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Hello, my fellow science lovers! Although I come from a long line of scientists, I am not myself one. I am merely intrigued and drawn into by the forces of scientific principle. I have, since I was a young child, taken by the wondrous worlds of physics and biology and chemistry and all their amazing applications, however of an outlier nature some of them may possess. I examine here an assortment of cutting-edge and, at times, fringe topics in science and technology. These topics include nanotechnology, the search for extraterrestrial planets and forms of life whether it be carbon-based or otherwise, string theory incorporating multiverse theories, sensory deprivation tanks, the missing link in human evolution, biochemical weaponry, stem cell research and its implications and many others in the fields of physics, biology, astronomy and many others. It is my intention to posit, discuss and, at times, challenge the merits of certain hot topics. It is my hope that we can, as a community of academics and intellectuals, seek the truth in a logical environment in which we lack presumptions and encourage varying degrees of personal opinion and discovery.
Arthur C. Clarke, the great science fiction writer and inventor of satellite technology, once noted that the entire scientific community wrote off Luis Alvarez’s discovery of an asteroid impact as the culprit in the demise of the dinosaurs and, in fact, many decades later it became solid scientific theory. So too was the case with plate tectonics and evolution by natural selection. The truth is the most controversial and fringe scientific notions ought to be given the most amount of attention. After all, it wasn’t long ago that we thought flying was a ludicrous notion and Einstein’s curvature of space-time was of the realm of fictional Twilight episodes when, in fact, both of our concrete scientific principle and, according to that principle, able to replicate through a multitude of experiments and observable in a natural setting. So, my friends, what are we to say of cold fusion and string theory or even notions of time travel? Ought we, in a traditional setting, discard it as heretical nonsense or seek to examine its underpinnings in order to determine if, in fact, there are bases for such notions?
We are all looking at the stars; gazing into the dark abyss searching and longing for answers to age old questions of both a philosophical and scientific nature. Let us journey together into the ultimate pursuit of knowledge; to discover our purpose and our capabilities and, hopefully, in so doing, come to know our universe just the slightest bit better. And then, maybe, we will not have lived in a self-constructed box of ignorance and disbelief. We must step boldly into the unknown; challenge it and let it challenge us and, in so doing, come to, hopefully, a more well-rounded perspective on our reality. A reality which, may I add, is merely a speck on the surface of that which lies out there, ahead of us and beckoning us to be known.