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Science, knowledge and understanding.

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Never take your eyes off what matters. Think beyond yourself.

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I have been on TED for a while now and I just love taking part in the conversations and watching amazing people speak. I first decided to join in the summer of 2012 when I saw TED talks on the science channel. I've been hooked ever since.

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• A reply on Conversation: Whatever happened to the Oxford comma?

  Feb 27 2013: Not in my case. During essay checking, my teacher actually told me not to use an Oxford comma

• A reply on Conversation: Could we study cancer as a means of obtaining immortality in humans?

  Jan 7 2013: I agree with you, but there is one trait that all types of cancer have and all people with cancer suffer from. Immortality. Cancer is deadly because a cancer cell will live forever as long as it has a blood supply. If the specific part of a cancers DNA that makes it immortal were to be separated, this could have great benefits for humans.
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  A comment on Conversation: Has the time come for the U.S Second Amendment to be repealed or amended?

  Jan 6 2013: Just a little question. Have you ever heard of a black market my friend? Making firearms illegal won't stop people from owning them. The right to bear arms is a right that has been around since the founding of our nation. People won't let such a law just happen. The people won't go down without a fight.

• A reply on Conversation: Could we study cancer as a means of obtaining immortality in humans?

  Jan 6 2013: Well, if our cells behaved more like a cancer, with the exception of rampant growth, we could, in theory live a very long time, however, we would be limited by how much information our brains could store. So, we would live a very long time, but eventually, our brains would reach their limit in terms of data storage. This may be solved by computer interface technology.

• A reply on Conversation: Could we study cancer as a means of obtaining immortality in humans?

  Jan 6 2013: I don't want to turn this into a religious argument, but I don't believe in a "next level." This is partly why I, personally, am so interested in this field. We have made much progress in terms of tissue regeneration and organ growing, so why not take it even further as to expand the human lifetime.Now, I wouldn't suggest trying to eradicate disease because that would slowly make the generations prone to any new strain of virus or bacteria that may pop up.
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  A comment on Conversation: Terrorism a crime or an act of war?

  Jan 6 2013: I could only base such an opinion on the size of the organization causing the harm. If the terror organization was, say, five members large, then I would classify it as criminal activity, where if the organization causing the harm was several thousand strong, like Al Queda, then yes, I would classify terrorism as an act of war.

• A reply on Conversation: Could we study cancer as a means of obtaining immortality in humans?

  Jan 6 2013: Why would other causes of death matter if we achieved extended life using a cancer derived genetic code. I'm sure there would be health problems that came along with this, but they could be solved when we get there, but since said health problems are unknown to us yet because we haven't achieved the above idea, what health problems could you possibly be referring to?

• A comment on Conversation: Is TED a scam?

  Dec 20 2012: 75 dollars for what?

• A comment on Conversation: What is the biggest problem you want to solve?

  Dec 20 2012: Efficient human survival.

• A comment on Conversation: If you could jump in to the future and see one thing for yourself now, what would that be ?

  Dec 20 2012: A working nuclear fusion power plant.