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Wondrous times, less wonder.
December 1, 2015 at 5:29 pm
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What would be considered nowadays to be a revolutionary breakthrough in science?
I ask this because we live in such an age of constant expanding in so many areas of knowledge that it seems as if nothing will ever take us by surprise or be so great that is wondered at across the board.
Do refer to what is plausibly expected to happen or be discovered in the future, if you know of such things that are theorised to be expected(e.g. Singularity because of Moore's Law), but don't hold back your own assumptions either. Let your imaginations run wild, for all intents and purposes.
P.S.
This is an open ended question about what you may expect from the near or far future(as you like). It's not one to discuss past accomplishments. Or at least not intended as such in its main thrust.
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RE: Wondrous times, less wonder.
December 1, 2015 at 5:58 pm
Hmmm.
Room-temperature superconducting springs to mind. As does true cold fusion. Anything on that level and upwards :3
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RE: Wondrous times, less wonder.
December 1, 2015 at 6:07 pm
Single stage to orbit, with a single engine type running from takeoff to orbital insertion.
Coast to coast 100MB/second internet in the US (that's still slower than the average in South Korea, right ?)
Cheap, easy 100% HIV cure/eradication
Windfarms that produce a liquid fuel instead of electricity.
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RE: Wondrous times, less wonder.
December 1, 2015 at 6:28 pm
Creatards coming to their senses would do it for me.
I like to set the bar low....gives it a chance of happening.
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RE: Wondrous times, less wonder.
December 1, 2015 at 6:44 pm
Life outside of earth
The ability to construct viable organisms via their DNA starting from scratch
Discovering the nature of Dark Matter
Finally have a nice direct observation of gravitational waves
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RE: Wondrous times, less wonder.
December 1, 2015 at 6:56 pm
If we find life outside of earth and i mean bacteria of any sort that will mark the end of well bronze age religion as we know it
and something more reasonable will come a long.
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RE: Wondrous times, less wonder.
December 1, 2015 at 7:02 pm
Yeah, it will usher in a completely new age of bs apologetics
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