Practical Applications of Cosmology to Human Society

TL;DR

This paper explores how principles of cosmic evolution and energy flow modeling can be practically applied to address major global issues like climate change, AI development, economics, and health, offering a physics-based perspective.

Contribution

It introduces a novel approach linking cosmic evolution theories to practical solutions for societal challenges through energy-flow analysis.

Findings

Energy flow ranges are critical for system stability.

Cosmic evolution insights can inform global problem-solving.

Quantitative data analysis from cosmology can guide practical applications.

Abstract

Complex systems throughout Nature display structures and functions that are built and maintained, at least in part, by optimal energies flowing through them--not specific, ideal values, rather ranges in energy rate density below which systems are starved and above which systems are destroyed. Cosmic evolution, as a physical cosmology that notably includes life, is rich in empirical findings about many varied systems that can potentially help assess global problems facing us here on Earth. Despite its grand and ambitious objective to unify theoretical understanding of all known complex systems from big bang to humankind, cosmic evolution does have useful, practical applications from which humanity could benefit. Cosmic evolution's emphasis on quantitative data analyses might well inform our attitudes toward several serious issues now challenging 21st-century society, including global warming, smart machines, world economics, and cancer research. This paper comprises one physicist's conjectures about each of these applied topics, suggesting how energy-flow modeling can guide our search for viable solutions to real-world predicaments confronting civilization today.