Abstract by the author: Abstract “Rivers of science” is the name given to those long-lived flows of development of concepts such as the logic of Aristotle for which a clear flow of development can be traced for over 2,000 years; and such as Newtonian mechanics evolving into modern-day astronomy; for which contributions rely on a knowledge of the nature of the scientific flow. “Paradigm villages” is the name given to the rise of groups of “members” centered around (so-far) relatively short-lived flows of development of concepts such as cybernetics, or the systems theory of Bertalanffy, or the Keynesian theory of economics. The nature of possible connections or lack thereof between paradigm villages and rivers of science is discussed and possible future studies of such connections are suggested.