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Post by Schwarzwald Magnus on Mar 16, 2019 6:18:42 GMT
You had the ancient Greeks, the Arab Golden Age, then Copernicus, Gallileo, Newton, Maxwell, Faraday which lead to Einstein's Relativity and the explosion over quantum physics with Planck, Bohr, Heisenberg, Schrodinger, ect...
But ever since the mid 20th century, things have slowed down it seems.
Yes, we've discovered the Higgs Boson and Gravitational Waves but they were already theorized to exist long before so it didn't really increase understanding, only proved things. There're things like String Theory, M-Theory, other universes, simulation theory but those are all practically unprovable and untestable. They're more philosophical than science.
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Post by Roberto on Mar 16, 2019 10:12:26 GMT
Absolutely it has. We probably have invented better things that are being kept from the public. Probably because the powers that be are happy keeping things how they are, because it's too profitable for them.
For example, robots are a real thing. They could spend the money on robots that can replace all the menial jobs in the world so people didn't need to work, but that would cost too much much money. Much better for them to just keep everyone as slaves and try to hide this knowledge from people (or pretend that it's not yet possible to implement yet).
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Post by Stammerhead on Mar 16, 2019 10:24:08 GMT
You had the ancient Greeks, the Arab Golden Age, then Copernicus, Gallileo, Newton, Maxwell, Faraday which lead to Einstein's Relativity and the explosion over quantum physics with Planck, Bohr, Heisenberg, Schrodinger, ect...
But ever since the mid 20th century, things have slowed down it seems.
Yes, we've discovered the Higgs Boson and Gravitational Waves but they were already theorized to exist long before so it didn't really increase understanding, only proved things. There're things like String Theory, M-Theory, other universes, simulation theory but those are all practically unprovable and untestable. They're more philosophical than science.
Perhaps all the good stuff’s been discovered now. All we have now is silly stuff like a possible cure for HIV.
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Post by No_Socks_Here on Mar 16, 2019 11:16:50 GMT
Giorgio Tsoukalos told me that it's because our alien benefactors are on their way back.
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Post by politicidal on Mar 16, 2019 14:14:06 GMT
Yes. A consequence of the science wars.
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Post by kls on Mar 16, 2019 14:20:21 GMT
I don't know-Seems to me there have been a lot of advances in my lifetime.
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Post by rachelcarson1953 on Mar 16, 2019 14:51:06 GMT
You had the ancient Greeks, the Arab Golden Age, then Copernicus, Gallileo, Newton, Maxwell, Faraday which lead to Einstein's Relativity and the explosion over quantum physics with Planck, Bohr, Heisenberg, Schrodinger, ect...
But ever since the mid 20th century, things have slowed down it seems.
Yes, we've discovered the Higgs Boson and Gravitational Waves but they were already theorized to exist long before so it didn't really increase understanding, only proved things. There're things like String Theory, M-Theory, other universes, simulation theory but those are all practically unprovable and untestable. They're more philosophical than science.
