Minds in the 21st century.

When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.

Arthur C. Clarke's 1 law.


At the present rate of progress, it is almost impossible to imagine any technical feat that cannot be achieved - if it can be achieved at all - within the next few hundred years.

Arthur C. Clarke, 1983.

Saturday, July 31, 2010

The Julian Baggini Spacetravel Quiz

Ready for the interstellar space travel?
Just read Julian Bagginis book "Do You Think What You Think You Think?"
In the book you will find some lovely thoughts on immortality and futuristic space travel. Certainly, interstellar spacetravel is going to take a special breed of travellers!

Looked around on the internet for a quiz basedon his thoughts, but couldnt find it.

Still, thereshould be should be such a quiz on the internet!!!

So I made one myself:
Please don't pay too much attention to the rather silly point system in the quiz.
The crux of the whole thing is of course Bagginis questions:
http://www.simonlaub.net/FutureMinds/NeuroSky/Predictions/MarsTrip/index.html

More on future predictions - see:
http://www.simonlaub.net/FutureMinds/NeuroSky/Predictions/longbet.htm

-Simon
Simon Laub

www.simonlaub.net

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