Remember back in the day when one had to send messages on little notes tied to pigeons' legs? Well, I suspect you wouldn't, it's been a long time since that happened. Messenger birds might belong to antiquity, but trunk calls and telegrams are a part of our recent history, and it's marvellous how far we've come from there!
Thanks to advances in science and technology, talking to someone on the other side of the world is simply a matter of pressing a button or touching a screen. In fact, amazingly complicated technology is so commonplace today, that we hardly pause and give it a thought.
Today when we're searching for a cheap sim only, or a particular model of Smartphone, it doesn't really cross our mind how advanced the science behind digital communication really is. The ubiquitous microchip, which has allowed a technological revolution, is a work of precision and beauty to be marvelled at.
How can this amazing science and technology be used for purposes other than consumer entertainment? Surely there are more applications for these ingenious inventions and creations of the human mind than entertainment gadgets!
Science has always led us to understand the world around us and alter it to make it more habitable for us. We have made spectacular advances in science and technology, and there are many ways in which these can and should be used to serve real needs and questions facing us today.