{"id":400803,"date":"2022-01-29T01:26:16","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T22:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-4-biggest-science-breakthroughs-that-gen-z-could-live-to-see\/"},"modified":"2022-01-29T01:26:16","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T22:26:16","slug":"the-4-biggest-science-breakthroughs-that-gen-z-could-live-to-see","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-4-biggest-science-breakthroughs-that-gen-z-could-live-to-see\/","title":{"rendered":"#The 4 biggest science breakthroughs that Gen Z could live to see"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3689674c9a8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3689674c9a8\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-4-biggest-science-breakthroughs-that-gen-z-could-live-to-see\/#Medical_nanobots\" >Medical nanobots<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-4-biggest-science-breakthroughs-that-gen-z-could-live-to-see\/#Fusion_power_and_quantum_optimization\" >Fusion power and quantum optimization<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-4-biggest-science-breakthroughs-that-gen-z-could-live-to-see\/#Warp_drives\" >Warp drives<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-4-biggest-science-breakthroughs-that-gen-z-could-live-to-see\/#The_metaverse_no_seriously\" >The metaverse (no, seriously)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#The 4 biggest <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> breakthroughs that Gen Z could live to see<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image?fit=796%2C417&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2022%2F01%2Fthefuture.jpg&amp;signature=2c5b208fb9ca5b673a7845a08bfe3af0\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n                            The only difference between science fiction and science is patience. Yesterday\u2019s mainframes are today\u2019s smartphones and today\u2019s neural networks will be tomorrow\u2019s androids. But long before any <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> becomes reality, someone has to dream it into existence.<\/p>\n<p><span>The worlds of science and technology are constantly in flux. It\u2019s impossible to tell what the future will bring. However we can make some educated guesses based on recent breakthroughs in the fields of nuclear physics, quantum computing, robotics, artificial intelligence, and\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u2019s name change. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Let\u2019s set our time machines to \u201cJanuary 28, 2100\u201d to take an imaginary gander at the four most amazing science and technology breakthroughs the sort-of-far future has to offer.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Medical_nanobots\"><\/span>Medical nanobots<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This could very well be the most important technological breakthrough in human history.<\/p>\n<p>The premise is simple: tiny machines that function at the cellular level capable of performing tissue repairs, destroying intruders, and delivering targeted nano-medications.<\/p>\n<p>And this wouldn\u2019t necessarily mean filling your bloodstream with trillions of microscopic hunks of metal and silicon. There\u2019s plenty of reason to believe scientists could take today\u2019s biological robots and turn them into artificial intelligence agents capable of executing code functions inside our bodies.<\/p>\n<p>Imagine an AI swarm controlled by a bespoke neural network attached to our brain-computer-interfaces with the sole purpose of optimizing our biological functions.<\/p>\n<p>We might not be able to solve immortality by 2100, but medical nanobots could go a long way towards bridging the gap.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fusion_power_and_quantum_optimization\"><\/span>Fusion power and quantum optimization<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Another technology that\u2019s sure to save innumerable human lives is fusion power. Luckily, we\u2019re on the verge of solving that one already (at least in a rudimentary, proof-of-concept kind of way). With any luck, by the time Gen Z\u2019s grandkids are old enough to drive, we\u2019ll have advanced the technology to the point of abundance.<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s when we can finally\u00a0<em>start<\/em> solving humanity\u2019s problems.<\/p>\n<p>The big idea here is that we\u2019ll come close to perfecting fusion power in the future and, because of that, we\u2019ll be able to use quantum computers to optimize civilization.<\/p>\n<p>Fusion could potentially be a limitless form of power and it\u2019s theoretically feasible that we could eventually scale its energy-producing capabilities to such a degree that <i>energy <\/i>would be as ubiquitous for private and commercial use as air is.<\/p>\n<p>Under such a paradigm, we can imagine a <i>race to the top<\/i><span> for scientific endeavor, the ultimate goal of which would be to produce a utopian society.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>With near-infinite energy freely available, there would be little incentive to fight over resources and every incentive to optimize our existence. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And that\u2019s where quantum computers come in. If we can make classical algorithms learn to drive cars by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2021\/08\/20\/tesla-dojo-supercomputer-worlds-new-most-powerful-ai-training-machine\/\">building binary supercomputers<\/a>, imagine what we could do with quantum supercomputing clusters harnessing the unbridled energy of entire stars. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>We could assign algorithms to every living creature in the known universe and optimize for their existence. In essence, we could potentially solve <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.math.uwaterloo.ca\/tsp\/\">the traveling salesman problem<\/a> at the multiverse scale. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Warp_drives\"><\/span>Warp drives<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Admittedly, warp drives are a glamour technology. Technically-speaking, with Mars so nearby, we don\u2019t really <i>have <\/i><span>to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> beyond our own solar system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But it\u2019s well-documented that humanity has a need for speed. And if we ever have any intention of seeing stars other than Sol up close, we\u2019re going to need spaceships that can travel really, really fast. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The big problem here is that the universe doesn\u2019t <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear to allow anything to travel faster than light. And that\u2019s pretty slow. It would take us over four years to travel to the closest star to Earth. In galactic terms, that\u2019s like spending a 1\/20th of your life walking to the neighbor\u2019s house. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Warp drives could solve this. Instead of going <\/span><i>faster<\/i><span>, we could theoretically exploit the wackiness of the universe to go <\/span><i>further<\/i><span> in a given amount of time without increasing speed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This involves shifting through warp bubbles in space with exotic temporal properties, but in essence it\u2019s as simple as Einstein\u2019s observations that time works a bit differently at the edge of a black hole. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the modern era, physicists are excited over some interesting equations and simulations that are starting to make the idea of warp drives seem less like science fiction and more like science. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>An added benefit to the advent of the warp drive would be that it would exponentially increase the odds of humans discovering alien life. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>If aliens aren\u2019t right next door, then maybe they\u2019re a few blocks over. If we can start firing probes beyond non-warp ranges by 2100, who knows what our long-range sensors will be able to detect?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_metaverse_no_seriously\"><\/span>The metaverse (no, seriously)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Don\u2019t laugh. It\u2019s understandable if you don\u2019t think the metaverse belongs on this list. After all, it\u2019s just a bunch of cartoon avatars and bad graphics that you need a VR headset for right?<\/p>\n<p>But the metaverse of 2100 will be something different entirely. In 2022, Spotify tries to figure out what song you want to hear based on the music you\u2019ve listened to in the past. In 2100, your brain-embedded AI assistant will know what song you want to hear because it has a direct connection to the area of your mind that processes sound, memory, and emotion.<\/p>\n<p>The ideal metaverse would be a bespoke environment that\u2019s only indistinguishable from reality in its utopianism. In other words, you\u2019ll only know it\u2019s fake because you can control the metaverse.<\/p>\n<p>While it\u2019s obvious that \u201cjacking into the Matrix\u201d could pose a multitude of risks, the ability to take a vacation from reality could have positive implications ranging from treating depression to giving people with extremely low quality of life a reason to want to continue living.<\/p>\n<p>The ultimate freedom is choosing your own reality. 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