On February 11, 2024 I saw the photo “Polar Bear Napping” by Nima Sarikhani, the amateur photographer who just won the People’s Choice award. It struck a chord with me as a particularly beautiful image. My first thought was just to show it to my kids; the polar bear is adorable and the blue tinged ice is striking. Then I was struck by the irony and the similarity to mankind’s blissful ignorance of impending problems.