Profile: Kotulic Bunta

Personal background
I consider me to be a cluster of some 3 x 1013 cells with some additional (mental?) field, although not very deeply understood yet. And I love natural sciences. I was interested in nature that surrounds us from my very childhood. When I was about seven I was absolutely impressed and fascinated by our Universe, astronomy and (mostly) by astrophysics, although I did not understand a lot of those at that time. Afterwards, I started being interested also in other fields - biology, psychology and other similar staff. For example, by a common stone lying in front of my feet. Plopping water. Perfect stone, perfect water... Finally, it lead to completing of a PhD degree in nuclear physics - I contributed little bit to understanding of the strong nuclear force in the nuclear matter and an application of nuclear physics to calculation of neutron star properties. Now I conduct research/computer simulations on radiation damage of human DNA molecule in Japan - merging a study of the human body with computers, mathematics and physics.
Nevertheless, science is not the definitive answer to all our questions about the existence, and I have yet another way of fulfilling the purpose of our presence in this world - a complementary way - which is very simple. Zen meditation. Although seeming like paradox or a modern cliche, this has very deep reasons and arises from my very essential feeling of the world. Zen Buddhism has close relation to the (especially quantum) physics and wonderfully and surprisingly match each other. No words are needed further. Just sit down and feel the true and amazing nature of the Nature...
Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home
1. Because I am convinced that there is another life in the Universe. Although I am not sure whether it is possible to find it, or whether there is an intelligent life not too undeveloped to send radio signals or not too over-developed to send (from their point of view primitive) radio signals, I think it would be a reprehensible ignorance not to try it. Hence, I want to employ my computer in this interesting effort.
2. As I already said, if there are aliens capable to receive and send radio waves, it is a very useful and meaningful project.
3. More promotion, more publicity would be helpful. At least in some countries.
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