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From: U1DF1@WVNVM.WVNET.EDU ("John Neubert")
Newsgroups: comp.society.futures
Subject: Scientists flip the channel on history...
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Date: 7 Apr 89 19:22:50 GMT
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Has anyone heard anything more current on the "Cold Fusion"
issue?  Today's paper stated that some MIT researchers, using
the same methods, were unable to replicate the results.
However, the two original researchers have published and stick
by their findings.

I agree most enthusiastically with Barry that this would
represent one of humankinds greatest breakthroughs.  The
harnessing of fusion energy, along with possible developments
in "Warm Superconductivity", micro-robotics, genetic engineering,
AI (all its branches), etc, etc, are leading us somewhere.

W H E R E?

Politicians obviously aren't concerned with the implications
of what we are fast approaching the ability to do with the
toys we're creating.

I firmly believe if mankind makes it into the 21st century,
we will have the tools for a "Golden Age" -- or the Leap --
or "Childhood's End -- or whatever one wants to call it.

The questions will not be technology, or food, or wants of
any kind... but truly social issues of "getting along with
our fellow beings".

I really do appreciate that this all sounds like I was jussut
watching the original version of Lost Horizon.  But, think
about what one major development in each of these fields
would mean.  Fortunately, due to 100 mip desktop machines
and super-networks of the not too distant future, the tools
will be available to assist researchers in making the
breakthroughs.  All the pieces seem to be coming together
at just the right time.