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0 waiting on Side 1 — Scale nuclear aggressively, it's the only realistic clean baseload
0 waiting on Side 2 — Too risky, too expensive, invest in renewables instead

Is nuclear the answer to climate change?

Zero carbon, massive output, but also Chernobyl and Fukushima in public memory. Should we build more reactors or shut them down?

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0 waiting on Side 1 — Tax it, the climate cost is real and urgent
0 waiting on Side 2 — Hands off my plate, this is personal choice

Should governments tax meat to cut consumption?

Livestock produce 14.5% of global greenhouse emissions. Some economists want a "sin tax" on meat like we have on cigarettes. Climate necessity or nanny state?

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0 waiting on Side 1 — Private companies drive innovation faster and cheaper
0 waiting on Side 2 — Space is too important to be left to profit-driven corporations

Should space exploration be privately funded?

SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Virgin Galactic are racing to Mars and beyond. Should humanity's biggest frontier be led by billionaires with profit motives, or should governments keep control of space?

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0 waiting on Side 1 — Allow it — eradicating disease is a moral imperative
0 waiting on Side 2 — Ban it — playing with human genetics is too dangerous

Should gene editing in humans be allowed?

CRISPR technology can eliminate hereditary diseases — but also engineer designer babies. A Chinese scientist already created gene-edited human embryos. Should we embrace or ban human germline editing?

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