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Universe Curiosity
Universe Curiosity
Everything in the universe is what we call energy. Understanding what it really is, is crucial to understand us and the rest of the universe. Because we are energy, and there is only energy around us.
Everything in the universe is what we call energy. Understanding what it really is, is crucial to understand us and the rest of the universe. Because we are energy, and there is only energy around us.
Ideas
Ideas
Ideas are the invisible architecture upon which all human reality is built.
Ideas are the invisible architecture upon which all human reality is built.
Everything
Everything
The totality of all existing things,
The totality of all existing things,
encompassing the entire universe,
encompassing the entire universe,
all physical objects, abstract concepts,
all physical objects, abstract concepts,
and the sum of human experience
and the sum of human experience
A quantum (plural: quanta)
A quantum (plural: quanta)
is the smallest, discrete unit
is the smallest, discrete unit
of any physical entity, such as energy, light, or matter.
of any physical entity, such as energy, light, or matter.
of any physical entity, such as energy, light, or matter.
of any physical entity, such as energy, light, or matter.
Photons
Photons
Elementary particles
Elementary particles
that acts as the fundamental quantum (smallest discrete unit)
that acts as the fundamental quantum (smallest discrete unit)
of electromagnetic radiation,
of electromagnetic radiation,
including visible light, radio waves, and X-rays
including visible light, radio waves, and X-rays
The placement of one object or state on top of another,
The placement of one object or state on top of another,
often resulting in a combined, overlapping state.
often resulting in a combined, overlapping state.
Each particle exists in all possible states simultaneously
Each particle exists in all possible states simultaneously
until it is measured
until it is measured
Questions
Questions
Questions are the compasses that point toward the edges of our knowledge.
Questions are the compasses that point toward the edges of our knowledge.
Can we find all the answers?
Can we find all the answers?
No, because science is always open to revision
No, because science is always open to revision
No, because there might be reality we can’t perceive
No, because there might be reality we can’t perceive
No, because new questions always arise
No, because new questions always arise
No because we can’t measure with infinite precision
No because we can’t measure with infinite precision
Can our minds understand reality?
Can our minds understand reality?
Our minds cannot fully understand reality
Our minds cannot fully understand reality
Our brains evolved to survive in a medium-scale world
Our brains evolved to survive in a medium-scale world
so they can grasp its structure and make predictions
so they can grasp its structure and make predictions
If there is a limit, it may be set by the nature of reality itself.
If there is a limit, it may be set by the nature of reality itself.
How we know something is true?
How we know something is true?
Truth is real regardless of human experience
Truth is real regardless of human experience.
But absolute certainty is rare outside mathematics.
But absolute certainty is rare outside mathematics.
As our experiences are different from each other.
As our experiences are different from each other.
So we usually rely on justified true beliefs.
So we usually rely on beliefs when proof are unavailable.
It is accepting something as true, consciously or not.
It is accepting something as true.
Although it can be true or false, with or without evidence.
Although it can be true or false, with or without evidence.
Proofs tells us what is real, and beliefs what to do about them.
Proofs tells us what is real, and beliefs what to do about them.
They are essential because they shape our actions.
They are essential because they shape our actions.
Art
Art
Art is a universal language each human perceives in their own way, expanding our shared understanding of the universe.
Art is a universal language each human perceives in their own way, expanding our shared understanding of the universe.
“Primordial Chaos”, by Hilma af Klint
“Primordial Chaos”, by Hilma af Klint
Live: Hilma af Klint Foundation (Stockholm, Sweden)
Live: Hilma af Klint Foundation (Stockholm, Sweden)
This painting visualizes the birth of the universe
This painting visualizes the birth of the universe
as forces interacting, like the first vibration of existence.
as forces interacting, like the first vibration of existence.
