Knowledge exists on a spectrum. Systems evolve. Certainty is conditional.
OpenContinuum is an open research commons built for scientists, engineers, economists, philosophers, and independent thinkers who want a place to publish structured, revision-aware analysis of complex systems. Not models behind paywalls. Not conclusions without assumptions. Not authority without transparency.
We publish models, not beliefs. Perspectives, not doctrines. Points in time, not final answers.
The name reflects what we do: trace the continuum between micro and macro, between hypothesis and evidence, between today's model and tomorrow's revision. Anyone doing rigorous, structured work is welcome to contribute.
Every piece on OpenContinuum answers five implicit questions:
If an article cannot answer these, it does not belong here.
Structured analytical pieces examining real systems at any scale:
These are evidence-aware, explicit about assumptions, and time-stamped. A position paper from 2024 remains valuable precisely because it captures what was understood then.
Examples from our research:
Computational and conceptual explorations that make structure visible:
These may include tables, charts, interactive visualisations, Mermaid diagrams, or embedded simulations. The point is not polish — it is making a system's internal logic explicit enough to examine.
Examples from our research:
Proposals deliberately labelled as unproven, inviting structured scrutiny:
The value of an open hypothesis is its falsifiability. Each must state what evidence would disprove it.
Philosophy on OpenContinuum is not abstract decoration. It is the discipline of understanding the question before attempting the answer — examining how we think, what frames we bring, and what we mistake for certainty.
Areas of inquiry include:
Philosophy here serves as the operating system beneath the analysis. Every position paper carries philosophical commitments — this section makes them visible.
Pieces that connect fields others keep separate:
| Bridge | Example |
|---|---|
| Ecology and Economics | Steady-state economics applied to commons governance (Ostrom meets Daly) |
| AI and Governance | Transformer architectures as models for attention allocation in institutions |
| Behavioural Psychology and Energy Policy | Incentive structures in renewable adoption at household scale |
| Monetary Systems and Environmental Limits | Stablecoin design backed by real-world forestry assets |
| Topology and Finance | Algebraic geometry applied to yield curve analysis and arbitrage detection |
| Agricultural Science and Operations Research | Production scheduling as dynamic equilibrium optimisation |
| Philosophy and Economics | Interrogating the epistemological status of equilibrium models |
| Ethics and Technology | Responsibility attribution in autonomous and emergent systems |
This is where Continuum earns its name — tracing connections across domains that share structural patterns.
OpenContinuum publishes living documents:
A revision history is not a weakness. It is the record of a mind engaging honestly with complexity. Every revision states what changed and why.
Research is organised by domain, not by opinion:
| Section | Scope |
|---|---|
| Economics | Debt dynamics, monetary systems, market microstructure, tax policy, property investment mechanics |
| Finance | Quantitative models, portfolio theory, arbitrage analysis, wealth preservation strategy, risk detection |
| Technology | AI architectures, data engineering, algorithm design, real-time systems, infrastructure |
| Environment | Resource management, agricultural systems, biophysical economics, sustainability modelling |
| Philosophy | Epistemology, philosophy of science, ethics of systems, framing and interpretation, temporality of knowledge |
| Governance | Institutional design, commons management, regulatory analysis, incentive mechanisms |
| Micro Systems | Individual-scale: household budgets, single-asset analysis, local market behaviour |
| Macro Systems | Systemic-scale: sovereign debt, global contagion, cross-jurisdictional dynamics |
| Methods and Models | Tools, frameworks, algorithms, data structures, visualisation approaches |
| Open Hypotheses | Labelled proposals awaiting evidence or falsification |
| Revisions | Updated work with explicit change logs |
OpenContinuum exists because individual researchers, professionals, and independent thinkers deserve a shared space for serious work — free from algorithmic feeds, paywalls, and institutional gatekeeping.
You do not need credentials. You need structured reasoning.
Anyone can contribute:
The bar for entry is not agreement. It is intellectual honesty.
Every contribution should be:
| It is not | Because |
|---|---|
| A news feed | We analyse dynamics, not events |
| Reactive outrage | Emotional response is not analysis |
| Political advocacy | Systems have no party affiliation |
| Hot takes | Speed is the enemy of rigour |
| Ideology | Models are tools, not identities |
OpenContinuum should feel:
Open — accessible, transparent, inviting contribution.
Continuum — knowledge exists on a spectrum. Micro connects to macro. Today's model connects to tomorrow's revision. One discipline's insight illuminates another's blind spot.
We are mapping dynamics, not declaring truths.
OpenContinuum.org — Perspectives in motion. Contributions welcome.