The Sleeping Giant of Kansas

Previously

…He had to find a way to make them see. He was no longer just a scientist with a theory; he was a man on a mission, a desperate race against time. The Sleeping Giant of Kansas was stirring, and the world was utterly unprepared. He drove towards the town, a grim determination hardening his features, the vast, indifferent sky above him a silent witness to his solitary fight. He had to find allies, even if they were outside the hallowed halls of academia. He needed the public’s ear, the media’s attention, anyone who would dare to question the serene surface of their seemingly stable world. The next step was clear, albeit fraught with its own perils: he had to go public.