HBOS · Observatory
Human Behavior Observatory™
The Atlas, read as an instrument. Watch the 12 dimensions fill in, scan the perverse-incentive shelf, and play with the Behavioral Equation. Every dot here links to a live HBE, and every contribution is versioned and cited back to the Human Behavior Atlas.
Dimension density
How much editorial mass each dimension currently carries. Thin dimensions are where new contributions have the highest marginal value.
Perception, memory, reasoning, mental models, heuristics, biases.
Affective states that energize, prioritize, and regulate behavior.
Internal forces directing behavior toward goals.
Rewards, punishments, constraints, and structures shaping action.
Cooperation, competition, trust, leadership, norms, status.
Stories, roles, values, and self-concepts that guide consistent behavior.
Temporal dynamics — discounting, habits, momentum, compounding.
Context — often changes behavior more than personality.
Genes, hormones, neurochemistry, sleep, energy, health.
Interconnected systems — feedback, emergence, complexity.
Shared meaning — traditions, language, symbols, narratives.
Awareness, reflection, agency — automatic vs. examined behavior.
The perverse-incentive shelf
The HBEs the Lens reaches for most often. Click any to open it in the Atlas — or submit a new pattern below.
The Behavioral Equation, live
Behavior = f(Cognition × Emotion × Motivation × Incentives × Identity × Social × Time × Environment × Biology × Systems × Culture × Consciousness)
Multiplication is intentional. Drag any dimension to zero and watch the predicted behavior collapse — that is the engineering claim behind the HBT. Save a configuration to submit it as a snapshot, versioned and cited to the dimensions it stresses.
Publish a public, citable page anyone can open and discuss, or download the raw JSON / a print-ready PDF. No sign-in required.
Snapshots are versioned and auto-cited to the top elements in your three weakest dimensions (COG · EMO · MOT). Editors review before public surfacing.
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