Think of a field of daisies: they bloom, they wither, and in the spring they grow again. Who wants to see the same stupid daisy year after year, especially with a bunch of crappy iron-lung-type equipment bolted to it?

A little-known truth: Every aspect of the world is fundamentally unpredictable. Computer scientists have long since proved this.

We're part of the unfolding world, surfing the chaotic waves

But how does it feel to plug into a system that's say, a million times as smart as a person.

Now, being a science fiction writer, when I see a natural principle, I wonder if it could fail.

The study of infinity is much more than a dry academic game. The intellectual pursuit of the absolute infinity is, as Georg Cantor realized, a form of the soul's quest for God. Whether or not the goal is ever reached, an awareness of the process brings enlightenment.

Traditional science is all about finding shortcuts.