Can scientific research be used as a catalyst for peace?

GLOBAL RESET SERIES / BY DANIEL ZAJFMAN / JANUARY 21, 2011

Since the first humans began experimenting with new designs for spears, scientific research has held the potential to change not only the way we live, but also how long we live. Human and animal labor has been replaced by the work of levers and machines. Distances have shrunk as new means of travel have been invented, and communication across these distances has become instantaneous. Modern drugs now cure many lethal diseases. In short, the quality of life and its span have improved for most, unfortunately not all, people on this planet.

Though we sometimes imagine it takes place in isolation from the rest of human activity, science continuously updates our understanding of who we are, the reality of the world we live in, and our place in that world. Science has given us the insight that in a universe not unlike a set of Russian matryoshka dolls, the doll that represents us is smaller than a dust mote—with even smaller ones nesting inside. Developments such as satellite television and the internet are changing both the speed at which we receive information from halfway across the planet and our access to the means of disseminating that information. This technology has had a direct impact on politics in both democratic and non-democratic countries around the world. In truth, few human activities influence our daily lives as much as those resulting from scientific research.

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