Sentences with phrase «possible human future»

Dr. Geering offers ten scenarios of the possible human future — wars, starvation, mass pandemics, ecological disasters and unfettered terrorism.

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That doesn't mean there won't be new developments, Boeing's Ferguson said, but that it's possible to get a pretty good look at the future of human space transportation — even space transportation to places far beyond what technology is currently capable of — by looking at the various technologies already under development today and imagining how they'll complement each other in the future.

These generous investors make it possible for the MIT IIC to «expand its impact on the global inclusive innovation movement and help to ensure a more equitable future of work for all humans,» Verrill said.

They affirmed that it «makes possible a truly universal dialogue about our common human future.»

The language of rights might be viewed as a developing grammar that makes possible a truly universal dialogue about our common human future.

If there are still different possible futures for planetary life in general, and for human existence in particular, those futures have come to depend increasingly on decisions made by the human species.

If, therefore, we discuss future human structures and institutions of the Church which would make possible a more active participation of the laity in the decisions of ecclesiastical authorities, such efforts should not be discredited in advance by saying that they would remain in any case subject to the good pleasure of the hierarchy.

As a science - fiction reader I am always amazed that some people will say that a book brings into focus human nature and future trends and a possible scheme for the salvation of the human race from our own self - destructiveness.

What is specifically human in man is that he is not the simple product of the past and its structures, but a being who ceaselessly creates possible futures.

Since the future depends in part on man's consciousness and will, on decisions which have not yet taken place, no certainty of the future is possible within the boundaries of the human world.

A more accurate view would be that all human beings characteristically guide their actions by practical reason; the point is not that we should aim at a maximum possible distance from other creatures regarding our ability to imagine how future contingencies will eventually be actualized.

If in the Old Testament, in Judaism, and in the New Testament, the unworldly takes the form of a future hope, of eschata — «last things» in the traditional sense — that is only one among other possible conceptions of man's relation to the unworldly, though no doubt it enshrines a genuine insight into human existence, namely that from a human perspective the eschaton can only be future.

All of this is to say that the rapidity and enormity of changes humanly caused make it imperative for us to give close attention to the question of «alternative futures» in order that we may have the best possible prospects of moving toward a tomorrow in which human beings can at least survive, and, hopefully, live in a peaceful, prosperous, joyful world.

Projected forwards, this law of recurrence makes it possible for us to envisage a future state of the Earth in which human consciousness, reaching the climax of its evolution, will have attained a maximum of complexity, and, as a result, of concentration by total «reflection» (or planetization) of itself upon itself.

There are two possible conclusions: Either true freedom is impossible, in which case life is meaningless and the world is designed to frustrate human desire; or, true freedom will be realized in a future Kingdom of Christ, when Ego will be finally overthrown.

While that is true today, it is not certain whether future techniques and human capabilities can cause an intersection where a disproof would be possible.

The combination of sentience in natural entities, be they electrons, cells, or human beings, together with the lure beyond themselves for their possible futures is the source of their creativity.

Given our stress on freedom in the divine nature, we need to reinterpret omniscience of the future so that it means not a fixed knowledge of every coming event held in a timeless instant, but the simultaneous grasp of an absolute infinity of possibles — a capability we human beings lack — and an instantaneous calculation of the odds for all future possible events and actions.

Significantly, at the last union meeting of the parliament, E. G. Hirsch spoke on «Universal Elements in Religion,» William R. Alger on «The Only Possible Method for the Religious Unification of the Human Race,» J. G. Schurman on «Characteristics of the Ultimate Religion,» George Dana Boardman on «Christ the Unifier of Mankind,» and Merwin - Marie Snell on «The Future of Religion.»

In 2005, he founded the project Future Food, which gathers and presents a worldwide portfolio of alternatives to animal products for human nutrition, as well as possible future technologies for food production, such as biofermentation and cleanFuture Food, which gathers and presents a worldwide portfolio of alternatives to animal products for human nutrition, as well as possible future technologies for food production, such as biofermentation and cleanfuture technologies for food production, such as biofermentation and clean meat.

This article is part of this week's Science special issue on human conflict, which traces the trajectory of violence and war throughout history, exploring racism, ethnic conflicts, the rise of terrorism, and the possible future of armed conflicts.

«In the future, it's possible that a similar class of drug could be tried on humans.

Considering what is possible and what is desirable in our energy future, Smil argues that human dependence on fossil fuels must be reduced not because of impending resource shortages but because of the environmental, economic, and political problems caused by our current consumption.

Researchers say the spacecraft fleet currently orbiting the Red Planet are aging and there are no replacements in the works, imperiling future Mars landers, rovers and even possible human missions that will depend on orbiters to talk to Earth.

