As far as I know, this does not affect me or anyone I know personally, but darn, I feel happy for all the people whose lives this could make better. Hail, science!

Where can I sign my dad up? He’s lost most of his vision due to a brain tumor he had removed.

Waiting for a cure for macular degeneration here.......

Yes, but also we have VASTLY fewer people percentage wise living in poverty than at any time in history. Generally speaking, the last 30 years have been some of the most peaceful in human history. Communication lines between nations in conflict with each other have never been more open. It is both harder to conceal a truth and easier to drown it in misinformation. Humans now are way less likely to die of malnutrition amd starvation but way more likely to die of heart disease and cancer.

Even if nuclear weapons are launched, remember that humans survived the “summer without a sun” after the Krakatoa eruption in the 1800’s and Star Trek featured post-war apocalyptic scenarios before the utopia we all know of.

I agree generally that people tend to assume the worst, but the reality is that since the 40's we now have the technology to actually end all life on earth in the form of nuclear weapons. We have never been closer to either outcome in all of human history. I am cynical in the sense that i believe human history will end in a fireball rather then a glorious space utopia. I don't see the middle path as a viable option.

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Greenhouse gas

>A greenhouse gas (GHG or GhG) is a gas that absorbs and emits radiant energy within the thermal infrared range, causing the greenhouse effect. The primary greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere are water vapor (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), and ozone (O3). Without greenhouse gases, the average temperature of Earth's surface would be about −18 °C (0 °F), rather than the present average of 15 °C (59 °F). The atmospheres of Venus, Mars and Titan also contain greenhouse gases.

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Greenhouse gasses that trap heat

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenhouse_gas

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I wonder if people would believe scientists today or would call it a left wing conspiracy.

We are the Borg. Resistance is futile.

Why… why did you just fill my head with that

Colombo? (Who, coincidentally, was blind in one eye in real life)

It would be crazy if people who were born blind couldn't handle the new sense and end up gouging their eyes out.

Wait I thought they already healed it

<3

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They usually break half way through your first chip.

yay, weather news that doesnt make me want to build a bunker

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Sincere question: so then what's causing more rapid global warming?

Not at all. But significantly fewer people with get skin cancer.

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Edit; removing my negative comment. ;-;

Lab-grown retinal eye cells will also be available in the deli section at supermarkets soon. Yum.