Perhaps all the good stuff’s been discovered now. All we have now is silly stuff like a possible cure for HIV. I sure hope that was said in jest. Many advances are being made in the field of Infectious Disease, because as we decimate the environment, more pathogens emerge, most notably Ebola (African Hemorrhagic Fever) and Zika virus. They have genetically engineered a mosquito that, when released into the environment, will breed, but produce only sterile offspring, so that reduces the number of mosquitos that can spread disease. And speaking of AIDS, they have, in Germany, successfully cured one patient who was given a bone marrow transplant from someone who had a double-allele CCR5 Delta 32 genetic mutation. Developed in European countries during the period of the Black Plague, which was the selective pressure at the time, only 1 % of European descendants have a double allele, and 10 % have a single allele. It is not found in any appreciable amount in any other population. Europe was the focus of the Black Plaque, so it rarely created selective pressure in any other population. It cut a huge swath of disease and death across Europe, so those that survived it were the ones left to breed and amplify it. Of course, since ease of travel has increased, the occurrence of the gene has dropped appreciably. If you are interested, this link will take you to the Wikipedia page that discusses the first and most well-known person who had this anomaly. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Crohn
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Post by Stammerhead on Mar 16, 2019 15:46:34 GMT
Perhaps all the good stuff’s been discovered now. All we have now is silly stuff like a possible cure for HIV. I sure hope that was said in jest. Many advances are being made in the field of Infectious Disease, because as we decimate the environment, more pathogens emerge, most notably Ebola (African Hemorrhagic Fever) and Zika virus. They have genetically engineered a mosquito that, when released into the environment, will breed, but produce only sterile offspring, so that reduces the number of mosquitos that can spread disease. And speaking of AIDS, they have, in Germany, successfully cured one patient who was given a bone marrow transplant from someone who had a double-allele CCR5 Delta 32 genetic mutation. Developed in European countries during the period of the Black Plague, which was the selective pressure at the time, only 1 % of European descendants have a double allele, and 10 % have a single allele. It is not found in any appreciable amount in any other population. Europe was the focus of the Black Plaque, so it rarely created selective pressure in any other population. It cut a huge swath of disease and death across Europe, so those that survived it were the ones left to breed and amplify it. Of course, since ease of travel has increased, the occurrence of the gene has dropped appreciably. If you are interested, this link will take you to the Wikipedia page that discusses the first and most well-known person who had this anomaly. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Crohn I wasn’t being serious. A lot of the work that actually produces positive results (like the possible cure for AIDS) comes after THE BIG DISCOVERY and is done by hardworking scientists who don’t become media celebrities. That doesn’t look like stagnation to me.
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Post by movieliker on Mar 16, 2019 15:50:06 GMT
You had the ancient Greeks, the Arab Golden Age, then Copernicus, Gallileo, Newton, Maxwell, Faraday which lead to Einstein's Relativity and the explosion over quantum physics with Planck, Bohr, Heisenberg, Schrodinger, ect...
But ever since the mid 20th century, things have slowed down it seems.
Yes, we've discovered the Higgs Boson and Gravitational Waves but they were already theorized to exist long before so it didn't really increase understanding, only proved things. There're things like String Theory, M-Theory, other universes, simulation theory but those are all practically unprovable and untestable. They're more philosophical than science.
I disagree. Advances in micro technology, space exploration and medical science have labeled this century a speed up in science. |
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Post by theravenking on Mar 16, 2019 15:51:07 GMT
The science of transportation definitely has. We are still no closer to inventing travel at light speed which would make us able to visit other planets. We weren't even capable of building a space station on the moon or actually even properly exploring the moon.
Air travel today is still uncomfortable and slow. Travel on land is still time-comsuming. Roads have improved in most parts of the world, but trafiic is constantly growing which means more traffic jams. Getting from point A to point B takes about as long today as it did 50 years ago.
There have been some advances in medical science, but we are still far away from a cure for cancer.
I recently came across this book which was published 20 years ago where the author predicted that in a few years time we will be able to grow artificial limbs and organs in laboratories so we wouldn't have to rely on organ donors or prosthetics. As we all know this hasn't happened yet.
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Post by rachelcarson1953 on Mar 16, 2019 16:02:08 GMT
The science of transportation definitely has. We are still no closer to inventing travel at light speed which would make us able to visit other planets. We weren't even capable of building a space station on the moon or actually even properly exploring the moon. Air travel today is still uncomfortable and slow. Travel on land is still time-comsuming. Roads have improved in most parts of the world, but trafiic is constantly growing which means more traffic jams. Getting from point A to point B takes about as long today as it did 50 years ago.
There have been some advances in medical science, but we are still far away from a cure for cancer. I recently came across this book which was published 20 years ago where the author predicted that in a few years time we will be able to grow artificial limbs and organs in laboratories so we wouldn't have to rely on organ donors or prosthetics. As we all know this hasn't happened yet. I can verify that, since I started driving 50 years ago. And the traffic is just awful. But, hey, we can text while driving, now!   
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Post by movieliker on Mar 16, 2019 16:06:47 GMT
The science of transportation definitely has. We are still no closer to inventing travel at light speed which would make us able to visit other planets. We weren't even capable of building a space station on the moon or actually even properly exploring the moon. Air travel today is still uncomfortable and slow. Travel on land is still time-comsuming. Roads have improved in most parts of the world, but trafiic is constantly growing which means more traffic jams. Getting from point A to point B takes about as long today as it did 50 years ago.
