12 Events That Will Change Everything

Cite: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=interactive-12-events 12 Events That Will Change Everything, Made Interactive by American Science Magazine
Paraphrase: I read this article recently and I found it so incredibly interesting I had to write a blog entry about it. The article basically talks about 12 different things that could happen that would change the world in a very significant way. The events include Cloning, Nuclear Warfare, Room Temperature Super Conductors, Alien Contact, Worldwide Pandemic, and Nuclear Fusion.
Analyze: As I read this article it just really inspired me. This was the reason why I originally wanted to be a scientist! I wanted to change the world (hopefully in a good way). Seeing these possible inventions makes me want to be the person that discovers similar. Discover something that will help the world and benefit future generations. Although, I personally believe I would be a better economist than a scientist, being a scientist just seems like such a more noble career because I will hopefully add to the world base of knowledge. It was perfect timing too that I read this article. It has been a really hard year and you start to question why the heck you are a chemical engineer rather than a potentially easier major but reading this article revitalized my spirit for being a chemical engineer. I think it would be so awesome if I actually got to be part of the team that discovered how to successfully clone a human or how to make room temperature super conductors. So many of the world problems could be solved by just one invention. For example room temperature super conductors would allow for renewable energy sources to be financially viable and we wouldn't have to rely on oil very much. Anyways it was an incredible article and really re-inspired me to be a scientist.