science

Topics and developments in science and medicine, presented by Futurism.

Urban Mobility in Digital Era
By 2030, most of the world’s population is expected to be concentrated in the cities and if the trend remains, by 2050 nearly 80% of the global community will live in an urban environment. As we already observe the rapid influx of people into cities, many countries come to face several crucial sustainability challenges such as elevated traffic levels, increased congestion, and enhanced carbon emissions and pollution. Contemporary urbanization calls for mobility solutions that are coherent with land use and promote the growth and competitiveness of the cities.
By Risalat Consultants International LLC5 years ago in Futurism
The First Wave
This is still just the first wave of newly released ancient viruses. There will be more. Many more. There are two studies that I have excerpted from the National Institutes of Health, in the 1st one I’m quoting 9 excerpts regarding the melting polar caps due to global warming and effects on other ecosystems; while the second study covering rainforest destruction has 3 excerpts.
By Steve McManus5 years ago in Futurism
The dematerialization of matter goes too far
Richard Feynman once remarked, when asked which physical statement contains the most information in the least words: “I am convinced that this would be the atomic hypothesis (…), which says that all things are made of atoms. That material things consist of atoms and that these consist of further particles is today part of the canon of the naturalistic understanding of the world. Now, of course, a strange epistemological uncertainty relation is increasingly noticeable in this naturalism. The deeper the understanding of matter, the more the concept of matter evaporates.
By AddictiveWritings5 years ago in Futurism
Climate Change Denial
Is the current urge to combat climate change all a conspiracy on the part of scientists whose only desire is to get rich by creaming vast amounts of money from governments in order to fund their research?
By John Welford5 years ago in Futurism
Wormholes in the laboratory
One example is a scenario in which two black holes are connected by the laws of quantum mechanics. This means that whatever happens to one of the two collapsed stars immediately affects the other — regardless of how far apart they are. If such a connection exists, it could solve one of the greatest mysteries of cosmology.
By AddictiveWritings5 years ago in Futurism
The Flat Earth Conspiracy and The People That Keep It Going
I have a guilty little secret that I have been hiding from those closest to me for years and I think it's about time I let it out. I love the flat earth, in fact, I am well and truly addicted. No, I am not a flat earther. I do not believe we are living on a pizza shaped planet covered with a glass dome that no one has ever seen or measured. What I'm addicted to is the idea itself and the characters that put themselves out there to defend it.
By R M Skillen5 years ago in Futurism
Looking at the Stars is Like Looking into the Past
Wonders of the Night The night seems to bring out a side of us we don’t usually see during the day. Our hearts and minds tend to open up during twilight hours; making us feel and think about things we don’t usually feel and think about during the day. There is something mystical about the night time, the moonlight, and the stars sparkling in the sky. It makes us think about all that was, all that is, and all that could be.
By Summer Hoydn5 years ago in Futurism
The Wonder Crystal
2016: A soldier on an anti terrorist raid reaches for his 18 pound battery to charge his light source. Even a single lapse is not allowed during a gun fight. There is rapid fire and silence….
By Xilla Club5 years ago in Futurism
The evidence that points to a 'hollow' Earth
The core of the hollow Earth theory is that our planet is a shell with walls about 1,500 kilometres thick and openings at the polar regions with edges that curve smoothly from the outside of the shell to the inside.
By Steve Harrison5 years ago in Futurism
The strange afterlife of Albert Einstein's brain
Thomas Harvey is a doctor at the hospital where Einstein died took possession of Einstein's Brain. Harvey wanted to know the specialty of Einstein's brain and what made him a genius.
By Uday Pawar5 years ago in Futurism
A Dream Of An Idea. Top Story - March 2021.
What are dreams? Do dreams come true? Can dreams predict the future? According to Medical News Today, "Dreams are stories and images that our minds create while we sleep. They can be entertaining, fun, romantic, disturbing, frightening, and sometimes bizarre."
By Michael Trigg5 years ago in Futurism
The National Science Day
Embarking on a journey to commemorate National Science Day (28th February). As in 1928, Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman made significant & historic contributions to science to revel in the Raman Effect. He further went on to receive a Nobel Prize for the discovery in the year of 1930. The event is extensively celebrated across numerous educational institutions, viz schools, colleges & universities. The joys of the joy are various themes that have been assigned with the National Science Day since the year 1999. This year’s 2021 theme is “Future of STI: Impacts on Education, Skill, and Work.”
By Vedant Sanodiya5 years ago in Futurism