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Vocabulary

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Quantum

"Smallest scale."

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Genome

"DNA set."

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Hypothesis

"Theory."

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Theory

"Proven idea."

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Particle

"Tiny bit."

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Fusion

"Joining atoms."

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Evolution

"Change over time."

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Consciousness

"Mind."

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Paradox

"Impossible truth."

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Frontier

"Edge."

Article

Unlocking the Universe

Science is moving faster than ever. Quantum computing, CRISPR, Fusion Energy. We are playing god with the building blocks of reality.

CRISPR and Gene Editing We can now cut and paste DNA like a Word document. We can cure diseases before a baby is born. But should we create "Designer Babies"? The ethics lag behind the tech.

Quantum Mechanics Things can be in two places at once. Particles are connected across the universe. It defies common sense. As Niels Bohr said, "If you aren't confused by quantum physics, you haven't understood it."

The Theory of Everything Physics is broken. General Relativity (big things/gravity) and Quantum Mechanics (small things) don't agree. Finding the theory that unites them is the Holy Grail of science.

Discussion

Questions

  • 1Should we edit human DNA?
  • 2Is time travel possible?
  • 3Do you trust science?
  • 4What is the greatest scientific discovery?
  • 5Are we living in a simulation?

Further Discussion

  • 1Is science the new religion?
  • 2Will we ever understand everything?
  • 3Is immortality desirable?

Practice

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The technology to edit DNA is called...

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A proposed explanation that needs to be tested is a...

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Relating to the smallest possible discrete unit of any physical property constitutes...

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The haploid set of chromosomes in a gamete or microorganism, or in each cell of a multicellular organism constitutes a...

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A supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something is a...

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A minute portion of matter constitutes a...

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The process or result of joining two or more things together to form a single entity constitutes...

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The process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms is...

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A seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true is a...

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A line or border separating two countries is a...

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