Chapter 208: The Social Changes Brought by Zhang Wei
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Zhang Wei slept soundly, but the impact of his words at the Nobel Prize ceremony continued to ferment and sparked heated discussions.
Future Technology Inc., astronaut training base.
In the break room, Wang Chen was discussing the alien issue mentioned by Zhang Wei with his colleague and friend Huang Xiaofeng.
Wang Chen has always believed in the existence of aliens, and he, like Zhang Wei, even thinks that humans may be the descendants of aliens who have migrated to the stars, but they have been abandoned here for unknown reasons. In order to persuade Huang Xiaofeng, he logged in to the network disk with his mobile phone and opened a piece of information in his collection to show Huang Xiaofeng.
"Humans are latecomers to the earth, and in the 4.5 billion years of the earth's history, human participation has only been a short moment. If the entire history of the earth were shortened to 24 hours in a day, then humanity would not appear until 23:58 that night. Little is known about the history of life on Earth.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the Russian chemist Alexander Obarin and the Indian-British biochemist Haldane put forward the "chemical generation theory" of life, and they believed that the early earth environment was suitable for the combination of simple inorganic molecules to form complex organic macromolecules, which in turn led to the final generation of life. In the 50s of the last century, Stanley Miller, an American biochemist working at the University of Chicago, and Harold Yury, a famous American chemist, conducted a classic experiment, which was later called the "Yuri-Miller experiment", aimed at testing this hypothesis.
In the experiment, Miller and Yuri filled an experimental vessel with a mixture of gases, including water vapor, methane, ammonia, and hydrogen, to simulate the early Earth's atmosphere, and a certain amount of liquid water to simulate the Earth's early oceans. Electrodes are then used to discharge electricity into the atmosphere, simulating the lightning that occurred frequently on Earth in the early days. About a week after the experiment, a large number of dark viscous ~ thick compounds had appeared in the container. In analyzing these substances, scientists have discovered more than 20 different amino acids.
The Yuri Miller experiment, and other subsequent experiments, supported the theory of the chemical origin of life, which was born directly from the early Earth environment through chemical processes.
However, many experts remain skeptical of this theory. For example, the famous British astrophysicist Fred Hoyle scoffed at the idea of the first life produced through chemical processes, saying that it was like "a tornado sweeping through a garbage dump and then happening to assemble a Boeing 747 airliner".
The naysayers are not without reason.
Life itself appeared on Earth very early, somewhat surprisingly. As recently as October 2015, scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) announced that the earliest life on Earth appeared at least about 4.1 billion years ago, pushing the previous record forward by about 300 million years. Knowing that the Earth was born about 4.54 billion years ago, this study means that life appeared very soon after the birth of the Earth.
It takes a long time for life to emerge through chemical processes, and it is clear that the emergence of life on Earth seems to be somewhat "too rapid".
In 1984, American female scientist Skoll and her companions found a dark rock during an expedition in the Allen Mountain area of Antarctica, which was preliminarily determined to be a meteorite, after which it was packed into a sealed bag and brought back to the United States, because this was the first meteorite found in the area that year, according to convention, it was named "ALH84001".
No one paid much attention to the stone at the time, and no one could have imagined that more than 10 years later, it would make headlines in the world's major media. However, in 1996, NASA scientists announced the discovery of suspected Martian microbial fossils inside ALH84001, causing a huge global shock.
Although the reliability of this conclusion has since been widely questioned by academics, the possibility behind it is very representative: could life on Earth be foreign?
This theory has attracted a lot of attention since it was proposed, and people have called it the "embryonic theory". This theory holds that life on Earth came to Earth from other parts of the universe through meteorite falls, for example. Experiments have also shown that, under the right circumstances, it is indeed possible for microorganisms living inside rocks to survive meteorites passing through the Earth's atmosphere, and that all life on Earth today is the descendant of these alien life. And even though meteorites have not brought "ready-made" life to Earth, a large amount of organic matter has been found in meteorites, such as the Murchison meteorite that fell in Australia in 1969, scientists have identified more than 100 amino acids.
In this sense, we may not be earthlings at all in the strict sense of the word, but "interstellar migrants" from other parts of the universe. ”
When Huang Xiaofeng finished reading it, Wang Chen took back his mobile phone and asked with a smile, "How is it, do you think it makes sense?"
