The promise. Henry Scott Tuke. Love is blind. Are animals?
How does one know what an animal feels? Are we limited to knowing what an animal does? We grapple with concepts of sentience and consciousness, using the concept of blindsight to uncouple two descriptors that are often used interchangeably.
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The Abbey in the Oakwood. Caspar David Friedrich. Religious beliefs are less and less common. However, the void has not remained unfilled.
In a time of decreasing identification with religion, we explore how some individuals outsource their need for escapism to theories and technologies emerging in the realm of physics.
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Blackberry Gathering. Elizabeth Adela Forbes. Normal science may seem mundane but has provided much 'nourishment' for our society.
As conceptualized by Thomas Kuhn, science can either spring forth revolution or follow in its wake. Normal science may sound boring, but the greatest honour in science is often bestowed upon its greatest practitioners.
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Benjamin Franklin drawing electricity from the sky. Painting by Benjamin West
Is there a meaningful between white-collar and blue-collar jobs? Perhaps not. Scientists and trade workers share many important attributes.
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Female bust the big ear. (1907). Painting by Picasso. As we grow older, our ears and nose sag and appear larger due to a loss of elasticity. Perhaps biological immortality will require we all grow less self-conscious about our facial features (or otherwise turn to plastic surgery en masse).
Many biological scientists have made it their life’s mission to extend the biological limitations on line span. What I had once derided as escapist to the core, I now admit that efforts to extend life span do not differ greatly from treatments designed to prevent premature death.
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