our species. Reduce worldwide spending for warfare and other activities that threaten human existence; channel some of that to science research that expands knowledge to increase survivability of the species

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When you think of the word “successful,” who’s the first person that comes to mind and why?

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ANSWER: Our species.

Reduce worldwide spending for warfare and other activities that threaten human existence; channel some of that to science research that expands knowledge to increase survivability of the species…

Events/Activities that threaten human existence: (“urgent”)

A.Foreseeable:

Nuclear war, biological warfare

Pandemics

Drastic rise in ocean temperature

Destabilized ecological system

B.Not yet foreseeable but speculated upon (Events that may threaten human existence) (not yet urgent)

Asteroids that cannot be deflected by the combined jet propulsion projectiles of the world (not yet foreseeable)

Massive volcanic eruptions that increase the temperature of the planet (not yet foreseeable)

Extreme solar flares (not yet foreseeable)

A.I. that overrides a universal kill-switch (not yet foreseeable)

   Your assignment is to work on the urgent ones (Reduce worldwide spending for warfare and other activities that threaten human existence), while  at the same time conducting long-term research on the less urgent ones — always being mindful of proportionality in government spending.

Long-term research includes space exploration (which anyway carries with it immediate practical applications like info-comm satellite tech development, weather-forecasting tech development, etc. with immediate benefits to under-serviced populations and useful in disaster emergency scenarios) :

The Europa Clipper launch :