Every single day in research centers around the world scientists make breakthroughs in understanding, treating, and curing cancers (and other afflictions). And while the Moon and Mars and the Metaverse and all other types of exploration are great, let’s not take our eyes off what matters most — your health and wellness.
This morning I read an article about a new type of early-stage cancer test capable of catching signs of up to 14 different types of cancer. This would be Page 1000 news behind the World Cup, the economy, crypto collapse, war in Ukraine, etc etc etc.
We’ve come a long way and yet there’s still so much to discover and improve.
In 2020, the United States funded space exploration with $47 Billion. It funded the National Cancer Institute with $6 Billion. Both programs have merit but if we can’t get our shit together here on earth there will be nobody alive to travel and explore other places.
Researchers are some of the most underrated heroes on earth.
Seriously, there should be a global campaign promoting cancer researchers and other researchers as national heroes. Celebrate them, reward them, give them special holidays and trading card sets with holographic features. Whatever it takes, we need more of them and we need future generations to continue wanting to enter these fields so we keep the momentum going.
I love sports and entertainment as much as the next guy (probably more), and I love to celebrate our heroes that bring us passion and joy and pride. But it’s time to start celebrating those who quietly make the world a better place every day.
I don’t know who the man is in this photo below, but I bet if he had a uniform on with a number on the back and team name on the front I might recognize him. I’d know his name, where he went to college, how old he is, how much money he makes, what he does in his downtime, who his wife is, and what he had for dinner last night (based on his Insta photos). Sadly, this man is a microbiologist studying things that make life better and I have zero clue who he is. His work isn’t celebrated on tv or in the news.
Yep, we’ve got work to do. And maybe it starts with us finding some new heroes to celebrate.
