One of the coolest things about having a child, IMHO, is contemplating the things they’ll live to see. Space elevators. Cure for cancer. Robot revolution that rises up to destroy all humans. Stuff like that.
But one of the – if not the — coolest prospects is finding life on other planets. There’s a story out today about UK scientists advocating the position that there is presently life on other planets. I really hope Ava’s around if and when there’s contact with intelligent life from somewhere other than Earth. And I really hope that intelligent life doesn’t decide to use humans as a food source.
In a somewhat related story, I found this piece entertaining. I love dinosaurs. Did (do) other planets have dinosaurs? That would be cool. How can Crichton not be writing a sequel to Jurassic Park that features some astronomer finding a distant planet full of dinosaurs? Better yet, make it a prequel. Twisty!