Humans are destined to become gods

Just think about it. With the advent of nanotechnology, disease will be a thing of the past. Advances in medicine will one day allow us to be immortal. And according to many scientists, that day is not that far into the future. Quantum/DNA computers will make computing (almost) infinitely faster and infinitely more efficient, allowing [...]

Thank God men are from Mars

Men are from Mars, a dead, barren planet that was once moist, fertile and was another Earth in the making. Women are from Venus, an uncomfortably hot planet with an extremely hostile environment littered with fiery volcanoes and a poisonous atmosphere that will kill you almost instantly. You see where I’m going with this…

Gloom and doom?

On a cosmic scale, the duration of our existence is less than a nanosecond. In other words, we’re all part of one big (or is it infinitesimally small?) vanishing act. In such a context, it appears, our emotions give new meaning to the word meaningless. So, in this seemingly infinite universe, where we are but [...]

Time travel

The following is from an article I wrote a couple of months ago for the kids’ section of the newspaper I work for, so it might sound a bit… well… childish. Please bear with me. Was inspired to share it after reading Halik’s post on the same topic.  (Edited for clarity and brevity). Science fiction [...]