1 Minute To Midnight?
The end of the world is just a month away, according to a scientific paper published 66 years ago.
The 1960 paper, published in the prestigious journal Science, predicted the date of Doomsday would be Friday 13th of November, 2026.
Written by Austrian American physicist Heinz von Foerster alongside researchers from the University of Illinois, the study analysed historical demographic trends to conclude that world population growth was hyper-exponential.
It is the closest it has ever been to midnight, with world leading scientists pointing to the dangers of global war, climate change, and out-of-control AI.
“Our current trajectory is unsustainable,” John Mecklin, editor of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, said at the unveiling of the latest Doomsday Clock in January.
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