I recently saw this TED Talk by MIT Professor Angela Belcher on growing batteries from bacteria; this is exactly why I intend to get my masters from MIT- to be a part of revolutionary thinking. There is sooooo much natural order in the world which we can harness to fuel our progression into not only furthering our understanding of the world but also to preserve the existence of mankind and also mother Earth. We are a relatively infant species on this planet of which we still yearn to discover entirely; we as the reigning species have a duty to this planet to not only preserve it's natural beauty and living things but to also take advantage of our collective knowledge to ensure it's health for future generations. The last two hundred fifty years since the industrial revolution have brought on gargantuan changes in the surface layers of this planet that must be rectified if we wish to dream of a future for our people and the animals that share this world with us.
To get back to the presentation, I find this incredibly fascinating that they're working on manipulating the DNA of bacteria to behave in ways that produce normally toxic, disposable things in a way that would be organic and most likely self-replicating. If you had a wire in your headphones tear, it could just repair itself. We could possibly use this technology to create advanced AI machines that could not only think and act for themselves virtually but also repair themselves. If you want to imagine a race of robots reproducing, it isn't far from plausible.
Here's the link to the TED Talk I'm referring to:
http://www.ted.com/talks/angela_belcher_using_nature_to_grow_batteries.html
Music that inspired this post:
Pandora Skrillex station
Song Artist Album
The Sirens edIT Certified Air Raid Material
Bad Wings The Glitch Mob Drink The Sea
The Kill Marlow Hotflush Recordings: The Singles, 2007-2008
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