#poetic science

[moonstoast]

we are the universe experiencing itself

[wordswithloveee]

[felixwylde]

Entropic Gravity (I think)

When you were five, what did you want to be when you grew up? I’ve always been, you know, kind of wannabe a scientist and sort of doing an okay job at qualifying, and just, you know, other creative ways of wrestling down the human condition. But here is a poem trying to explain a new theory of gravity by Erik Verlinde (https://arxiv.org/abs/1001.0785): In a room scattered with marbles wide,  A…

[bees-with-swords]

"Do you ever dream of land?" The whale asks the tuna.

"No." Says the tuna, "Do you?"

"I have never seen it." Says the whale, "but deep in my body, I remember it."

"Why do you care," says the tuna, "if you will never see it."

"There are bones in my body built to walk through the forests and the mountains." Says the whale.

"They will disappear." Says the tuna, "one day, your body will forget the forests and the mountains."

"Maybe I don't want to forget," Says the whale, "The forests were once my home."

"I have seen the forests." Whispers the salmon, almost to itself.

"Tell me what you have seen," says the whale.

"The forests spawned me." Says the salmon. "They sent me to the ocean to grow. When I am fat with the bounty of the ocean, I will bring it home."

"Why would the forests seek the bounty of the oceans?" Asks the whale. "They have bounty of their own."

"You forget," says the salmon, "That the oceans were once their home."

[dragons-for-the-win]

I find so much comfort in thunderstorms.

It's like reuniting with an old friend after a long time.

It's like eating a warm cookie with a comfy sweater on Christmas.

It's like reading once again that book that made you fall in love with reading.

It's home.

[themoonlitleander]

A Celestial Ballet

In the cosmic expanse, galaxies whirl,

A tapestry of stars, a celestial swirl.

Nebulas, birthplaces of stars, they grace,

With colors and wonder, in the deep space.

Nebulas, like clouds of stardust, they bloom,

In hues of crimson, sapphire, and plume.

Galaxies, islands of stars, they gleam,

In the vast, dark canvas of the cosmic dream.

Through telescopes, we glimpse their grand design,

A dance of light, in the celestial shrine.

Galaxies and nebulas, a celestial ballet,

In the night sky, they enchant and sway.

So gaze up to the heavens, in awe and delight,

Where galaxies and nebulas paint the night.

In the cosmic theater, they play their role,

A celestial symphony, for the heart and soul.

By TheMoonLitLeander

[quirkquill]

"We, the people burning in emotions, If not born of the earth, would have been stars.

[dustteller]

Now that I am mostly over the Absolutely Feral stage of my Radiant Emperor Obsession and can think again, I want to do a proper write up on how the series handles colonialism. I need to get my sources together and make it all pretty and stuff, but the gist of it is this.

I actually really respect SPC for not making it A Thing. Like, the colonialism is an inherent part of the serting, and a lot of important moments hinge around it, but there's also a pretty clear refusal by the author to turn it into A Statement. I think they do a really good job of walking the fine line between aknowledging it and making it clear that its an important part of the setting, without turning the book into a political thesis on Why Bad Actually.

I think a lot of fantasy authors that frankly have no business making their books into political science treatises try to be super philosophical about it, and inevitably have almost all their points ring flat bc the main character almost always ends up perpetuating the system they spent the whole book critiquing. The classic example being, of course, "We've destroyed The Evil Empire! We will now replace it with The Good Empire, which is functionally identical to The Evil Empire except Good bc our Main Character is in charge! This will totally change the systemic issues we've spent the last three million words exploring! How? Don't worry about it, absolute power only corrupts you if you're A Bad Person!" (atla. atla i am looking at you. my love for you does not mean I am letting you off the hook.)

The Radiant Emperor books interact with and aknowledge the colonialism. The empire canonically falls at least in part because of one guy's willfull ignorance of the differences between his culture and that of two of the people he loves the most, because his culture supercedes theirs to the point where he does not even consider the posibility of this difference truly existing as a real-life power imbalance. And still, these books are not about that! That is not the main theme! It is important. It is handled pretty well, it is aknowledged, and it is not The Point. I really appreciate that more understated approach that SPC takes, because ironically by refusing to partake in dramatic philosophical grandstanding the media often ends up making way better and more nuanced points, because then their point actually fits into the story they are trying to tell.

[aetherdecember]

Solar eclipse gave me thoughts:

What if there was an eclipse over Camelot? And what if that eclipse happened shortly after Arthur’s birth? When Uther is completely raw from Ygraine’s death and is just beginning to blame magic? What if the day turned dark, and people went blind, and fear spread across the land? Because after all, the only thing that could possibly cause this is magic, and so Uther’s decree for its eradication is welcomed with open arms

[child-of-the-sun-and-moons-lover]

I had to a study all day for my two big ass tests today and when I finally allowed myself to go to sleep it was past 2.00am.

Anyway, I wrote a poem

‘I am worthless’ you say

‘You are not’ I reply.

But you know what ?

It’s okay. You won. You are worthless.

You are as worthless as the feathered wings

The nightingale spreads in the morning;

As worthless as the heavy, dark rain

The earth needily absorbs;

As worthless as the laborious roar

Of the feelings-making machine each of own in our chest.

You are not worthy, nor needed, nor mandatory in any way.

You are vital.

~to my lover

My tests are physics, political sciences, economy and sociology, and I pretty much think I’m gonna fail them regally

Xoxo :)

[writingsbysam]

A Turning Point

[elainewellspoetry]

A Case Study on Gay Panic and Religious Crises | 2.25.24 alternatively titled: I'm going to have to come out to my family again, but maybe my grandparents will at least stop asking me when I'm getting married.

[kimbapisnotsushi]

guys quick before the day is over what are your most hated hq fanon tropes or just mild pet peeves or something that is hilarious when grossly exaggerated etc etc

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

"Science will never be used chiefly to pursue truth, or to improve human life. The uses of knowledge will always be as shifting and crooked as humans are themselves. Humans use what they know to meet their most urgent needs – even if the result is ruin."

- John Gray

[Poetic Outlaws]

[angeldecolores54]

"En defensa de el alcohol,debo decir que he tomado peores decisiones estando sobrio"

[dragons-for-the-win]

drinking tea while playing online chess is peak chaotic academia