Trending Scientific Theories in Brazil — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed scientific theories on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (Portuguese-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: flat Earth. Data as of 27 October 2026.
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39,904
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
flat Earth
archaic conception of the Earth's shape
5,767
views
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2
anarchism
a philosophy, movement, and political ideology that holds that any government, like the state, is undesirable, unnecessary, and harmful
5,561
views
views
3
Big Bang
hypothetical begin of the Universe through expansion out of an infinitely small and infinitely dense state
3,898
views
views
4
Fermi paradox
apparent contradiction between the lack of evidence and high probability estimates for the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations
1,615
views
views
5
race
nonscientific human classification system primarily based on physical appearance
1,402
views
views
6
general relativity
standard and classical physics theory of gravity and space
1,291
views
views
7
accelerationism
political philosophy that the prevailing system of capitalism should be expanded in order to generate radical social change
1,225
views
views
8
heliocentrism
astronomical model in which the Earth and planets revolve around a relatively stationary Sun at the center of the Solar System
1,019
views
views
9
cell theory
scientific theory that living organisms are made up of cells, that they are the basic structural/organizational unit of all organisms, and that all cells come from pre-existing cells
970
views
views
10
technofeudalism
political theory
863
views
views
11
uncertainty principle
fundamental principle in quantum physics
839
views
views
12
meritocracy
political system in which capital is assigned on the basis of competence
726
views
views
13
theory of relativity
two interrelated physics theories by Albert Einstein
623
views
views
14
infrared radiation
electromagnetic radiation with longer wavelengths than those of visible light
618
views
views
15
continental drift
movement of Earth's continents relative to each other
577
views
views
16
spontaneous generation
disproven theory of life arising from nonliving matter
498
views
views
17
special relativity
physical theory of measurement in an inertial frame of reference proposed in 1905 by Albert Einstein
497
views
views
18
insanity
abnormal mental or behavioral patterns
485
views
views
19
miasma theory
obsolete medical theory about the transmission of disease through bad air
432
views
views
20
Dyson sphere
hypothetical megastructure, originally described by Freeman Dyson
428
views
views
21
Darwinism
theory of biological evolution driven by natural selection
424
views
views
22
Coriolis force
apparent or fictitious force on objects moving within a reference frame that rotates with respect to an inertial frame
412
views
views
23
Lamarckism
hypothesis that an organism can pass on characteristics that it has acquired through use or disuse during its lifetime to its offspring
391
views
views
24
Einstein field equations
field equations in general relativity
387
views
views
25
Bose–Einstein condensate
state of matter of a dilute gas of bosons cooled to temperatures very near absolute zero
374
views
views
26
foco
theory of revolution by way of guerrilla warfare
322
views
views
27
boson
quantum system invariant by exchange of two identical instances
314
views
views
28
race and intelligence
discussions and claims of differences in intelligence along racial lines
298
views
views
29
spherical Earth
assertion that the Earth is (at least approximately) spherical
287
views
views
30
Copernican heliocentrism
concept that the Earth rotates around the Sun
260
views
views
31
constitutionalism
political and legal thought holding that government authority derives from and is limited by fundamental law, emphasizing the protection of rights
257
views
views
32
History of atomic theory
history of scientific theory that views matter as made up of atoms of chemical elements
229
views
views
33
modern evolutionary synthesis
early-20th-century scientific theory combining Darwinian evolution and Mendelian inheritance
228
views
views
34
vitalism
discredited scientific hypothesis
219
views
views
35
germ theory of disease
prevailing theory about the cause of infectious diseases
219
views
views
36
bricolage
construction or creation of a work from a diverse range of things that happen to be available, or a work created by such a process.
