Here is a very good page discussing criteria for habitable systems. However, it is significantly more pessimistic than 1 planet per star system....
As I understand it, Taoism is really all sorts of things to all sorts of people. Which is OK, because it is all-encompassing. And it is nothing at...
My point was that language is largely defined by what people say and not necessarily by what would make most logical sense. I do belive that the...
Well, first of all, lets remember that Eve was created out of Adam, so they both started out with exactly identical genes (except that Eve had 2 X...
So mick, are you polyphasic now?
I know the post didn't refer explicitly to "intelligent life", but if you've never heard of it, you might be interested in "Drake's equation" which...
I think body swapping would be all the rage.
Inputing information straight into the brain is a frightening concept to me as well, and probably only advisable in extreme cases where people...
I am skeptical about hydrogen fuel cells really being any kind of solution to our energy problems. Hydrogen isn't available for free like fossil...
The experiments involving implanting electrodes in the brains of primates and teaching the animals to control robotic arms and computer cursors have...
As for the question of what space is "made of", I like the quantum foam answer. But it still really only describes things that are "in" space....
It is tough to say that I "believe" in string theory, because it is still entirely theoretical. However, I do consider it a valid scientific...
I am planning on buying an Abit NF7S motherboard and an AMD 2800 or 3000. Does anyone know if there is a significant advantage to using dual DDR...
Substituing one "reality" for another: Well, even just reading and posting on these forums you are engaging in a virtual world of sorts. Of...
The "race not reflected in genes" study is certainly interesting and may well be true, but I would agree that it will be some time before truly...
I don't see why you couldn't make minature polar bears. If dogs can range in size the way they do, why not other animals. I am thinking you could...
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