Ok - you’ve seen the headlines about the “secretive” government agency planning on “dimming” the sun?
Sounds like something out of a Marvel film or a 1960’s James Bond, right?
Here’s a 🧵on who the government agency is and what *exactly* it is that they’re funding
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Sounds like something out of a Marvel film or a 1960’s James Bond, right?
Here’s a 🧵on who the government agency is and what *exactly* it is that they’re funding
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ARIA - Advanced Research and Invention Agency
Set up to be the UK equivalent of DARPA in the US
Japan has Moonshot R&D
Germany has SPRIN-D
Govt agencies that support the most ambitious cutting-edge science and innovation
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GPS
Drones
Personal Computers
mRNA vaccine technology
Weather satellites
Stealth technology
Internet
Funding 1000s of projects that may or may not work - but when they do they can be game-changing for humanity.
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What if we could programme plants to remove more CO₂, fight drought, and deliver medicines to those in need?
What if we could solve the mysteries of neurological disorders and mental health by interfacing with the brain in new ways
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“Future Proofing our Climate and Weather”
And do you know how I know this?
Because this “secretive” agency has a publicly available website, governance details and annual accounts! 🤷🏼♀️
For a secretive gov agency they’re not very well hidden😆
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Because as the climate warms at the rate it’s going, there will be potential “tipping points” such as the thawing of permafrost or melting of a major ice sheet that will massively accelerate the consequences of climate change….
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We have plans on how to deal with an asteroid strike, but no plans on what to do if one of these equally catastrophic events were to happen.
So we need to do the research👍🏼
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