Huang Xiaofeng said, "This article is a work of civil science, right? It seems to make some sense, but the mainstream of the academic community still believes that humans evolved from monkeys." And if we are really the descendants of aliens, it means that other aliens may also visit the earth at any time, and these aliens must be very technologically advanced, if they want to enslave or even destroy us, don't we even have the slightest ability to resist?"
Wang Chen replied, "Yes, this is also what I'm worried about, if the earth civilization really comes into contact with the alien civilization, it is likely to be a disaster." For example, Voyager 1 has now flown out of the solar system and drifted into the deep space of the distant universe 19 billion kilometers away from the earth, and if it is captured by aliens, it may attract aliens and pose a threat to us. ”
Saying that, Wang Chen smiled again and shook his head, "It's that I'm thinking too much, at the speed of Voyager 1, it will take 70,000 years to reach the closest star system to the Earth, Alpha Centauri, if there are aliens here, then they are the closest aliens to us." And at our current development rate, in 70,000 years, we may all become god-level civilizations, and if aliens really come to the door, the scene will definitely be very exciting. ”
Huang Xiaofeng was also happy, "How do I feel that Voyager 1 is a conspiracy? When it is picked up by aliens after 70,000 years, it becomes bait, and aliens are fish, humans, and fishermen!"
The two talked for a while, Wang Chen looked at the time, stood up and said, "Enough rest, it's time to continue training, there are still ten months left, the company's first spaceship will be built, and then we will have the opportunity to go to the moon and Mars to see if there are any traces left by aliens." ”
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At the same time, netizens are also hotly discussed.
"Zhang Wei's speeches are always full of passion, and I feel interesting to listen to, unlike other scientists, who specialize in some terms that ordinary people can't understand. And the life he describes in the future is always full of anticipation. ”
"Dr. Zhang is also a part-time prophet, what do you think of his two prophecies?"
"That must be believed, what he said seems to have come true, and this time will definitely be no exception!"
It can also be seen from Zhang Wei's first prediction that in the future, technology companies should focus on the field of space, exploring space, developing space resources, and looking for aliens. ”
"Not only future technology companies, but also major countries around the world have adjusted their strategies to fully develop space technology, and the earth has officially entered the space age.
As far as I know, our country has developed a policy in the service of the space age, which is about to be promulgated.
According to this policy, the country will concentrate on the development of space technology in the future, for which all infrastructure construction will be suspended or delayed, and in the future, most of the resources will be prioritized towards the development of space technology. (It is worth mentioning that in fact, after the launch of the anti-gravity flying car, our country has been greatly reducing the construction of infrastructure such as roads, railways, airports, and ports, because anti-gravity equipment such as anti-gravity flying cars and anti-gravity flying trucks will inevitably become popular, and these infrastructures will also face the dilemma of obsolescence.) )
In addition, all universities in China must establish space technology-related majors such as aerospace majors, focus on cultivating relevant talents, and reserve human resources for space development. Speaking of which, I have to mention one thing, with the emergence of intelligent robots, many majors in universities and vocational schools have completely disappeared, and even many vocational schools have completely closed down, such as training excavators, training electric welding, training foreign languages, and training chefs, because in a few years, these jobs will be replaced by intelligent robots, even if they are trained, they are unemployed! The state has introduced relevant policies to arrange for students to change majors and arrange for employed people to re-enroll in order to adapt to the upcoming era of intelligent robots, and many of these students have entered majors related to space technology.
It can be said that space will be the most important development direction for our country in the future, and human, material, financial, and policy resources will all serve the march into space.
The United States, Russia, Japan, India, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, South Korea and other countries are also mulling similar policies, making space technology a top priority strategic technology, and there will be a lot of resources tilted towards space technology, according to my estimate, these policies will be announced in a few months. The rest of the countries actually want to develop space technology, but they have no technology and no money, so they can only watch.
You may wonder why governments attach so much importance to space technology? It is because space technology determines the future of a nation, and in space, there is an endless wealth of energy, rare metals, minerals, and so on.
On the moon, there are millions of tons of helium-3, which provides enough energy for our country to use nuclear fusion raw materials for tens of thousands of years, in addition, there are more rare metals on the moon than the earth's reserves, and we can also build cities on the moon, grow food, open factories, immigrate to the past, and relieve the pressure on the earth's population.
