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[Mildly exaggerated] It's astonishing to you that we don't have Star Trek/Orville(s03e03 is actually pretty great, watch it!)-type planet-level sensors capable
by tpmx 4y ago
[Mildly exaggerated] It's astonishing to you that we don't have Star Trek/Orville(s03e03 is actually pretty great, watch it!)-type planet-level sensors capable of creating complete inventories of biological lifeforms of a particular type on our planet? :)
- darth_avocado 4y agoWhere is the value for shareholders in that
- twiddling 4y agoto support big game hunters
- pupppet 4y agoDon't need Star-trek tech for that, just people who can move about and there are plenty of those.
- adrianN 4y agoPeople tend to dislike moving about in places where ice bears roam, so there are not very many who do.
- mordechai9000 4y agoAlso, how would you know they're part of an isolated population unless you spend time (and money) collecting samples, doing genetic analysis, tracking movement, and observing behavior? And don't forget, having a bunch of researchers running around is going to affect the bears' behavior and introduce some uncertainty into the observations.