Astrophysicist studying cosmic choreographies of dwarf galaxies. Junior Research Group Leader at AIP, Street Photographer (he/him)
Autor des Buchs „Von tanzenden Galaxien, Dunkler Materie, und anderen kosmischen Rätseln“
Potsdam, Germany
Marcel S. Pawlowski
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Standard cosmology and galaxy formation, on the other hand, are much more flexible, can introduce new processes or cover issues with ‘baryonic effects’. Is it fair to say that this like a more populist approach, in the sense that it leaves opportunities to adjust the story story being told?
Rationally I understand it has been in the ground there for the last eight decades, without anyone knowing, so it'll be fine for another few days. But sitting almost on top of this thing still feels slightly unsettling.
I’m not sure. But while “sociology” is often brought up as a reason why MOND is less well received, especially by those working on it, it might be worth asking what sociological effects are in play in both communities, and whether their causes can be identified and related back to the science.
MOND also has an extremely strong core of principles that are key to everything and can’t be changed or modified. Does that maybe make it more like a leftist, Marxist movement that’s not necessarily wrong, but somewhat exhausting to engage with?
Potsdam success story
1. Kid frequently bullied and hurt at school.
2. School vicim-blames, doesn't seem inlined to do much about it.
3. Sign kid up for self-defense class to build resilience.
4. Martial arts school closes because owner arrested for humiliating, insulting, abusing, assaulting others
The more I think about it, the more I’m convinced that a big factor why modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND) is less popular than the cold dark matter LCDM model is less a matter of differences in scientific successes, but a relative deficit in politically savviness in the MOND community. 🔭🧪
Standard cosmology has plenty of figureheads who are extremely politically skilled.
The MOND community, in contrast, seems to attract more people who are provocative and contrarian on purpose. Not the best approach to convince others. And it might drive more political animals away.
„Have you tried turning if off and on again? It worked with Jesus, after all.“
Marcel S. Pawlowski
Marcel S. Pawlowski
They found another WW2 bomb in my neighborhood in Potsdam, in a plot just 100 meters straight in front of my living room windows. They'll defuse it Tuesday, which means we need to evacuate that day ... but until then it is apparently fine to have a hundred kg of explosives sit around unsupervised. 😬
