10 QUESTIONS TO WHICH SCIENCE STILL DO NOT HAVE THE ANSWER

Human population has been on this planet for several dozens of years… From the primitive pre-human, that lived under the open sky and ate fruits that he found, we created a civilized society, we conquer the space and adjust the nature to our needs.

On that long journey through history, the man was always forced to solve numerous problems and give answers to thousands of unexplained questions. And today, when we are feeling that we are on the top, and that we rule the world around us, a question pops up on how much do we know about ourselves and happening around us and did science managed to provide answers to all those questions. Only when we think about it a little better do we realize how small we are in essence and how at the first glance even the most simple question like: life in space and natural manifestations, still remain to us an unknown. We cannot determine with certainty how and when did we appear on this planet. We are still searching for answers to many questions that are left behind them by ancient civilizations that lived thousands of years before us. Even sea depths and oceans that cover 2/3 of our planet are not completely researched.

Between heaven and earth there are a lot of questions to which today’s science does not have the answer… Which 10 questions are most important to us?

10DOES ALIEN LIFE EXIST?

With 100 to 200 billion galaxies in the universe, the odds of alien life are likely. However, solid evidence for its existence has yet to be found.

09WILL WE EVER TRAVEL AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT?

To travel the speed of light is thought to be impossible. To date the fastest spacecraft reached 0.02% light speed. However, NASA is working on warp drives that could achieve 10 x light speed.

08WITHOUT A FOSSIL RECARD, HOW DO WE KNOW MAMMALS SHARE A COMMON ANCESTOR?

Placental mammals (humans, cats, whales etc.) are said to originate from 1 common ancestor. When or whether this ancestor existed is open to debate.

07WHY DO WE DREAM?

Dream could help emotional trauma, aid learning or serve no purpose – there isn’t a consensus. Even the function of sleep isn’t fully understood.

06WHY DOES THE PLACEBO EFFECT WORK?

Humans can heal themselves by using fake medical treatment. Why humans don’t use this ability more often remains largely unexplained.

05IS MATH A FEATURE OF THE UNIVERSE OR A FEATURE OF HUMAN CREATION?

Math could be a human invention, created to understand our surroundings. Alternatively it be a fundamental truth, a timeless part of the universe, existing with or without humanity.

04WHAT IS THE SHAPE OF THE UNIVERSE?

According to NASA the universe is flat to within a 0.4% margin of error. Other models suggest it could be spherical, saddle shaped or like a doughnut.

03HOW DOES SONOLUMINESCENCE HAPPEN?

Sonoluminescence is a process that uses sound to create bubbles in water which collapse and emit light. The mechanism this phenomenon remains unknown.

02WILL ROBOTS EVER DEVELOP FEELINGS?

Robots that can mimic human emotion and learn to understand when a person is happy or said already exist. Whether this constitutes feeling is debatable.

01HOW DO WE KNOW ANYTHING?

The brain contains 200 billion neurons and trillion of synapses. The way these create consciousness and memory is not fully known but underpins how we store and interpret knowledge.

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