#microstates — Public Fediverse posts

(1/6) Republic of #Nauru govt announces that change of country name to #Naoero is complete, after deciding no #referendum necessary after May 2026 constitutional amendment.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific/836342/nauru-officially-changes-name-to-naoero-after-thoughtful-deliberation-bypassing-referendum

#geography #geopolitics #oceania #toponymy #namechange #microstates #micronesia #islands #pacific @geography @geopolitics @cartography

Lovely exhibition inspired by The Second Law by the Japanese artist Reijiro Wada. The man does things to titanium that will make you marvel. At the Anglo Japanese Daiwa Foundation in Regent’s Park. #free #microstates #entropy #Boltzmann #titanium

A very interesting case...

#Albania's (non-Muslim) prime minister plans to recognize #independence of "Sovereign State of the #Bektashi Order", liberal Muslim headquarters in Albanian capital, to be modeled after #VaticanCity. Unclear whether it could get recognition from other countries.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/21/world/europe/albania-tirana-muslim-state-bektashi.html

#geography #secession #micronations #microstates #geographyteacher #sovereignty #Europe #Balkans #Islam #Muslims #diplomacy #Bektashism @geography @geopolitics @religion

Only one "little Germany" truly remains; what if there were more? For that matter, what if the nations like Germany shook out differently...

Read more at my #blog: https://www.adamasnemesis.com/2024/04/23/of-principalities-there-are-and-nations-that-never-were/

This post's featured image is Le Brun's portrait of Princess Karoline of Liechtenstein (i.e. the only little Germany that made it through).

#history #alternatehistory #geography #geopolitics #politics #nations #nationalism #microstates #Germany #Italy #France #Europe

@daylightatheism @zeithistoriker wrote a recommendable book on this topic: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/mar/30/crack-up-capitalism-by-quinn-slobodian-review-zoning-out

#libertarian #utopism #microstates

Europe’s microstates must clean up their banking sectors https://www.euractiv.com/section/banking-union/opinion/europes-microstates-must-clean-up-their-banking-sectors/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Andorra #bankingsector #microstates #Monaco #SanMarino

Discover the hidden gems of #Andorra 🇦🇩 #Liechtenstein 🇱🇮 #Monaco 🇲🇨 & #SanMarino 🇸🇲 with this comprehensive guide to their culture and lifestyle! #travel #europe #microstates

https://globalcitizen.world/hidden-gems-of-european-microstates-a-comprehensive-guide/

#SeanCarroll - The #Physics of #Entropy and the #OriginOfLife

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sz1n0RHwLqA&ab_channel=BigThink

#Science #Philosophy #PhilosophyOfScience #PhilosophyOfPhysics #Order #Disorder #Microstates #Macrostates #LudwigBoltzmann #Thermodynamics #SecondLaw #SecondLawOfThermodynamics #2ndLaw #2ndLawOfThermodynamics #Boltzmann #Statistics #StatisticalMechanics #ThermalEquilibrium #HeatDeath #Complexity #Simplicity

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Yes. It's so difficult to obtain funding to study this. Yesterday our proposal to study 'brain fog' with #microstates analysis got turned down. It's almost like an elephant in the room. I don't understand.

@mariawimber

Great to see your #introduction. Here at the University of Canterbury, we are starting out with a lab studying human emotions using portable #eeg and #microstates analysis. What resources on #microstates would you recommend?