LIB 200: Does 'Popular Science' Today Awe Us, Inspire Us, or Threaten Us?

 Today science has influences people from all around the world and it is the reason for many ideas, theories, and possibilities for the future. It is fascinating how science has evolved and created the progress of civilization creating today’s future for new scientific possibilities. People are inspired to use science to create a futurama atmosphere in the hopes of one day creating the ideal society or learning the origins of our universe.

  The television series, “Doctor Who” is an example how science has inspired people to view our future and uses digital effects such as a time travel to explore not only earth from the past to the future, but also different words and dimensions. Throughout all the journeys the main character, ‘The Doctor,’ experiences, the one theme that is consistent is that of always helping people in need and doing what is right even if it means sacrificing one’s self. The series combines imaginary ideas of the existence of a  multitude of alien beings with expanded scientific theories of black holes, relativity and time-space continuums with a mix of human history which is usually portrayed as the most vulnerable and in constant need of protection.  The focus of the human experience is at the heart of this show and no matter the scenario, saving humanity is of utmost importance since we are portrayed as unique beings driven by feelings, especially love, kindness and hope.

Even though the time traveling is not scientifically accurate in our modern day, I believe science can actually eventually evolve into make time traveling a possibility in the future. I feel this way since even 30 years ago, if you described an iPhone, the wide use of the internet and even social media like Facebook, people would think you were talking of a future society or advanced alien technology. Thinking of how technology continues to expand at such a fast pace where in a span of 100 years, societies go from just discovering electricity to being able to use a phone to video conference someone via an iPhone app (i.e. FaceTime) from across the globe, our level of advancement is awe-inspiring. I strongly believe that there are so many possibilities that will continue to inspire science and technology to make the science fiction today a reality for us tomorrow.