science's 25 biggest questions, with answers
Science times has celebrated 25 years of existence by publishing "25 of the most provocative questions facing science"
(EDIT - forgot link, here it is www.nytimes.com/indexes/2003/11/10/scien ce/text/index.html)
Here are the questions. I have helpfully provided the answers, behind a cut, for those who don't want to know the meaning of existence in advance.
1) Does Science Matter?
2) Is War Our Biological Destiny?
3) Will Humans Ever Visit Mars?
4) How Does the Brain Work?
5) What Is Gravity, Really?
6) Will We Ever Find Atlantis?
8) What Should We Eat?
9) When Will the Next Ice Age Begin?
10) What Happened Before the Big Bang?
11) Could We Live Forever?
12) Are Men Necessary? ... Are Women Necessary?
13) What Is the Next Plague?
14) Can Robots Become Conscious?
15) Why Do We Sleep?
16) Are Animals Smarter Than We Think?
17) Can Science Prove the Existence of God?
18) Is Evolution Truly Random?
19) How Did Life Begin?
20) Can Drugs Make Us Happier? Smarter?
21) Should We Improve Our Genome?
22) How Much Nature Is Enough?
23) What Is the Most Important Problem in Math Today?
24) Where Are Those Aliens?
25) Do Paranormal Phenomena Exist?
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(EDIT - forgot link, here it is www.nytimes.com/indexes/2003/11/10/scien
Here are the questions. I have helpfully provided the answers, behind a cut, for those who don't want to know the meaning of existence in advance.
1) Does Science Matter?
2) Is War Our Biological Destiny?
3) Will Humans Ever Visit Mars?
4) How Does the Brain Work?
5) What Is Gravity, Really?
6) Will We Ever Find Atlantis?
8) What Should We Eat?
9) When Will the Next Ice Age Begin?
10) What Happened Before the Big Bang?
11) Could We Live Forever?
12) Are Men Necessary? ... Are Women Necessary?
13) What Is the Next Plague?
14) Can Robots Become Conscious?
15) Why Do We Sleep?
16) Are Animals Smarter Than We Think?
17) Can Science Prove the Existence of God?
18) Is Evolution Truly Random?
19) How Did Life Begin?
20) Can Drugs Make Us Happier? Smarter?
21) Should We Improve Our Genome?
22) How Much Nature Is Enough?
23) What Is the Most Important Problem in Math Today?
24) Where Are Those Aliens?
25) Do Paranormal Phenomena Exist?
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