To be fair: there are some areas of research [0][1] which cannot but help sound like fantasy. Even were they to be pursued with the utmost rigor. Which by defi

To be fair: there are some areas of research [0][1] which cannot but help sound like fantasy. Even were they to be pursued with the utmost rigor. Which by definition they can't be, because the very people and institutions required to do so would shy away because it's too fantastic of an endeavor. So here's to the dreamers! It's your (Russian oligarch) money, break a leg! [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biosphere_2 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biosphere_2 [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/02/magazine/dead-pig-brains-reanimation.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/02/magazine/dead-pig-brains-...