About Rabbit Hole Maps
Rabbit Hole Maps is a free collection of interactive maps for anyone who has ever fallen down a rabbit hole on Wikipedia and wished they could see the whole picture at once. Each map lays out a big subject (the universe, life on Earth, world history, wars, technology, Korea, philosophy, psychology, world religions, the Bible, money, personal finance and geopolitics) as a web of items and the connections between them.
How to use it
- Zoomed out you see only the headlines. Zoom in and more detailed items appear.
- Click a dot for a plain-English explanation: what it is, why it matters, how we know, and what is still debated.
- Click the small ◆ on a line to read how two things are connected and how that link was discovered.
- Each map has guided tours that walk you through the story in order.
- Every item also has its own page you can share. Open an item and choose “Full page and share link”.
How sure is it?
Every item and connection carries a label, because the honest answer is often “it depends”. The labels used across the maps:
- Proven: Tested many times; part of working physics.
- Well supported: Strong evidence or math, but not fully tested.
- Speculative: A serious idea with no experimental proof yet.
- Philosophy: An argument about reality that science can't test (yet).
- Faith & belief: A religious or spiritual view held by many; not a scientific claim and not testable.
- Open question: Nobody knows the answer.
- Well established: Strong fossil, genetic or geological evidence.
- Strong evidence: Good evidence; dates or details still being refined.
- Debated: Scientists disagree about when, how or why.
- Hypothesis: A serious idea with limited direct evidence so far.
- Well documented: Solid records, physical evidence or scientific consensus.
- Mostly agreed: Good evidence; some details, dates or numbers uncertain.
- Legend & tradition: A traditional account not confirmed by evidence.
- Well replicated: Strong, repeated evidence.
- Mixed evidence: Some support; effects smaller or less consistent than once thought.
- Weak or failed to replicate: Famous but not holding up in careful repeats.
- Historical, now abandoned: Important in its time, no longer accepted.
- Historical record: Confirmed by archaeology, outside sources or contemporary records.
- Mostly agreed by scholars: Most historians agree; some details uncertain.
- Debated by scholars: Historians and scholars disagree.
- Faith & scripture: Held by believers on faith and scripture; history can neither confirm nor rule it out.
- Fact, law or data: A rule, statute, definition or measured number.
- Mainstream view: Most economists and practitioners agree.
- Experts disagree: Economists or investors genuinely disagree.
- Fringe or discredited: Outside the mainstream, unproven, or shown false.
- Law or rule (2026): Set by statute, regulation or the agency; numbers change yearly.
- Standard practice: What most planners, CPAs and attorneys recommend.
- Depends on you: Experts differ; the right answer depends on your situation.
- Watch out: A common mistake, trap or scam.
- Fact: Treaties, membership, measured data, events.
- Widely agreed: Most analysts agree.
- Disputed: Contested claims, borders or interpretations.
- Outlook: A view about the future, not a fact.
How the maps were made
The maps were planned, written and fact-checked with the help of AI (Anthropic’s Claude). Each map was first laid out as a skeleton of items and connections, reviewed for gaps and duplicates, then written in small batches. Every batch was then checked line by line by a separate AI reviewer whose only job was to find errors, overclaiming and bias. Hundreds of corrections were made that way. Even so, mistakes are possible, so please check anything that matters against a primary source.
On religion, politics and current events the maps aim to be neutral: they say what each tradition or side holds, label faith claims and legends as such, and stay away from graphic detail. The finance maps describe how things work. They are not financial, legal, tax or medical advice.