There have been some advances in medical science, but we are still far away from a cure for cancer. I recently came across this book which was published 20 years ago where the author predicted that in a few years time we will be able to grow artificial limbs and organs in laboratories so we wouldn't have to rely on organ donors or prosthetics. As we all know this hasn't happened yet. I can verify that, since I started driving 50 years ago. And the traffic is just awful. But, hey, we can text while driving, now! I don't know what it's like where you live. But down here we have dumb traffic lights. I cannot believe with modern technology they cannot put in smart traffic lights. I don't know how often I am on a busy street with a traffic light on every corner. One light will turn green. And the next corner will turn red. And at 3 in the morning we have to stop for red lights and wait for nobody to cross on the green. Time is money. I bet people and businesses waste millions every year on waiting for stupid traffic lights. |
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Post by rachelcarson1953 on Mar 16, 2019 16:10:04 GMT
I can verify that, since I started driving 50 years ago. And the traffic is just awful. But, hey, we can text while driving, now! I don't know what it's like where you live. But down here we have dumb traffic lights. I cannot believe with modern technology they cannot put in smart traffic lights. I don't know how often I am on a busy street with a traffic light on every corner. One light will turn green. And the next corner will turn red. And at 3 in the morning we have to stop for red lights and wait for nobody to cross on the green. Time is money. I bet people and businesses waste millions every year on waiting for stupid traffic lights. I live in rural America - there are no traffic lights.
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Post by movieliker on Mar 16, 2019 16:13:00 GMT
I don't know what it's like where you live. But down here we have dumb traffic lights. I cannot believe with modern technology they cannot put in smart traffic lights. I don't know how often I am on a busy street with a traffic light on every corner. One light will turn green. And the next corner will turn red. And at 3 in the morning we have to stop for red lights and wait for nobody to cross on the green. Time is money. I bet people and businesses waste millions every year on waiting for stupid traffic lights. I live in rural America - there are no traffic lights. Lucky you. After Katrina I was allowed back in the city before the residents to gut flooded houses. There were no police, traffic or traffic lights. I could not believe how quickly I could get around town. |
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Post by rachelcarson1953 on Mar 16, 2019 16:23:31 GMT
I live in rural America - there are no traffic lights. Lucky you. After Katrina I was allowed back in the city before the residents to gut flooded houses. There were no police, traffic or traffic lights. I could not believe how quickly I could get around town. Actually, no luck involved, but a lifetime of hard work to acquire and keep my little corner of the world. Katrina took such a toll, I am in awe of the recovery. That took so much hard work.
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Post by movieliker on Mar 16, 2019 16:25:27 GMT
Lucky you. After Katrina I was allowed back in the city before the residents to gut flooded houses. There were no police, traffic or traffic lights. I could not believe how quickly I could get around town. Actually, no luck involved, but a lifetime of hard work to acquire and keep my little corner of the world. Katrina took such a toll, I am in awe of the recovery. That took so much hard work. Well, Latin immigrants helped a lot. |
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Post by alpha128 on Mar 16, 2019 16:27:29 GMT
Doesn't it look like science has stagnated in the past 50 years? I find your question ironic, since it was posted on an internet message board, using a personal computer, two things that didn't exist back in 1969. Speaking of 1969, you probably have more computing power in your back pocket than the Apollo 11 astronauts did in their entire lunar module.
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Post by rachelcarson1953 on Mar 16, 2019 16:33:01 GMT
Actually, no luck involved, but a lifetime of hard work to acquire and keep my little corner of the world. Katrina took such a toll, I am in awe of the recovery. That took so much hard work. Well, Latin immigrants helped a lot. I'll bet they did... which begs the question, why build a wall to keep them out? 
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Post by movieliker on Mar 16, 2019 16:34:10 GMT
Well, Latin immigrants helped a lot. I'll bet they did... which begs the question, why build a wall to keep them out? I was never for a wall. But I don't live in a border state. |
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Post by Catman on Mar 17, 2019 0:21:41 GMT
Why haven't hospital gowns changed significantly since the early 1900s?
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