Universal Value Exchange

It sometimes feels like there is a science involved in making money. I say there is a science in making money, because in many ways, it follows a pattern. Making money is not totally random and not based on luck. Actually when you look deep into it, there is a science to it.

I’d love to see people start studying the science of income. It’s more than just economics, because that looks at things differently. The science of income examines the great decision that business leaders and compare to people who have not seen business success.

Throughout west and central Africa, one of the staple food products is the black-eye pea. I had never really given much thought to this or even knew what a black-eye pea was. See the peas are eaten as a protein and the leaves are eaten like a spinach. The stems are feed to cattle that provide more of the food people need. Because its multiple uses, the black-eye pea affects the live and lifestyles of many. Since it is a staple food for hundreds of millions of people, increasing the yields of the plants can increase the quality of life for its consumers.

Scientists in Virginia are creating varieties that have a larger yield and can withstand drought and pests. In fact, some initial witchweed resistant varieties are already being planted in Africa. This article brings to mind many of the advances that American institutions have been giving to the world and should be highlighted.

Source: Team seeks to improve the black-eye pea by Associated Press, retrieved 2/19/08.

This is a writing that is continued from Mars Literature vs Reality Part I that I wrote up.

This view of Mars is contrasted with what we know of Mars through recent exploration. We know that Mars does have a very hostile climate. We know that the atmosphere is mostly carbon dioxide and is not breathable by humans. We have found no evidence of intelligent life on Mars. While we do know that Mars is a desolate planet devoid of life now, but what of Ray Bradbury’s talk of settling Mars?

It very well may be possible. With energy sources to heat up bubbled settlements and greenhouses to both grow food and convert carbon dioxide to oxygen through photosynthesis along with the location of a frozen water source, it might be very easy to establish a permanent colony on Mars.

Ray Bradbury’s Martian Chronicles offered a glimpse into life on Mars as seen through his eyes, only time will tell if any of the view through his eyes is actual reality, but one thing is certain. His book inflamed the curiosity of a generation and led many a scientist to dream about Mars. These dreams about exploring Mars can be seen in our missions to Mars and in the findings of the Spirit and Opportunity rovers.

Here is the first part of a paper I wrote comparing the Mars of literatures vs the Mars of reality. The public has long had an interest in the planet called Mars. Books have been written for years about Mars. These books talk about life on Mars, they talk a dying land where people are trying desperately trying to continue their civilization in the battle against the elements, they talk about the Martian people, and they even talk of war against Earth as seen in the HG Wells book, War of the Worlds. For life on Mars, no other book has affected our national conscience quite like the Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury.

Ray Bradbury took a different view of Mars and Martians than had previously been written about. Ray Bradbury’s Martians were an advanced civilization that were on a dying planet. They were human like with telepathic abilities and human emotions. Mars was a desolate planet that was drying and the Martians were unable to develop themselves against the elements.

The Martian Chronicles tell about the Earth explorers and later colonists who moved to Mars and tried to set up a new life in much the same way that the American continent was settled. In the story, Mars had a breathable atmosphere and while dry and desolate, Earth settlers were able to have some success, maybe at the same time to the detriment of the aboriginal Martians.

To be continued

Please sure to read Mars Literature vs Reality Part II.