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We humans have within us the innate drive to explore this planet we call home. In one form or another we are trying to make sense of the world around us. There is a distinction between mathematics and the engrossing ideas with which it wrestles. When the mathematical barriers are removed by expressing the concepts in familiar language, those who thought they had no interest in science become captivated. Recently many works of art are inspired by modern science, taking advantage of what is real and important. This is what the most far-reaching discoveries in physics during the last hundred years have done. Relativity and quantum mechanics rewrote previously conceived rules of reality and now the speculative superstring theory is generating major revisons in the themes of modern physics. Integrating the discoveries of physics into our worldview is a slow process. Science is what makes us human. Science is the thread that weaves us all into the fabric of reality. The superstring theory is tackling the most fundamental problems in theoretical physics, so far well beyond the reach of experimental guidance. Progress requires hard work, patience, luck, and a significant amount of inspiration. The time scales for success in that progress are beyond our prediction. Nevertheless work zealously continues to unravel the mysteries of the cosmos and will continue for years to come. Albert Einstein sought a so-called unified field theory, a theory capable of describing nature's forces within a single, all-encompassing, coherent framework. He wanted to show the elegance and beauty of the universe with clarity. Relativity. Now physicists believe they have finally found a framework for a single theory that will be capable of describing all phenomena - the superstring theory. The theory unifies the laws of the large, that is laws that govern physics out to the far reaches of the cosmos; and of the small, down to the smallest speck of matter so far known. Einstein showed us that space and time behave in astoundingly unfamiliar ways. Cutting-edge research has integrated his discoveries into a quantum universe with many hidden dimensions whose lavishly entwined geometry may hold the key to many profound questions. Space, time, and motion vary with each individual, not only as each perceives those realities but in relation to the space, time, and motion in which the beholder exists. Sounds like a puzzle doesn't it? Well it is not. But it is a basis for thinking deeply - contemplating the here and now. I know it is a wonderful and very useful tool to keep the mind active and growing. Somewhere in the description of the theory metaphores showed that the more active a body is the longer it lives. Good reason to keep on the move isn't it? And so we should. Keep exploring and moving forward. Growing old more slowly than when we sit and vegetate. And living more happily in the process.
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