Thomas Heimburg
@theimbu.bsky.social
Prof. for Biophysics, Neuroscience, and Thermodynamics
The Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen.
Interested in a sound-based brain, Ukraine, international politics, science history, the concept of time and pocket watches.
The Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen.
Interested in a sound-based brain, Ukraine, international politics, science history, the concept of time and pocket watches.
The lying Dutchman
November 13, 2025 at 7:25 AM
The lying Dutchman
nor is it a struggle for energy, which is unfortunately contained in every body in the form of heat that cannot be converted, but rather a struggle for entropy, which becomes available through the transfer of energy from the hot sun to the cold earth.
October 19, 2025 at 6:24 PM
nor is it a struggle for energy, which is unfortunately contained in every body in the form of heat that cannot be converted, but rather a struggle for entropy, which becomes available through the transfer of energy from the hot sun to the cold earth.
English translation: „The general struggle for existence among living beings is therefore not a struggle for basic materials—the basic materials of all organisms are available in abundance in the air, water, and soil—
October 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
English translation: „The general struggle for existence among living beings is therefore not a struggle for basic materials—the basic materials of all organisms are available in abundance in the air, water, and soil—
auch nicht um Energie, welche in Form von Wärme leider unverwandelbar in jedem Körper reichlich enthalten ist, sondern ein Kampf um die Entropie, welche durch den Übergang der Energie von der heißen Sonne zur kalten Erde disponibel wird.“
October 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
auch nicht um Energie, welche in Form von Wärme leider unverwandelbar in jedem Körper reichlich enthalten ist, sondern ein Kampf um die Entropie, welche durch den Übergang der Energie von der heißen Sonne zur kalten Erde disponibel wird.“
German original: „Der allgemeine Daseinskampf der Lebenswesen ist daher nicht ein Kampf um die Grundstoffe — die Grundstoffe aller Organismen sind in Luft, Wasser und Erdboden im Überflusse vorhanden —
October 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
German original: „Der allgemeine Daseinskampf der Lebenswesen ist daher nicht ein Kampf um die Grundstoffe — die Grundstoffe aller Organismen sind in Luft, Wasser und Erdboden im Überflusse vorhanden —
🧪 It is undoubtably Boltzmann who described this first. This is the relevant passage:
October 19, 2025 at 6:20 PM
🧪 It is undoubtably Boltzmann who described this first. This is the relevant passage: