Sciency Type Stuff

Without it, we'd still be living in the mud, dying by 40, afraid of kings and monsters... magic would have crushed logic, the air would be cleaner, but we'd probably be really really stupid.

Some of those things don't sound so bad. Perhaps science will bring them back one day. (albeit an unnatural and potentially disastrous experiment.) Maybe we should just leave the recreation to Hollywood.

You can't stop it, though. Science fiction races towards science fact at ever increasing speeds. Authors become prophetic, and the collective moves forward. Star Trek alone has given us communicators/cell phones and phasers/tasers, both set to stun. Space stations; yeah, we got
'em. Missions to other planets; those, too. Nuclear subs; check! Eradication of disease... still working on it.

All these toys are great, let's see if we can hold on to them. (we did forget that the world was round for almost 2000 years)

10 Most Beautiful Experiments

Rare Genetic Disorder Creates Super Strong Toddler

Large Hadron Collider Goes Online Sept 10

Water Bear Survives Vacuum of Space

A World Without Engineers

NASA's Turbulent Gases

Get a lab coat and some goggles and do something fun.