Many people have concerns about the possible use of genome editing in humans, for example, about the risks of unintended effects due to off target DNA alterations, and the implications of making irreversible changes that will be passed on to future generations.

The field has many medical applications, and it is possible that optogenetics may be applied in the future to treat human illnesses.

But if the idea is to construct a self - sustaining environment where humans can persist indefinitely with only modest help from Earth — the working definition of a «colony,» according to the various European colonies outside of Europe — then I'd say this is very far in the future, if it's possible at all.

Committee member Edward Crawley of MIT presented a short list of possible destinations for future human missions at a public meeting on Thursday in Cocoa Beach, Florida.

What he was writing about was his semi-Marxist view of the darker side of the human future — how capitalists might turn into Eloi and the proletariat become Morlocks — and the only way available to him to make a story out of it was to pretend that time was a dimension as traversable as any other, and that therefore a machine to travel through it was possible.

The roadmap outlines future research directions toward the goal of enhancing human radioresistance, including upregulation of endogenous repair and radioprotective mechanisms, possible leeways into gene therapy in order to enhance radioresistance via the translation of exogenous and engineered DNA repair and radioprotective mechanisms, the substitution of organic molecules with fortified isoforms, the coordination of regenerative and ablative technologies, and methods of slowing metabolic activity while preserving cognitive function.

Now imagine a future where a successor to Venter is able to digitally reconstruct a set of the best possible sequences of human genomes and incorporate them, in pieces, into bacteria that could autonomously reproduce the sequences.

Given the interest in freezing human eggs and sperm for later use, it made me wonder whether I should advise my grandchildren to put some of their blood in the freezer for their own possible use in the future.

Chinese scientists have successfully grown mouse embryos in space, clearing a hurdle for possible future human colonization of other planets, The Telegraph reports.

Future studies should investigate whether, or how, the genetic alterations that lead to this ASD animal model change the serotonin system, with the aim to provide possible insight into serotonergic deficits in human patients, the authors say.

«However, it is possible and even likely that human interference has already altered the environment so much that the climatic pattern of the near future will follow a different path.»

The key to the evolutionary success of fish — and their possible survival in future — may lie with a molecule that they ultimately bequeathed to humans: hemoglobin, the precious carrier of oxygen into our brain, heart, muscles and other organs.

His research interests include studying the interactions between El Niño / Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the monsoons of Asia; identifying possible effects on global climate of changing human factors, such as carbon dioxide, as well as natural factors, such as solar variability; and quantifying possible future changes of weather and climate extremes in a warmer climate.

He and the Vereide Group grow precursors of human arterial cells, build colonies of dendritic cells (cells which can alert the rest of the immune system to the presence of a tumor), and use chick embryos to study the formation of early tissue layers for a possible future in which complex tissues, or even organs, can be grown to replace diseased, wounded, or malfunctioning ones.

For instance, it's possible to imagine a future in which viruses, optogenetics, and related technologies are harnessed to modulate neural circuits to treat specific neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders in humans.

The experiment involves detailed medical and biological studies of the human body in space, including research deemed important for a possible future expedition to Mars.

(2) Currently, there is no reason to prohibit in vitro germline genome editing on human embryos and gametes, with appropriate oversight and consent from donors, to facilitate research on the possible future clinical applications of gene editing.

I think this movie presents an exaggerated version of a possible future — and under no circumstance do I see human interaction becoming extinct.

What's most difficult to believe about this aspect is that 20 years prior, the world populace already had a scare in which apes from the future proclaim that humanity's reign will end thanks to the apes, so to think that this knowledge would be largely ignored by humans willing to train apes into being as smart and skilled as possible seems a pretty big implausibility pill to swallow.

Not until products like the E-book and its adjoining devices are released onto the market, do humans fully comprehend that not only are the sci - fi perspectives possible, but we are already living in a Back to the Future sequel.

6th Planet tells the story of a near future, where the planet Saturn suddenly changes into a possible place for humans to live.

While Dr. Vertegaal anticipates bendable, flexible smartphones could be available to consumers within five to 10 years, visitors to the ACM CHI 2013 (Computer - Human Interaction) conference in Paris can get a glimpse of this possible future when the prototype is unveiled this week.

While there is no evidence at this time that CIV can transmit to humans... it is possible that at some time in the future the virus might acquire the capability to infect other species.

By working together, Rhonda, Rob and RCR were able to secure the best possible future for kittens who would have perished without human intervention.

By actually living with these technologies, we can really start to explore what's possible — and begin to crowd - source the best wisdom and knowledge to integrate the future into the present in a human, mindful, and game - changing way.

A large number of those surveyed were not too concerned about having to adapt to future technologies (41 %) but at least 35 % said they were somewhat concerned about the possible collapse of civilization in the future and 20 % said they were very concerned about the possibility of human extinction.