Concept Bridges

The smallest unit on the site: one idea made visible per page. Short, linkable explainers — prediction is not understanding, the default is a design decision, confidence is not truth — for dropping into a lesson or a debrief.

Launch the tool → Open the field guide

tools/concept-bridges/

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§ A · What it makes visible

three hidden mechanisms

Fig. 01

One idea per page

Each bridge isolates a single concept and makes it concrete and quotable.

Fig. 02

Built to link

Drop a bridge URL into a slide, a recap, or a tool page as the explainer.

Fig. 03

Cross-modality

The same conceptual moves recur across text, image, and video.

§ B · How to investigate it

run it like an experiment, not a toy

01 · Predict

Pick a bridge

Predict how you'd explain the idea before reading the bridge.

'prediction ≠ understanding'

02 · Change one thing

Swap the example

Try the bridge's idea against a different tool's output.

apply it to the Default Test

03 · Compare evidence

Test the claim

Does the bridge hold up against what the tools actually show?

claim survives the evidence

04 · Name it

Use it in context

Name where this bridge belongs in your session.

bridge → debrief anchor

§ C · Debrief questions

after the investigation

Which bridge does your class need first?

Where would each bridge slot into a session?

Which idea is hardest to make concrete?

What new bridge does your context need?

§ D · Related

pairs well with · use in context

Pairs well with

Tokenizer + TemperaturePrediction made visible Confidence Is Not TruthFluency vs. correctness

Use it in context

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