Ancient voyagers set off "into seas where maps were silent, and sailors feared falling off the edge of the world.” But today, the unknown is harder to come by. Almost every part of the Earth's surface is mapped. Reachable space we know to be empty and desolate. With the world's knowledge available to all at our fingertips, even intellectual adventures are arguably rarer. Not only is it more difficult to have adventures, Harvard research shows people have less appetite for them too. Moreover, according to a study from Berlin University, lack of adventure is reducing overall life satisfaction and happiness.
Does the disappearance of the unknown and decline in adventure mean that something has fundamentally changed about what it is to be human? Is it important to catch sight of the edge of the world, and where might this now be found? Or does the world remain, as it has always been, profoundly unknown and have we only covered up this state of affairs with our illusions of knowledge and scientific truth?
Does the disappearance of the unknown and decline in adventure mean that something has fundamentally changed about what it is to be human? Is it important to catch sight of the edge of the world, and where might this now be found? Or does the world remain, as it has always been, profoundly unknown and have we only covered up this state of affairs with our illusions of knowledge and scientific truth?
