Consciousness

Consciousness is perhaps the most puzzeling phenomenon that can be observed in the universe. It is a subject that has eluded even the most brilliant minds. The question is how can science which is about studying the physical world study something that is entirely subjective. Consciousness is such a complex topic where does it come from, and where does it go upon death. Roger Penrose world renowned physicist believes that consciousness is a part of the fabric of reality itself in his Orch-OR theory or orchestrated objective reduction theory in which he believes that once consciousness detaches itself from the brain it returns to the fabric of space, and time. Though this theory cannot currently be disproved it does not give definitive answers as to what consciousness is. Another hard problem is how the brain which is a quantum computer unify knowledge into conscious perception which is called the binding problem. Many scientists believe that gamma waves play an important part in the binding of information with conscious perception. The blue brain project aims to reverse engineer the human brain by 2025 when this is accomplished it may be possible to understand what consciousness is, and where it comes from. Though there is always the possibility that consciousness may never be fully understood.

ITER

ITER an acronym that stands for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor which is the largest experimental fusion reactor in the world, and one of the largest and most complex scientific projects ever undertaken. The goal of this project is to help commercialize nuclear fusion, and to actually achieve fusion. To date no man made fusion device has produced a watt of electric power. Despite all the optimism dating back to the 1950s, and all the research that has taken place since then nuclear fusion still eludes of the mathematics behind it are extremely complex not to mention the materials science required for constructing a nuclear fusion reactor. One of the major challenges of ITER is the confinement of plasma at over 160 million degrees, and holding it in the tokamak without it touching the wall because if it touches the reactor wall it will disintegrate it. Currently there is research under way to discover a wall can be constructed to withstand the tremendous heat, and pressure of nuclear fusion reactors. The first plasma of ITER is expected in 2019, and if it is successful it will be the first man made fusion device to produce power. The successor to ITER is going to be DEMO which stands for DEMOnstration reactor which will make upgrades, and apply the new knowledge learned from ITER to DEMO. Hopefully it will work because nuclear fusion is humanity's energy for the future.

Gamma Waves

Gamma waves are a pattern of neural oscillation that has a frequency of typically 40 Hz. Gamma waves are recognized as an important type of neural oscillation in that among popular theories the main belief posits that gamma waves play a major role in creation of unity in conscious experience. Which means that gamma waves may be the thing that our consciousness is constructed out of. Gamma waves do play a major role in conscious attention. Study shows that there is a relation between Tibetan Buddhist transcendental meditation, and gamma waves. Which could suggest that gamma waves play an important role in religious and spiritual experiences. Though research is ongoing, and perhaps as technology advances, and our fundamental understanding of the human brain grows we will eventually be able to explain gamma waves relation to the brain.

Biophysics

Biophysics is a branch of physics that deals with the natural phenomenon of life specifically the human body. The human body is a fascinating topic especially when physics is applied to it. Physics is especially used in the fields of neuroscience, neurology, and neurosurgery. The brain emits waves from gamma to beta waves, and delta to theta. These waves have been used in theories about the mind, and about consciousness. The nature of consciousness is a mystery that has eluded man for centuries what makes us conscious, and how does our brain unify information into conscious experience. Some theories posit that gamma waves play a major role in the unification/binding problem of information within the brain, and integrates it within conscious experience. So physics is especially important in the field of neuroscience, and the study of the human brain.

Chaos Theory

Chaos Theory is a branch of mathematics that is currently being developed, and is theoretical in it's nature. It studies the chaotic phenomenon of the universe, and describes these phenomenon via mathematical equations. Many mathematical equations within chaos theory are extremely complex. One example of chaos would be the butterfly effect. It appears that chaos is necessary to have order it seems to create a balance within the universe. Ludwig Boltzmann proposed the idea of boltzmann brains which are hypothetical conscious/sentient entities that arise from the chaos of the universe. Logically speaking humanity is essentially a boltzmann brain, because we arose from the chaos of evolution over the periods of billions of years since the first cells arose, and since natural selection which is chaotic caused the destruction of some genes, and the flourishing of others. Humanity seems to have met the qualifications of being boltzmann brains though technically there are no set requirements we just emerged from the chaos of organic evolution. So chaos is essential to life to order, and to the balance of everything that exists within our universe. If the multiverse theory is true chaos theory is applicable to it the number of universes that constantly are destroyed, and the number of universes that are constantly created symbolizes chaos because out of destruction comes new life. So chaos theory is fundamental to the forces of nature to operate, and are paramount to the laws of physics of this universe or any other.

Cold Fusion

Cold Fusion is nuclear fusion at room temperature or below room temperature. Such forms of fusion has been studied though not extensively enough in my opinion to be classified the way cold fusion is. Mainstream science classifies cold fusion as a pathological science indicating that it is a dead end, and they believe there is no way that cold fusion could ever become a reality. Well I think that cold fusion is a worthwile subject to research I think that all types of fusion should be researched. Though cold fusion is most likely extremely complex even more so than thermonuclear fusion the mathematics, and science required to construct a device that operates using cold fusion must be mind blowing. I think that if certain scientists gather enough support cold fusion would become an major active area of research again. As for now cold fusion remains a topic that is researched only by individual scientists or small groups of scientists.