/sci/ - Science & Math

Is the process of evolution a biological concept or an universal law of nature?
What is matter and how does our consciousness interact with it?
Will it ever be possible to researvh what happens after death, assuming anything happens at all? (no jannies, this is not a religion vs science thread)
Could we potentially be genetically modified to constantly feel like we are on some drug, just without the comedown, addiction and negative effects? After all it's "just" chemicals that influence how our brain works and these chemicals have undesirable side effects, so it should be possible to change how the brain works in a different way, right?
What is time and could it be possible that other lifeforms experience it in a different way, like a more conventional dimension that just extends the other three? My thought was that we evolved to experience time as we are because this is helpful for us, just like we experience only some colors.
All of these questions have been bothering me for some time now so I decided to note them and put them into one thread. Please pick one or two which you happen to know about and help me with understanding things a little more. Also feel free to point me to books or articles that discuss these questions if you want to.
>inb4 stupid question
I know. Please pick another one or leave the thread. I might not be very intelligent but I am curious and I think there have been even dumber questions posted on /sci/
>inb4 >>>/sci/sqt
I don't think this type of questions would be suited for that thread as each of them would be enough to have a whole thread about it, assuming I didn't overlook something simple and the answer is something like "no". For this reason I have compiled a list of multiple questions so there is hopefully at least one that interesting enough to discuss.
Thank you for your participation

How can I trust data from instruments that can't be recreated by the general population such as the LHC, satellites, space probes, etc to be true? Any data they give could never be replicated to verify if it's real or not unless you're working there as an executive who knows what's going on.

Are we just supposed to put our faith in data that could never be tested?

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I wonder what kind of space station they'd be able to ship with the starship. They could make a special starship that could serve as a space station module by itself. Like, one with a detachable nose and tail. When it's ready to be docked it ejects the engines and the fuel tanks can be used for storage space.