What, real life science fiction?

I was recently watching a series on the Science channel with my husband that talked about Quantum Physics and the way it has thrown off physicists understanding of reality. In the series they showed how simply observing something changes the way it behaves. Now, I am not going to discuss Quantum Physics or get into the discussion of existence in this post. When it comes down it, Quantum Physics is a real science that examines the laws beyond our understanding. It is not a faux science that was created for Science Fiction, and it is not a topic that can be easily explained in 30 minutes or less. For those reasons, I will not touch very much on what we have established about this mysterious science.

So here is my topic for the day; there are so many more dimensions and laws of physics then we are capable of understanding. Just because we exist only in the three dimensions does not mean that’s all there is. The dimensions of this Earth are so obvious to us because of our physical existence here. We need depth, width, and weight so that we may connect with the world around us. For example, bats use sonar to determine what is around them. By emitting a high pitched screech, they can feel the sound waves bounce back from items and potential prey around them. In a sense, they see with sound. Scientists once conducted an experiment in which they connected the hearing part of a ferrets brain with the vision part of the brain, the result was heightened brain activity in the sight area of the brain every time the ferrets heard something. Although this connection was forced and has not been found in any naturally occurring environment, the ferrets heard with sound. I think that examples like these only reaffirm that the dimensions of this world are simply to ensure we have a stable connection with the world around us.

Scientists have found that Space is much more intricate then 3D. It is in space that light move faster than anything else, time moves more slowly around black holes, and an impact of neutron stars not only creates energy beams that eradicate everything they hit but they also ripple space. I want to just repeat that last part one more time. When neutron stars collide, they ripple space. Space which is defined as nothing is shaken like water when a pebble falls in. This ripple tears apart planets and stars till it eventually loses steam and fades away.

I want to encourage you to do some looking into Quantum Physics, anomalies of space, and anything else you find along the way to be interesting. I would also like to leave you with this thought; we have such a minute understanding of existence. Our dimensions exist only to allow us connections to the world around us, however there are so many more fascinating and intricate properties outside our understanding. We must remember that we are constantly growing and evolving. We are as a species still young and far from our potential.

I found this show to provide a very easy to understand explanation of these kinds of topics. Check it out on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. Eastern Time on the Science Channel.


Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman

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• America's Obsession With War
• The War On Intelligence (yes, I do see the irony of the first two topics... :-p) 
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