Tuesday, July 05, 2005

125 Unanswered Science Questions


As part of the celebrations of 125 years of publishing, Science magazine queried hundreds of scientists in myriad fields to ask them what some of the remaining questions of science are. The list is fascinating reading.

Some samples:

What Is the Universe Made Of?
How Much Can Human Life Span Be Extended?
What Genetic Changes Made Us Uniquely Human?
How Are Memories Stored and Retrieved?
How Did Cooperative Behavior Evolve?
Will Malthus Continue to Be Wrong?
More than a hundred others still waiting answers....

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