Tensions and Resolving Work

Why This Section Exists

The Atlas should not smooth over conflicting or seemingly conflicting results. Tension pages preserve the disagreement, name the evidence on each side, and describe what analysis or experiment would resolve it.

How To Use This Section

Use these pages before reusing claims, derived products, or directions in proposals. If a tension affects a topic, the topic overview map and page panel should surface it. If a tension has a clear next analysis, it should also have an opportunity page that records impact, feasibility, target outputs, and review routes.

Maintenance Rule

Every tension page needs at least two evidence sides and a resolving-work list. A tension is not a failure; it is a map of where the observatory can become more precise.