# Incoprea Theory, Volume VII — 12 original theories

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**These are hypotheses, not findings.** Each begins from published evidence, proposes a
causal explanation, commits to three numbered predictions, and states the result that would
refute it. None is peer reviewed. Several are likely to be wrong, which is the format.

## Contents

| File | What it is |
|---|---|
| `exordium.html` | Contents page — the entry point (not index.html) |
| `theories/<slug>.html` | One standalone page per theory |
| `wordpress/<slug>.html` | WordPress Custom HTML fragment per theory |
| `wordpress/theory-index.html` | Single contents block for WordPress |
| `MANIFEST.json` | SHA-256 for every file |
| `PUBLISH-ORDER.md` | Publishing checklist |
| `build/` | Source data and renderer |

## The theories

| # | Field | Theory |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Dermatology & Skin Barrier | The Barrier Fails at a Phase Transition |
| 02 | Dermatology & Skin Barrier | Wounds Heal by Current |
| 03 | Dermatology & Skin Barrier | Acne Is a Sebum Flux Problem |
| 04 | Dentistry & Oral Biology | Caries Is a Threshold, Not a Dose |
| 05 | Dentistry & Oral Biology | Enamel Toughness Is a Protein Problem |
| 06 | Dentistry & Oral Biology | Fluoride Shifts a Threshold |
| 07 | Sports & Exercise Physiology | Endurance Ends When Heat Cannot Leave |
| 08 | Sports & Exercise Physiology | Tendon Stiffness Comes First |
| 09 | Sports & Exercise Physiology | Fatigue Is a Prediction, Not a Governor |
| 10 | Food Science & Fermentation | Flavour Is a Trajectory, Not a Recipe |
| 11 | Food Science & Fermentation | Shelf Life Is a Water Threshold |
| 12 | Food Science & Fermentation | The Winner Sets the Flavour |

## Anatomy of an entry

1. **The claim** — one sentence, boxed, stating the causal proposition.
2. **The evidence** — published results, cited, that the theory must explain.
3. **The tension** — what the current explanation cannot absorb.
4. **The theory** — the mechanism, in enough detail to argue with.
5. **What this is not** — the nearest existing idea and how this differs.
6. **Predictions** — three numbered commitments, each falsifiable.
7. **What would refute it** — the cheapest decisive result.
8. **What it would change** — the consequence if it survives.

## Honest limitations

- Evidence is cited but not re-analysed. Some sources are preprints or institutional
  releases rather than peer-reviewed papers, and are labelled accordingly.
- Several theories are extensions of existing programmes rather than ex nihilo inventions.
  The originality claimed is in the causal ordering and the discriminating prediction.
- Predictions are qualitative or order-of-magnitude. None has been costed or powered.
- The format rewards sharpness; a specialist will find simplifications in every entry.

## Rebuilding

`build/` holds `data_v7_a.py`, `data_v7_b.py` (the 12 theories) and `build_v7.py`.
Run `python3 build_v7.py` from `build/` to regenerate `out/`.