There鈥檚 a of scientists settling their differences by placing wagers, from Isaac Newton to Stephen Hawking 鈥� a tradition that Lewis Wolpert and Rupert Sheldrake are continuing in this week鈥檚 快猫短视频
Such wagers aren鈥檛 just fun: they also stimulate fresh thinking 鈥� whether what鈥檚 at stake is the existence of the Higgs boson, the odds of living to be 150 years old or the predictive power of the genome.
In this spirit of enquiry, we鈥檇 like you to come up with a wager for us. Which scientific, technological or societal issue do you feel so strongly about that you鈥檇 like to challenge us to a wager over it?
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We鈥檒l take on the best challenge you send us (the stake: a bottle of vintage champagne) and publish the ten best.
How to enter
Challenge 快猫短视频 to a wager using this contact form, with 鈥渟cientific wager鈥� in the subject box. The deadline is 31 July 2009.
Your entry must include the following:
- Define, in one sentence, the terms of your wager.
- Give a date for when this wager will be measured. This deadline must be within the next 50 years.
- Explain, in less than 200 words, why this wager is important
- Explain, in less than 200 words, the precise terms by which the outcome of this wager will be measured.
Please read the Terms and Conditions before entering