214
views
views
37
palingenetic ultranationalism
theory concerning generic fascism
212
views
views
38
domino theory
theory concerning the influence of Communism
197
views
views
39
Socialism in One Country
political theory by Joseph Stalin
188
views
views
40
Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory
chemical theory defining acids and bases by transfer of protons (hydrons)
184
views
views
41
phlogiston theory
superseded scientific theory about combustion
180
views
views
42
free energy principle
hypothesis in neuroscience proposed by Karl Friston
179
views
views
43
biogenesis
biological term that shows the view that living beings can develop only from other living beings
178
views
views
44
elite theory
theory of the state
166
views
views
45
von Mises yield criterion
concept in continuum mechanics
166
views
views
46
capability approach
economic theory
162
views
views
47
kinetic theory
mathematical model explaining macroscopic properties of gases in microscopic terms
150
views
views
48
Gallicanism
the belief that popular civil authority—often represented by the monarchs' authority or the state's authority—over the Catholic Church is comparable to that of the Pope's
132
views
views
49
flood geology
attempt to interpret and reconcile geological features of the Earth in accordance with a literal belief in the global flood described in Genesis
131
views
views
50
Realism
international relations theory
126
views
views
51
probability axioms
axioms that are relevant to the probability theory
123
views
views
52
Aristotelian physics
natural sciences as described by Aristotle
121
views
views
53
big lie
gross distortion or misrepresentation of the truth
117
views
views
54
nutation
type of motion in astronomy. A component of the rotating motion of a planet under the influence of gravitational pull by moons, other planets or the central star
110
views
views
55
Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era
a political theory attributed to Xi Jinping, the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
108
views
views
56
trickle-down economics
economic theory
107
views
views
57
post-Marxism
trend in political philosophy and social theory
102
views
views
58
Kurgan hypothesis
theory of Indo-European origin
100
views
views
59
refrigerator mother theory
discredited historical theory that autistic spectrum disorders are caused by a lack of parental emotional warmth
94
views
views
60
Fermi–Dirac statistics
behaviour of many identical fermions, particles with half-integer spin
92
views
views
61
Three Worlds Theory
Maoist interpretation and formulation of international relations
89
views
views
62
libertarian communalism
libertarian socialist theory
87
views
views
63
iron law of oligarchy
Political theory claiming that all organizations will eventually become oligarchic
87
views
views
64
Fresnel zone
region of space involved in radio propagation between a transmitting and receiving antenna
85
views
views
65
Bose-Einstein statistics
statistical description for the behaviour of bosons
83
views
views
66
contractualism
moral theory
80
views
views
67
killer ape theory
theory that war and interpersonal aggression was the driving force behind human evolution
80
views
views
68
rotating black hole
black hole with angular momentum
80
views
views
69
Conciliarism
14th-16th cent. movement for supremacy of church councils over popes
79
views
views
70
axial tilt
angle between the rotational axis and orbital axis of a body
76
views
views
71
Third International Theory
theory of governance proposed by Muammar Gaddafi
75
views
views
72
principal–agent problem
conflict of interest when one agent makes decisions on another's behalf
71
views
views
73
Dirac sea
ground state of a fermionic field; thought of as a "sea" of negative-energy states that have been all filled in, thus rendering the vaccum stable
67
views
views
74
Reflexology
psychological theory
66
views
views
75
neorealism
concept in international relations
65
views
views
76
band theory
model of electronic structure in solids
64
views
views
77
extended evolutionary synthesis
set of theoretical concepts argued to be more comprehensive than the earlier modern synthesis of evolutionary biology that took place between 1918 and 1942
62
views
views
78
preformationism
formerly-popular theory that organisms develop from miniature versions of themselves
59
views
views
79
Boveri–Sutton chromosome theory
theory
56
views
views
80
triarchic theory of intelligence
theory of human intelligence formulated by Robert Sternberg
54
views
views
81
voting paradox (Condorcet)
Marquis de Condorcet's observation regarding times when voters' collective preferences are cyclic, even when voters' individual preferences are not
54
views
views
82
Duverger's law
principle in political science
52
views
views
83
perturbation theory
quantum mechanics
50
views
views
84
insular biogeography
field within biogeography that examines the factors that affect the species richness and diversification of isolated natural communities
50
views
views
85
Regalism
doctrine and political practice, predominant in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries, that defended the superiority of the king's power over the Catholic Church
48
views
views
86
episcopal polity
form of church governance consisting of a hierarchy of bishops
47
views
views
87
Madman theory
feature of Richard Nixon's foreign policy
44
views
views
88
Semiotic theory of complexity
scientific theory
43
views
views
89
optical aberration
phenomenon in astronomy
43
views
views
90
democratic peace theory
theory which posits that democracies are hesitant to engage in armed conflict with other identified democracies
41
views
views
91
pangenesis
Darwin's hypothetical mechanism for heredity
41
views
views
92
high-functioning autism
outdated term for types of autism without intellectual or verbal disability and cognitively "higher functioning" (with an IQ of ≥70); term that medical and autistic communities calling to stop using because it is simplistic and offensive
38
views
views
93
two-nation theory
political ideology that, in the Indian subcontinent, Hindus and Muslims comprise separate nations
38
views
views
94
Maxwell–Boltzmann statistics
statistical distribution used in many-particle mechanics
38
views
views
95
Mars ocean theory
theory that nearly a third of the surface of Mars was covered by an ocean of liquid water early in the planet’s geologic history
38
views
views
96
orthogenesis
obsolete biological hypothesis that organisms have an innate tendency to evolve towards some goal
38
views
views
97
devolution
process of evolving from a complex organism to a simpler organism
36
views
views
98
Love number
parameters describing a planet's rigidity
36
views
views
99
tidal acceleration
cause of tidal locking
35
views
views
100
isospin
quantum number related to the weak interaction
35
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