Green Revolution

Jacob Barnett is an American mathematician and child prodigy. At 8 years old, Jacob began sneaking into the back of college lectures at IUPUI. After being diagnosed with autism since the age of two and placed in his school's special ed. program, Jacob's teachers and doctors were astonished to learn he was able to teach calculus to college students. At age nine, while playing with shapes, Jacob built a series of mathematical models that expanded Einstein's field of relativity. A professor at Princeton reviewed his work and confirmed that it was groundbreaking and could someday result in a Nobel Prize. At age 10, Jacob was formally accepted to the University as a full-time college student and went straight into a paid research position in the field of condensed matter physics. For his original work in this field, Jacob set a record, becoming the world's youngest astrophysics researcher. His paper was subsequently accepted for publication by Physical Review A, a scientif...

"Si nu numai atat, am vazut-o si eu. Am fost plasat intr-o lume in care noi suntem mai mult decat corpurile si creierele noastre, in care moartea nu este sfarsitul constiintei, ci mai degraba o calatorie cat se poate de pozitiva. Nu sunt prima persoana care descopera ceva evident: constiinta noastra exista si dincolo de existenta trupului. Insa sunt prima persoana (cel putin din cate stiu eu), care a avut o astfel de experienta in timp ce cortextul meu era complet nefunctional. Colegii mei m-au urmarit secunda cu secunda. Toate studiile de pana acum relavau faptul ca oamenii traiesc aceasta experienta doar cand cortextul le functionteaza cat de putin. Experienta mea, insa, a avut loc in timp ce cortextul meu nu functiona deloc. Iar asta este o evidenta relevata de tomografiile computerizate facute de colegii mei. Mi-au trebuit luni sa inteleg ce s-a intamplat cu mine. Nu numai ca imi imaginam ca medical este imposibil sa fi fost constient in timpul comei, insa nu-mi explicam nici...