After watching the interview with Avi Loeb, the most memorable piece of information I gathered was the piece regarding dark matter. Specifically, Loeb mentions that we do not yet understand the nature of dark matter or its vacuum mass density, and thus, we are unable to forecast how it will behave in the future. Given that we are not able to forecast how it will behave in the future, we are also unable to predict how it will impact other aspects of the system. Furthermore, it was interesting to learn that the dark matter's vacuum mass density allows it expand faster. The concept of dark matter has always fascinated me, and I was extremely surprised to learn that we are still at the initial stages of understanding how it functions.
Regarding Loeb's point on academics limiting their creativity to "stay within the bounds," I would ask him the following question: If we don't use a rewards-based system in education, how can incentivize children to pursue their creativity while still ensuring that they learn the necessary information?
Link: https://www.labxchange.org/library/items/lb:HarvardX:c1543a73:lx_simulation:1?fullscreen=true
Avi,
I too found the subject of dark matter to be one of the most interesting aspects of the interview but I know very little about the subject matter. I was wondering what you think some of the positive implications of dark matter's ability to expand faster could be?