Join Liam, Pheely, and Patrick as we discuss the ostensible lack of breakthroughs in science in modern days, and how lasers could save us from lightning. For our extended intro topic, we discuss an opinion piece published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences about how there have not been major breakthroughs in science in the past 50 years compared to the 50 years prior. We discuss the different arguments made by the authors and discuss our own opinions and experiences. In our main topic, we discuss how a powerful laser was used to redirect lightning above a Swiss mountain before wrapping up with a story about Earth's atmosphere.