This paper defines in a formal and computational way the notion of ‘consilience’, a term introduced by Whewell in 1847 for the evaluation of scientific theories. Informally, as it has been used to date, a model or theory is ‘consilient’ if it is predictive, explanatory and unifies the evidence. Centred in a constructive framework, where new terms can be introduced, an initial and more classical...

Barocaloric materials have the potential to offer greener and more efficient alternatives conventional refrigerants that exploit vapor compression for cooling heating applications. The barocaloric effect, a temperature change in response hydrostatic pressure, is widespread materials; however, only last few years giant colossal effects approaching those of commercial hydrocarbon been discovered....