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Originally Posted by KenWittlief
If anyone has any doubt why we need more engineers and scientists, here is an excellent example.
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Although this thread is more about auto safety and the science and engineering related to it, I was reminded of the thoughts I had while attending an environmental seminar yesterday.
There are so many fields that need the help of scietists and engineers.
We discussed the work that is going on with helping farmers optimize their production yields while minimizing nutrient, soil and pollution runoff into the adjacent streams rivers and lakes...
we talked about the research that needs done on carbon sequestering - finding the best plant growth to offset CO / CO2 emissions (greenhouse emissions)
How about coming up with energy efficient ways to make the biofuels we need to reduce our dependance on fossil fuels? And designing the engines that will love to burn them?
And the recent news that bad fishing practices will result in the total collapse of the seafood industry by the mid 21st century? Scientists Wanted!
It almost made me wish I was a young college student with all of these research opportunities aound me! But I'm not... so all of you who fit that description, you can make a difference and have a positive impact on your world - GO FOR IT!