Satisfying here means when you discover how exactly does this big puzzle work, you find something nobody knows yet. What would you like to do if you already had money and time or wish your children do: 1. Macro level: space, black holes, dark energy 2. Micro level: quantum level and lower 3. DNA decoding, e.g. for treatment of various deseases and just for understanding of human 4. Cyborization: addition computer parts to human, e.g. connect math chip or memory to brain, or connect all brains together 5. Artificial intelligence p. s. I personally think 4 & 5 are not really as interesting and satisfying as 1-3, just added since they also will be rapidly developed in the future.
Time travel 🕰️
think you figured out uncertainty principle. Everything is probability. I’d go insane. Probably same for special and general relativity. Simply mind blowing.
Even if you did discover something in macro space, it would be too expensive and time consuming to take from theory to application. Just give the people what they want, natural red eyes and a tail.
How can I vote for quantum gravity or a TOE (macro and micro are two different things on the poll, but reconciling them is in my eyes one of the bigger things). My list might've been: - Consciousness - Origin of terrestrial life - Quantum gravity / TOE - Langlands conjectures / Langlands program
These are pretty good. I also wouldn’t waste time on quantum gravity though. Philosophically ungrounded
I just mean - there should be a way to reconcile relativity and quantum mechanics. I don't mean any specific approach (I agree, the current approaches do seem unfounded to me).