This is Quite Possibly my Last Post

Welcome everyone to what may be my last post for this blog. And when I say “may be", I probably mean never, because I'm such a huge procrastinator that I will probably never open up this blog again. Anyway, I'll leave this blog with an open ended post just in case I decide to come back and write a new article.  That being said, let's get this started by announcing the most important piece of futuristic technology I have ever discussed: computer chip implants. Quite frankly, the idea seems absurd and farfetched, but computer chip implants could have endless applications for the world around us. 

Actually, I have already met someone who has a computer chip implant, but not in the way you might think. You see, this man was my tour guide during my Jazz band trip to New York, and he claims to have received computer chip implants behind his eyes. Of course, he acted as one of the test subjects for the company producing these chips (I believe it was google), which is why he managed to get them before they were released into the market.

Just an idea of what was placed in the tour guides eye. Don't worry though,
as far as I could tell, the chip wasn't even noticeable in his eye.

Either way, what he could do with these computer chips was amazing. Believe it or not, my tour guide was able to access pre-programmed that were implemented into his chip by simply closing his eyes! I was actually very surprised when he shut his eyes and recited a 30 second long monologue from a Shakespearean play without any hesitations at all. However, these computer chips are only the tip of the iceberg. Imagine the possibilities of a computer chip implanted into the human brain. Certain articles suggest that this would allow us to access the Internet using only our minds! We would essentially become a living encyclopedia with access to every piece of knowledge known to man! A certain show I used to watch, called Intelligence even based their TV show off of this idea and showed a man with the capability of accessing the internet at a moment’s notice, and even being able to create a digitized image of the information he could access. 

That being said, this technology will actually be a crucial part of society (once it's perfected, of course) because we humans must find a way to keep up with the ever improving computers and robotic technology of our world.  On the other hand, the show Intelligence also posed many questions regarding how safe these chips actually are. For example, it is possible that the computer chips implemented into the brain can be hacked, essentially allowing the hacker to take control of the person whose brain is connected to the chip. This would lead to catastrophic consequences because everyone with a chip in their brain would be in danger of being controlled, and crimes could be committed repeatedly without the hacker being caught. In addition, a chip implant also poses risks for health and well-being because of the risk of damaging the brain tissue during the chip implant procedure. This could possibly lead to paralysis or death.  

In conclusion, computer chip implants are, if perfected, going to revolutionize the world, but will also create many dangers for humans and society as a whole. With that in mind, I hope you guys have enjoyed my blog about the future of technology, and that you have learnt that technology is also an essential part of the future.    

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence_(U.S._TV_series)

The Future of Space Shuttles

The world will come to end. That is a fact that has been burned into my mind after having watched a series of episodes of How the Universe Works. Honestly, I was just really bored when I stumbled upon this show, and, due to the convenient lack of TV channels, I ended up watching a few to many of these episodes.

This show is perfect for a day when you're too lazy to even get up and make a cup of coffee.

Anyway, back to my point: the world will end. Either the sun will consume the earth, the moon will destabilize and create unstable axis rotation for the earth, leading to immense climate changes (from weather similar to that of the ice ages to weather at the equator) and death of all life,  or some other phenomenon will cause all life on earth to be obliterated.

Side note: I believe the most likely cause for the end of the world will be all the anthropic activities that will lead to unbearable living conditions for any species on earth. In other words, the global warming we create will lead to the end of most, if not all life on earth.

Trust me when I say the world will end. Maybe not like this, but the world will end.

 Another side note: I just realized that almost every episode of How the Universe Works is related in some way to the end of life on earth. Strange how a show about the entire universe always seems to focus on us and the earth instead of the bigger picture.

That being said, we humans have already been preparing  for the inevitable doomsday of earth by creating space shuttles. However, our technology for space travel is not advanced enough for us to travel to another life sustaining planet that may be light years away. Heck, with our current technology, we can't even leave our solar system! Fortunately, there are people who have found hypothetical solutions to that problem (other than living on Mars), that will also lead to incredible advancements in space travel/exploration.

Do we even want to live on a planet as desolate as mars? 

 
The first solution to our space travel dilemma presents a very intriguing concept that is also extremely cool. The idea is that we use antimatter, a substance that releases energy on contact with regular matter, as a source of fuel. This would allow space shuttles to travel at 15% the speed of light ,compared to the current speed of space shuttles which is only 0.00259 % the speed of light. The other option is to harness the power of hydrogen fusion (also used by the sun) which would allow us to move at 10% the speed of light. One way over the other, it's a huge improvement from what we had before.

As a consequence of this new technology, we will be able to complete incredible things beyond our wildest imaginations. We will be able to examine in precise detail the makeup of nebulas and far away comets, make new observations and see further into our galaxy than ever before! We may even discover a few of the secrets contained by the universe that would explain the origin of the universe or the existence of black matter!

To be able to explore all the areas of our galaxy close up would be amazing!

On top of that, with our newfound ability to travel great distances, we will be able to find a new habitable planet where we can establish colonies, similar to how settlers established colonies in North America back in the 17th century. However, the best part of this new technology, which will be a true crowd pleaser for Star Wars fans, will be the fact that we can now travel in a state similar to light speed.

15% the speed of light is close enough, right?

Anyway, to wrap up this blog post, I must say that it's comforting to know that some humans are already preparing for the day when we destroy the earth, and that the human race will carry on.  

http://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/how-the-universe-works/the-secret-of-the-dark-side-of-the-moon/
http://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/how-the-universe-works/videos/building-a-space-ark/
http://www.space.com/12127-8-surprising-space-shuttle-facts.html
https://www.grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/Numbers/Math/Mathematical_Thinking/how_fast_is_the_speed.htm