It is a commonly known fact that people of high intelligence have high concentrations of Zine and Copper in their hair. The question is why? Why do very smart or extremely intelligent folks have more Zinc and Copper in their hair follicles? Some say that smart people retain more zinc and copper and that allows their brains to make connections faster or allow electric transfers of nerves, neurons and brain waves.
Do smart people have different metabolisms or do they eat more meat and certain vegetables and thus have more to discharge? Or process out those things, which do not help cognition. One researcher had considered that perhaps they have more heavy metals in their hair and well, it acts like an antenna and thus they can pick up other brain waves better or attract more electromagnetic energy from the air, thus their minds work at higher or more rogue waves per usage?
Myself, well I too have wondered about all this and came up with this theory partly considering this information on zink and copper:
[http://worldthinktank.net/wttbbs/index.php?s=73ead87f5be7a887ca5e193885dca20f&showtopic=145]
If a pilot, soldier or racecar driver put copper and zinc in their helmet would that help make them smarter or is it from the body discharging the heavy metals easily from the body that makes the brain work better. If so, if you reduced you zinc and copper in your blood thru filtration, could you increase cognition? Are some blood types, which filter better causing this? Thus certain blood types are the cause of more intelligence and not necessarily the zinc or copper its self? Think on this in 2006.
The universe: It would take, traveling at the speed of light, over 13.7 billion years to travel in our known universe, this is if we were able to travel at these speeds. Getting to my point can we really think that we are possibly the only intelligent life in all this Space? I believe that it would be ignorant to think such a thing and whilst it can not be proven by the people as yet, it certainly should never be dismissed whilst calling ourselves intelligent. I say The People as it is possible that the governments know more than we do.
Imagine the panic and change our world would have to accept if information such as alien life visiting us was made public – religions, society, calm this may all be turned on its head. The mere thought for many people that we our visited or are not alone can bring panic or even halt a life time of worship to a God that may not seem so realistic.
As exciting as the thought seems I do not believe that in my life time, we the public, will gather indisputable evidence that can show we are far from the only life out there in the big, wide galaxy. So the argument remains, if there is life out there, if governments already know this, when will the time come that we can we trusted as the people of this world to have this information – Lets keep Seti funded and alive as they may be the peoples only way of proving we are not alone.
Most people who have given the idea any reality based rational thought that there is indeed life on other Worlds would stand to reason that there would be intelligent life as well. Depending on how you define intelligent life, there will be many species much more intelligent than humans. Surely these other species will communicate different than we do and perhaps use electro-magnetic waves to send thoughts. Much different than voice speech communication of humans.
This is indeed a fascinating topic and it was recently brought up in an online think tank when on guest member stated; “Mode of communication is as broad as the imagination. If they breath air they will almost certainly make some kind of sound, though. If they were aquatic, it could be more complex. I can’t imagine a photogenic species evolving metabolism which would support intelligence, but depending on the elements making up the atmosphere, it could happen. Perhaps in a highly irradiated world.”
All good points no doubt and in an atmosphere sound is an easy thing to have occur and thus communication could be made thru sound or waves which permeate thru the atmosphere. If the life lives in a sea of methane perhaps they will not use sound for communication or if they live in an area void of atmosphere they would not be able to use sound. The chances of a species living in an irradiated world is extremely likely, but it will be very difficult for us to visit them there to find out. What an interesting topic indeed. Perhaps we should consider more of this in 2006.