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100% in agreement. Rather, we went from big, visual, dramatic accomplishments to whatever we have now -- a tightening of the status quo? advances that boost con
by bmcn2020 6y ago
100% in agreement. Rather, we went from big, visual, dramatic accomplishments to whatever we have now -- a tightening of the status quo? advances that boost consumer spending?
I'm reading The Trouble with Physics (2007) now, and it's about the same themes (lack of progress in physics since ~1980s [besides higgs boson i guess]).
Overall though, seems that human advances, for the sake of humanity, have fallen by the wayside for...stuff like the red-bull sponsored jump
- darig 6y agoWhich big, visual, dramatic accomplishment are you talking about? Challenger or Columbia?
- sounds 6y agoI am optimistic about the future of the human race. I won't put a persuasive essay here, but just say, I am optimistic about it.
- wyldfire 6y agoBesides the Highs-Boson, the LIGO, Hubble, JWST, what have the Romans ever done for us?
- joshualross 6y agoThere have been amazing leaps in astrophysics; gravitational wave detection, planet detection around other stars (>4000), first image of a black hole, not to mention all the space probes doing science throughout the solar system. Outside of astrophysics, I think CRISPR has tremendous potential as well. I don't disagree that too much of our collective intelligence is spent trying to sell advertisements, it's a shame.