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- 571: The Theory of Evolution
- ... about the fossil gaps: the fossils go missing in all the important places " (Hitching 19). Zoologist N. J. Berril also found this to be true when he said: "in a sense this account is science fiction" (Life 71). How did Darwin account for this? Darwin attempted to explain the missing fossils by saying that ‘the fossil record is extremely imperfect.’ The imperfect fossil record, coupled with the lack of worldwide geological ...
- 572: Possibility of Terraforming One of Earth's Neighboring Planets
- ... called Terraforming: Engineering Planetary Environments. I have chosen Fogg's book as my second primary source because it is the only book of its kind that addresses the question of terraforming in a non- science fiction context. The successful terraformation of a planet requires the synthetic development of a biosphere. The problems that present themselves are indigenous to the Geophysical and chemical properties of each test subject (planet). Overcoming these obstacles ...
- 573: Human Cloning Isn't as Scary as It Sounds
- ... the power of the technology, but in the misunderstanding of its significance. Producing a clone of a human being would not amount to creating a "carbon copy"— an automaton of the sort familiar from science fiction. It would be more like producing a delayed identical twin. And just as identical twins are two separate people—biologically, psychologically, morally and legally, though not genetically—so a clone is a separate person from ...
- 574: Genetics Engineering
- Genetics Engineering Hollywood has been showing it to us for years. Frankenstein, The Six Million Dollar Man, Jurassic Park, etc.; the list goes on. All these movies show man's instinct to create. This fiction of playing God in recent years is becoming a reality. In 1952, deoxyribonucleic acid was discovered(Dewitt, 1994). The spiral staircase molecule, DNA. DNA is the building block of life. This block holds the code ...
- 575: Astrology
- ... and the deeper need for unity will be sublimated by the experience of sharing. They are constantly searching for their true soul-mate. There is no real way to know if astrology is reality or fiction, but it does broaden our horizons to a new way of thinking. Perhaps time and seasons have caused the similarities to be there, perhaps it is just a coincidence. You must be the judge.
- 576: Roswell Incident
- ... balloon. The press received a news release saying that a few officers had jumped to conclusions. To this day the government denies the fact that spaceships exists. Is this a massive cover up or science fiction? My I-Search will delve into these questions. I will try to obtain the truth and allow my classmates to decide if we are being visited from other planets or not? I chose this topic ...
- 577: Nuclear Weapons
- ... 1979. 3. Mitchell, Alison. "Clinton and Yeltsin Accentuate the positive at Summit Meeting." Newsweek 22 May 1990 A7 Column 1 4. Von Hippel, Frank. "Bombs Away." Discover April 1992: 32-35 5. Zimmerman, Tim. "Nuclear Fiction." U.S. News and World Report 24 August 1996: 20
- 578: Our Solar System at a Glance
- ... to be optical illusions -- led to the popular notion that intelligent beings had constructed a system of irrigation canals on the planet. In 1938, when Orson Welles broadcast a radio drama based on the science fiction classic War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells, enough people believed in the tale of invading martians to cause a near panic. Another reason for scientists to expect life on Mars had to do ...
- 579: Is Science Necessary For Our Future?
- ... scientists tell us we can decide what our children will look like before they are even born. This science frightens many people because the possible misuse of this technology can lead to what many science fiction writers have suggested - a genetically mutated humanoid life form spawned in a test tube to fight wars for us. Science was never really necessary for our future; only we are necessary for our future. Frankenstein ...
- 580: Could Gambling Save Science: Encouraging an Honest Consensus
- ... money back. And, given that many other options markets exist, it is not clear that allowing science options would increase opportunities for compulsive risky investing. IS THERE ENOUGH INTEREST IN SCIENCE QUESTIONS? A recent science fiction [Bre] novel imagined wide-spread betting on science and technology questions, supplanting horse racing in popularity. And it is possible that having a direct, if small, influence and personal stake in science would heighten the ...
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