2006-08-15 11:49:05 · 4 answers · asked by swedishman_2003 1 in Social Science ➔ Anthropology
Yeah I think in general it is anything that is just outside our field of knowledge and perhaps soon to be in our scientists' crosshairs. A lot of the time it's something that is encapsuled by more than one field of science (the different fields blend a lot, to be honest).
For instance stem cells, human genome projects (thanks to the above poster), parts of quantum physics, the upper limits of the periodic table, the behvior of protons, neutrons, and electrons and their behavior, new ways to harness energy, etc.
2006-08-15 17:17:20 · answer #1 · answered by d.anconia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's about limits: anything we don't know yet is beyond the frontiers of our knowledget. Scientists are working day and night to extend those frontiers.
2006-08-15 11:54:32 · answer #2 · answered by Kent Brewster 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
frontiers are regarded as "unknown" territory. the beginning of something wild and mystifying. in regards to knowledge, this can be either a theory or undiscovered material that can either disprove or prove previous thoughts and beliefs. either way, it is knowledge that was unknown before hand
2006-08-15 11:55:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Human genome mapping, chaos theory, how to measure water flow from outside of a pipe. Stuff like that?
2006-08-15 14:44:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