest using physical or mental energy. An activity toward a goal.  A force on inertia.  An achievement.

Eco

Ecology:  def (noun): The relations and interactions between people and their environment.

Ecosystem: def (noun): A community of interacting organisms. A family. A strengthening bond.

Economic: def (noun): The science of production, distribution and income utility. The personal use of resources, specifically: money.

Economy: def (noun): The resources of the world. Though often seen in terms of material production there is a growing shift to think in terms of resource full vs resource based.

Aphorism

def: incomplete information like comics filled with highly compressed poetic data that the reader must translate for meaning. The reader, or audience is meant to play with, kick around, and fill in the blanks according to their own experience. All sensory media is valid: words, image, video, music, stories, and food.

Black Box

def: (Noun) In Philosophy, the black box theory of consciousness states that the mind can only be understood once all inputs and outputs are defined. There is much skepticism regarding the possibility of successfully describing underlying structures, mechanisms, and dynamics of the mind. However, the black box remains the conduit for all input and output.