It May Seem Bizarre, But

Until Now, Physical Theories Have Been Regarded As Merely Models With Approximately Describe The Reality Of Nature. As The Models Improve, So The Fit Between Theory And Reality Gets Closer. Some Physicists Are Now Claiming That Supergravity Is The Reality, That The Model And The Real World Are In Mathematically Perfect Accord.

Many Billions Of Years Will Elapse Before The Smallest, Youngest Stars Complete Their Nuclear Burning And Shrink Into White Dwarfs. But With Slow, Agonizing Finality Perpetual Night Will Surely Fall.

The Language Of Chemistry Simply Does Not Mesh With That Of Biology. Chemistry Is About Substances And How They React, Whereas Biology Appeals To Concepts Such As Information And Organisation. Informational Narratives Permeate Biology.

Cancer Cells Come Pre-programmed To Execute A Well-defined Cascade Of Changes, Seemingly Designed To Facilitate Both Their Enhanced Survival And Their Dissemination Through The Bloodstream. There Is Even An Air Of Conspiracy In The Way That Tumours Use Chemical Signals To Create Cancer-friendly Niches In Remote Organs.

Should We Find A Second Form Of Life Right Here On Our Doorstep, We Could Be Confident That Life Is A Truly Cosmic Phenomenon. If So, There May Well Be Sentient Beings Somewhere In The Galaxy Wondering, As Do We, If They Are Not Alone In The Universe.