Comparing Kinetic Summary And Analysis

When I visualize the line between science and magic, all I see is a blur. The blur, by nature, isn't clearly defined just as humanity isn't clearly defined. I question whether my attraction to this line is then magnetic even though it should be opposites that attract. I ask if this line is simply between the things we understand and the inventions we can't yet fathom, or if that line is the distinction between the pursuit of truth and deception. Either way the line contains a mystery worthy of investigation.

Having an avid love for science and an epic affair with fiction, I've always been motivated to explore the intermingling of both. At the bookstore, I'm faced with a decision of whether to dive into the oceans of science fiction, or to explore the narrow caverns and the vast sights of futurism. I gaze at the stars, wondering how long until we begin travelling through space, a new frontier for humanity. I also look at the research bringing us closer to that point, and the interdisciplinary thinkers leading those …show more content…
I've spent nights thinking about how we'll change the natural world as we know it. There are futures I envision that fill me with absolute dread. I want to dream of a sustainable planet where humanity's greatest problems have been solved; not have nightmares of our extinction. In these technologies you see promises of both. In Dragon Age: Inquisition the character Vivienne says to the Herald of Andraste, "Magic is dangerous, just as fire is dangerous. Anyone who forgets this truth gets burned." In a world where the science of today appears as magic to older generations, we need to have a conversation on ethics in these emerging and disruptive fields. As a lover of both science and humanity, I want to be a part of that