In addition to the Moon, there are countless asteroids in the solar system, and these asteroids also have a huge amount of wealth, for example, scientists estimate that the core of the asteroid named UW-158 contains 100 million tons of platinum, worth up to 3.5 trillion pounds (5.4 trillion dollars). According to the current survey results of scientists, there are many asteroids like UW-158, such as: 162385 (2000BM19) asteroid worth 3.44 trillion US dollars, 4034Vishnu asteroid worth 2.51 trillion US dollars, 65679 (198~9UQ) asteroid worth 1.77 trillion US dollars, 7753 (1988XB) The asteroid is worth $1.38 trillion and the 3200 phaethon asteroid is worth $870 billion. There is also an asteroid called "Germany 241", which is estimated to contain mineral resources worth up to 95.8 trillion US dollars, almost equal to the GDP of the entire world.
In addition to the endless resources and wealth in space, there is also a reason for countries to make every effort to develop space technology, that is, the resources on the earth are actually running out, and they can no longer support us to continue to consume, if we do not make changes, we can only be trapped on the earth for the rest of our lives until we die. In addition, our country took the lead in launching the plan to conquer the moon, which also woke up other countries, otherwise the space age would have been delayed for another thirty or fifty years. ”
"Damn, upstairs is an insider, right? I know the strategies of countries around the world, but I also think that the real space age has arrived, and in this era, we should see the vast world outside, not the small earth. ”
These netizens are discussing aliens and space, and many netizens are discussing Zhang Wei's second prediction, that is, human beings can extend their lifespan to 500 years in 50 years.
"I really hope Zhang Wei can realize this prophecy soon, fifty years is too long, I can't afford to wait!"
"I remember that Zhang Wei first mentioned that he wanted to let human beings live to 500 years old at the press conference of 'Future No. 1 Gene Injection ~ Liquid', and now less than two months have passed, Zhang Wei said that human beings can extend their life expectancy to 500 years old in 50 years. This shows that Zhang Wei has certainly made some progress and is confident that he will accomplish this feat within 50 years. Do you think my speculation is justified?"
"I'm rubbing, the details are the devil, I think what you said is very reasonable, judging from Zhang Wei's consistent style, what he said can definitely be realized, and there is a great possibility that it will be realized in advance. I remember very well that Zhang Wei said at the first press conference in his life that he had the ability to perfect anti-gravity technology in five years, and as a result, he only took four months to build an anti-gravity flying car. Therefore, I believe that Zhang Wei will invent drugs to prolong life in a shorter time, even if he does not live to be 500 years old, he can live to be 200 years old. ”
"However, even if Zhang Wei invents such a drug, it must be a sky-high price, and ordinary people can't afford to consume it, only those powerful and rich can borrow another five hundred years from the sky, and we ordinary people should wash and sleep. ”
"If there is a chance to live, who wants to die? As long as there is such a medicine, even if I steal it, rob it, cheat it, and do whatever it takes, I will have to scrape together enough money! This is a life span of 500 years, and the emperors of ancient times could not enjoy it. ”
"Upstairs, you're thinking too much, the police have partnered with Future Technology to build a nationwide intelligent policing platform using the artificial intelligence technology provided by Zhang Wei. Surveillance cameras in public places across the country have been connected to the police's intelligent policing platform, and any wanted suspect will be identified as long as his face is photographed by the surveillance camera, and the police will arrive in the shortest possible time. In addition, if you commit a crime in a certain place, after the police receive the call to the police, the intelligent police platform will automatically call up the surrounding surveillance cameras and analyze the suspicious person, which is said to be as accurate as 70%. Unless you're a master criminal, don't think about it. In this day and age, robbery and stealing or something is the most stupid crime. ”
"That's right, I heard that the state is preparing to purchase a new generation of gene sequencers from Future Technology companies to popularize genetic identity cards, and everyone's genes will be entered into the national gene bank, and when the time comes, the hair, skin flakes, saliva, fingerprints and other insignificant things you leave at the crime scene will help the police lock down your identity, so don't think about going the wrong way. There is a good saying, 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi, now is the era of great change, there are many opportunities, we can also make a fortune by taking the right path. ”
"Poof...... Thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, this sentence is inexplicably familiar, dare to ask Xiao Yan upstairs?" )