Archive for Science
Invisibility Cloak Not Science Fiction Anymore
Posted by: | CommentsScientists have created the first device to render an object invisible in three dimensions.
Click on the link that will take you to the BBC online article.
Invisibility Cloak
The Exponential Rise of Technology
Posted by: | CommentsA fascinating video from TedTalks by Ray Kurzweil on the exponential growth of Technology. Kurzweil explains how easy it is to predict the evolution of technology (contrary to the stock markets), and how the speed of new discoveries grows exponentially. Science fiction future is just a corner away! Ever wished you could sit at the bottom of your pool for 4 hours? It may be possible as soon as 2020!
The Scientific Nature of Consciousness
Posted by: | CommentsSusan Blackmore is dedicated to understanding the scientific nature of consciousness. Her latest work centers on the existence of memes — little bits of knowledge, lore, habit that seem to spread themselves using human brains as mere carriers. She’s exploring the existence of a new class of meme, spread by human technology. It’s temporarily named the “teme.”
What Is Real?
Posted by: | CommentsWatch this 2 minutes video of an interview with Quantum Physicist David Bohm (listen well, the sound track is not perfect!)
The Terror of Tomorrow
Posted by: | CommentsThis title is taken from a highly recommended book by Ken Wilber, A Theory of Everything.
In his book, Wilber writes: “One of the greatest problems and constant dangers faced by humanity is simply this: […] once a [external] material entity has been produced, it can be used by individuals who are at virtually any level of interior development. […] One of humanity’s constant nightmares has been that technological growth has always run ahead of growth in wisdom, care and compassionate use of that technology.”
The idea is that developments in EXTERIOR world technology have outpaced the development in INTERIOR world mastery (wisdom). Simply put, we all have access to and can use freely “stuff” that we could not have invented, and do not necessarily have the maturity to use wisely. It is a bit like entertaining a two year-old by giving him a lighter and some oil.