“Thangka mandala”, Cosmic map, by Tibetan artists
“Thangka mandala”, Cosmic map, by Tibetan artists
Live: Rubin Museum of Art (New York, USA)
Live: Rubin Museum of Art (New York, USA)
Thangka means recorded message in tibetan
Thangka means recorded message in tibetan
A visual way to communicate spiritual teachings
A visual way to communicate spiritual teachings
“Constel·lacions”, Constellations, by Joan Miró
“Constel·lacions”, Constellations, by Joan Miró
Live: Fundació Joan Miró (Barcelona, Spain)
Live: Fundació Joan Miró (Barcelona, Spain)
Conceived as a poetic map of the universe
Conceived as a poetic map of the universe
With stars as symbols and constellations as patterns
With stars as symbols and constellations as patterns
“Garak”, The Universe, by Gulumbu Yunupiŋu
“Garak”, The Universe, by Gulumbu Yunupiŋu
Live: Museum Contemporary Art Australia (Sydney, Australia)
Live: Museum Contemporary Art Australia (Sydney, Australia)
A night sky visible from anywhere on Earth
A night sky visible from anywhere on Earth
Which any human being can see
Which any human being can see
Music
Music
Music is the echo of the cosmos, whose energy resonates differently within each person, deepening our sense of the infinite
Music is the echo of the cosmos, whose energy resonates differently within each person, deepening our sense of the infinite
“The Impossible Magnitude of our Universe”, by Eric Whitacre
“The Impossible Magnitude of our Universe”, by Eric Whitacre
Live: Eric Whitache Official Website
Live: Eric Whitache Official Website
Designed to make audible the immensity of the universe
Designed to make audible the immensity of the universe
just as the Hubble image made it visible.
just as the Hubble image made it visible.
Live: Boudhanath Stupa (Kathmandu, Nepal)
Live: Boudhanath Stupa (Kathmandu, Nepal)
In Tibetan cosmology they are miniature universes
In Tibetan cosmology they are miniature universes
designed to vibrate with the same frequencies that structure reality itself
designed to vibrate with the same frequencies that structure reality itself
“Kalachakra”, Wheel of Time, by Tibetan Buddhist Monks
“Kalachakra”, Wheel of Time, by Tibetan Buddhist Monks
Live: Namgyal Monastery (Dharamsala, India)
Live: Namgyal Monastery (Dharamsala, India)
It represents the entire universe in vibrational form
It represents the entire universe in vibrational form
as a map of the universe, aligning the cosmic order.
as a map of the universe, aligning the cosmic order.
“Sema”, Listening Ceremony by Whirling Derviches
“Sema”, Listening Ceremony by Whirling Derviches
Live: Mevlana Cultural Center (Konya, Turkey)
Live: Mevlana Cultural Center (Konya, Turkey)
Sema means listening with the heart, not the ears
Sema means listening with the heart, not the ears
remembering our connection to the universe
remembering our connection to the universe
Videos
Videos
Dynamic visual stories to explain ideas in a way the brain processes quickly and intuitively, show concepts in action.
Dynamic visual stories to explain ideas in a way the brain processes quickly and intuitively, show concepts in action.
Reflect on how much of the cosmos remains unknown
Reflect on how much of the cosmos remains unknown
encouraging curiosity about the cosmic mysteries that science still cannot fully explain
encouraging curiosity about the cosmic mysteries that science still cannot fully explain
ranging from the origins of the universe
ranging from the origins of the universe
to the fate of everything
to the fate of everything
Discover how Hubble observed that distant galaxies are moving away from us
Discover how Hubble observed that distant galaxies are moving away from us
leading to the idea that the universe is expanding
leading to the idea that the universe is expanding
and the development of the Big Bang theory
and the development of the Big Bang theory
and modern cosmology.
and modern cosmology.
The video explores the entire life cycle of the universe
The video explores the entire life cycle of the universe
from the Big Bang to its possible extinction
from the Big Bang to its possible extinction
presenting a sweeping timeline of cosmic evolution
presenting a sweeping timeline of cosmic evolution
highlighting the fundamental forces that act in the universe.
highlighting the fundamental forces that act in the universe.
The documentary explains the rules of quantum mechanics
The documentary explains the rules of quantum mechanics
where particles can exist in multiple states at once
where particles can exist in multiple states at once
and observing them changes their behavior
and observing them changes their behavior
revealing reality at the smallest scales.
revealing reality at the smallest scales.
Books
Books
Vessels of ideas, imagination, and memory that let us enter another mind across time activating our inner world, preserving knowledge, shaping thought, and expanding consciousness.
Vessels of ideas, imagination, and memory that let us enter another mind across time activating our inner world, preserving knowledge, shaping thought, and expanding consciousness.
From Big Bang to black holes, made simple.
From Big Bang to black holes, made simple.
Or enjoy visiting a library or bookstore near you.
Or enjoy visiting a library or bookstore near you.
A love letter to looking up the sky.
A love letter to looking up the sky.
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Or enjoy visiting a library or bookstore near you.
Or enjoy visiting a library or bookstore near you.
A thrilling ride through cosmic illusions.
A thrilling ride through cosmic illusions.
Or enjoy visiting a library or bookstore near you.
Life’s meaning arises from physics and purpose.
Life’s meaning arises from physics and purpose.
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