Ole Timer wrote:
I'm still waiting for those flying cars that were supposed to be ubiquitous by now.
We have them. They're called "Airplanes".
Ole Timer wrote:
I'm still waiting for those flying cars that were supposed to be ubiquitous by now.
We have them. They're called "Airplanes".
Ole Timer wrote:
I'm still waiting for those flying cars that were supposed to be ubiquitous by now.
Flying cars would not increase our living standards as much as posting 140-character statuses to Twitter followers does.
Just gonna say that around the turn of the 20th century a lot of the world's leading scientists and engineers believed the exact same thing, that they had come close to exhausting all prospects for technological innovation. Well look how that turned out.
Just finished the new Wright Brothers book by David McCullough.
I recommend it.
Their example of determination, vision, and hard work will inspire you!
(don't listen to the cynics)
http://www.amazon.com/The-Wright-Brothers-David-McCullough/dp/1476728747
Chaim wrote:
Just gonna say that around the turn of the 20th century a lot of the world's leading scientists and engineers believed the exact same thing, that they had come close to exhausting all prospects for technological innovation. Well look how that turned out.
Exactly.
Due to the infinite capacity for human creativity, there are infinite ways to apply science to solve problems. Even if that science is very old.
booboomagoo wrote:
Is this a joke? Physics and chemistry is irrelevant?
So is English, apparently.
Piano_Man87 wrote:
Exactly.
Due to the infinite capacity for human creativity, there are infinite ways to apply science to solve problems. Even if that science is very old.
Surely, but who is tackling problems which, if solved, will increase our living standards? I don't care if someone develops a new relevance algorithm for my Facebook news feed.
Civilization still has to advance to the point of perfectly controlled reproduction.
Most adolescent girls will have their eggs removed.
Some will be chosen to be breeders.
Men will make their deposits at sperm banks.
Couples would have to pass certain qualifications to have children.
Then the man's sperm and woman's egg will be found in storage and matched up to be placed in a breeder until birth.
Then they can get their babies and raise them from there.
Or maybe there will be professional parents who raise groups of children spawned from these couples.
Most adults would be free to focus on work productivity and risk free sex.
Instead of wasting time and money healing sick people, we will learn to euthanize people quickly to save resources.
Society will really flourish when we get to this point.
jamin wrote:
Piano_Man87 wrote:Exactly.
Due to the infinite capacity for human creativity, there are infinite ways to apply science to solve problems. Even if that science is very old.
Surely, but who is tackling problems which, if solved, will increase our living standards? I don't care if someone develops a new relevance algorithm for my Facebook news feed.
Gravity, but it may be a while before we solve that one.....
jamin wrote:
Piano_Man87 wrote:Exactly.
Due to the infinite capacity for human creativity, there are infinite ways to apply science to solve problems. Even if that science is very old.
Surely, but who is tackling problems which, if solved, will increase our living standards? I don't care if someone develops a new relevance algorithm for my Facebook news feed.
The folks tackling problems related to medicine, clean energy, agriculture, driverless vehicles, et al.
Medicine: Most of the people contributing to this thread will get cancer. Wouldn't it be nice to have that cured? What about HIV? Heart disease? What about better flu vaccines?
Clean energy: Regardless of your feelings on climate change, pollution is a problem. Think of how nice improved air quality would be, especially in places currently plagued by smog.
Agriculture: Population is increasing. We need a way to more efficiently feed ourselves.
Driverless vehicles: This would be an awesome improvement to quality of life. One of the benefits of commuting on mass transit is that you can read, catch some Z's, or do whatever else you want. Driverless vehicles would give you those benefits without the hassle of getting to a bus/metro stop or having to smell the person next to you.
PED Antics wrote:
booboomagoo wrote:Is this a joke? Physics and chemistry is irrelevant?
So is English, apparently.
Oh snap! Internet grammar burn. You go girl!
Civilization hasn't yet figured out how to prevent Internet threads created by trolls with too much time on their hands.
Just solving this one problem would be a major step-up in quality of life.
The periodic table is a work in progress.
Peter Th. wrote:
bdjdjdjdjdjdnd wrote:Lolz at physics and chemistry 99% done.
What new physics breakthroughs have made any PRACTICAL impact since relativity/GPS?
CT, MRI, ultrasound, PET,... ever thought about where these ideas started? There is more to physics than theoretical & high energy physics that you seem to dislike.
"Everything that can be invented has been invented."
-- Charles H. Duell the Commissioner of US patent office, 1899.
dreamin wrote:
Gravity, but it may be a while before we solve that one.....
Einstein solved the gravity mystery with the General Theory of Relativity. There is no such thing as Newtonian "gravity", as in two objects "pulling" on each other with some mysterious unseen force.
Gravity is an illusion created when mass bends space.
DiscoGary wrote:
dreamin wrote:Gravity, but it may be a while before we solve that one.....
Einstein solved the gravity mystery with the General Theory of Relativity. There is no such thing as Newtonian "gravity", as in two objects "pulling" on each other with some mysterious unseen force.
Gravity is an illusion created when mass bends space.
Yes, I know. But I don't blame you for assuming I didn't.
Maybe I should have said it will be a while before we solve how/why physical objects interact with the "fabric" of space-time, and perhaps manipulate that relationship to our advantage.
I wouldn't call gravity an illusion just because we have a better definition now.
fjdjdjdjdjdjd wrote:
Hey buddy... Greece is nice this time.of year
Hear they work like 20 hours a week
and we pay for it
Go Away. Batin'.
DiscoGary wrote:
Einstein solved the gravity mystery with the General Theory of Relativity. There is no such thing as Newtonian "gravity", as in two objects "pulling" on each other with some mysterious unseen force.
Gravity is an illusion created when mass bends space.
No. That's simply a different model. All models are wrong. Some are just more useful at predicting observations than others.
Jamin is correct though. The human race peaked with the invention of mass-produced alcoholic beverages. All technological advances since then have been a distant second. My older brother has bet me money that virtual reality pornography will change the course of mankind but I'm much more skeptical on that.