Bodhi 心Mar 30
Can the #dhamma solve all the world’s problems? Are there any problems to solve or is the world in exactly the state it needs to be in, always? Will reducing #suffering by transforming #desire into #contentment have a meaningful impact in time to avert the #polycrisis? Is the polycrisis a fiction we use to divert attention from our personal suffering? So many questions. So much time to fail at answering them, if we zoom out to a broader #cosmological perspective that may not seem “natural” but …
Seán FenianOct 31, 2025
Massive props to @rbos for pointing out this video to me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj7a4mPkbsY

The tl,dr if you don't want to watch the whole thing: It begins with the idea that #cosmological "fine #tuning", often used as an argument to 'prove' the idea of intelligent design, is almost certainly just an observational illusion. But the rabbithole goes much deeper than that.
Why We Might Live in a "Barely Habitable" Universe

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Daniel FischerSep 10, 2025
The emergence of globular clusters and globular-cluster-like dwarfs: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09494-x -> "a suite of #cosmological simulations in which both dark-matter-free GCs and dark-matter-rich dwarf galaxies naturally emerge in the Standard Cosmology. We show that these objects inhabit distinct locations in the size–luminosity plane and that they have similar ages, age spread, metallicity and metallicity spread to globulars and dwarfs in the nearby Universe. About half of our simulated globulars form by means of regular star formation near the centres of their host dwarf, with the rest forming further out, triggered by mergers. The latter are more tidally isolated and more likely to survive to the present day. Finally, our simulations predict the existence of a new class of object that we call ‘globular-cluster-like dwarfs’ (GCDs)."
The emergence of globular clusters and globular-cluster-like dwarfs - Nature

The results from a state-of-the-art suite of hydrodynamical cosmological zoom-in simulations show how globular clusters naturally emerge in the Standard Cosmology and also reveal the existence of a new class of object called globular-cluster-like dwarfs.

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Weekend StoriesSep 10, 2025

Buddhist #mythology serves as a symbolic, pedagogical, and #soteriological tool, conveying #ethical values and #cosmological insights. Unlike mere superstition, it functions as skillful means (#upaya), integrating local cultures and supporting the path to #awakening through narrative and metaphor. Here is a brief overview:

🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-09-10-buddhist_mythology/

#WeekendStories #Buddhism

Daniel FischerMar 19, 2025
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope - DR6 Constraints on Extended #Cosmological Models: https://act.princeton.edu/sites/g/files/toruqf1171/files/documents/act_dr6_extended.pdf -> The universe’s baby pictures just got clearer: https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2025/03/18/universes-baby-pictures-just-got-clearer - and see https://act.princeton.edu for more papers and data access!
Tuck FrumpMar 4, 2025

Interesting theoretical approach to #quantum #gravity using quantum information theory and tie it to gravity. What emerges is a small #Cosmological constant (a.k.a. Dark Energy), consistent with current measurements:

https://phys.org/news/2025-03-gravity-entropy-radical-approach-quantum.html

Gravity from entropy: A radical new approach to unifying quantum mechanics and general relativity

In a new study published in Physical Review D, Professor Ginestra Bianconi, Professor of Applied Mathematics at Queen Mary University of London, proposes a new framework that could revolutionize our understanding of gravity and its relationship with quantum mechanics.

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Show threadKnowledge ZoneJul 25, 2024

#BigBang Theory is the prevailing #Cosmological model for the universe. It states that the universe began with a very hot, dense state and has been expanding and cooling ever since.

https://knowledgezone.co.in/trends/explorer?topic=Big-Bang

Big Bang

The Big Bang event is a physical theory that describes how the universe expanded from an initial state of high density and temperature.

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Gregory B SadlerApr 21, 2024

Here's the next Sadler's Lectures podcast episode on Immanuel Kant's Prolegomena To Any Future Metaphysics, this one focusing on the two "dynamical" antinomies he examines

https://soundcloud.com/gregorybsadler/immanuel-kant-prolegomena-the-dynamic-antinomies
#Podcast #Philosophy #Kant #Metaphysics #Antinomies #Cosmological #Antinomies

Immanuel Kant, Prolegomena - The Dynamic Antinomies - Sadler's Lectures

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 18th century philosopher Immanuel Kant's work, The Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics. Specifically it focuses on his discussion in the Third Part Of The

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CorradoApr 20, 2024

Technical trials for easing the (#cosmological) tension

https://phys.org/news/2024-04-technical-trials-easing-cosmological-tension.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

Technical trials for easing the (cosmological) tension

Thanks to the dizzying growth of cosmic observations and measurement tools and some new advancements (primarily the "discovery" of what we call dark matter and dark energy) all against the backdrop of General Relativity, the early 2000s were a time when nothing seemed capable of challenging the advancement of our knowledge about the cosmos, its origins, and its future evolution.

Gregory B SadlerApr 16, 2024

Here's a Sadler's Lectures podcast episode on Kant's discussion of the cosmological ideas in his Prolegomena To Any Future Metaphysics, and four antinomies emerging in that analysis

https://soundcloud.com/gregorybsadler/immanuel-kant-prolegomena-cosmological-ideas-and-antinomies
#Podcast #Kant #Philosophy #Metaphysics #Cosmological #Antinomy #Reason

Immanuel Kant, Prolegomena - Cosmological Ideas And Antinomies - Sadler's Lectures

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 18th century philosopher Immanuel Kant's work, The Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics. Specifically it focuses on his discussion in the Third Part Of The

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