The Why Files: Operation Podcast 566: Compilation: Stories about the Apocalypse
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Aug 26, 2024 Doomsday scenarios abound, from solar storms to the threat of AI. Discover shocking predictions of societal collapse and historic close calls with nuclear annihilation. Delve into the chilling consequences of the Carrington event and the implications of climate science contradictions. Unravel the mysteries of Earth's magnetic shifts, the chilling evolution of AI, and past extinction events. With cosmic connections and dire warnings, the discussion explores humanity's resilience against the specter of apocalypse while keeping humor alive.
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MIT Computer Predicts the End of the World
- In 1704, Isaac Newton predicted the world's end around 2060.
- In 1973, an MIT computer predicted societal collapse around 2040, with signs in 2020.
Societal Collapse vs. Planetary Destruction
- The "end of the world" often refers to societal collapse, not planetary destruction.
- The MIT model used system dynamics, focusing on how system pieces interrelate.
World 3 Simulation and the Club of Rome
- MIT researchers used World 3 to simulate global sustainability based on 5 factors.
- Commissioned by the Club of Rome, it predicted societal collapse instead of a bright future.