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RE: A 50-years-long hunt for the Higgs boson
Back in 2010 when i first heard of the large hadron collider, i thought man thats some scary sci-fi stuff but the advancement in knowledge that behemoth has allowed us is super terrific! Higgs boson is just the tip of the iceburg. I personally believe that the suppresion of technology will fade as the older generations lose their control of the governance of the planet. As that happens we will have a scientific renaissance, it will be days of halcyon. I feel it. We have enough for everybody if we use science as the medium. In math we trust! Much love!
I am not too sure to follow you. I agree the Higgs is just one milestone on the path to understand how the universe works. So far so good. But for the rest, I am lost :D
Sorry about that, i mean up until this point our understanding of the universe has been based on theory. Higgs boson is a step away from belief systems and step towards factual systems. In the history of earth this has never happened. This breakthrough at cern is a big milestone to me, and i guess for all of science. What im trying to say is many of the people who have been in control of our resources were scared of technology and as time goes on and humanity uses tech to evolve We will see advancements in so many new areas. This blog got me really excited thats all. And yes i know there is a difference between scientific theory and A theory. But thats the kind of foundation our minds need. In math we trust.
Based on theory maybe, but a theory largely favored and confirmed by data.
For the rest, the problem is mostly related to pseudoscientific ideas that mostly spread through the internet and become mainstream, although they should have in principle never left the bar discussions... I don't know what the future will be...
I think an important mission of STEM is to educate people on the differences between science and pseudoscience. Unfortunately it takes a lot of time and patience, something most of us don't really have!
But we can be happy some of us have that time ^^
We must make time, and yes as @dizzyjay said, I am still getting into contact with people who want nothing to do with science even though they use it everyday. And this has everything to do with education. Which is failing its purpose in many countries.
Education and open mindedness. Accepting proofs, accepting that one can be wrong, and so on...
I think we need to keep a healthy fear of technology. When I was young I firmly believed technology held all our answers and I was cautioned by a wise old physics professor that technology can't solve everything. That was almost 30 years ago and though I'm still a total geek, I've come to understand what he was talking about. Technology is ultimately a tool, it's what we do with it that determines whether we advance or not.
The problem is not technology but its usage. As always: humans :D
I agree with you. We must be careful with what we do with what we develop. Always.