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12 Events That Will Change Everything, Made Interactive

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  May 30, 2010

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"What dramatic new events are in store for humanity? Here we contemplate 12 possibilities and rate their likelihood of happening by 2050. Some will no doubt bring to mind long-standing dystopian visions: extinction-causing asteroid collisions, war-waging intelligent machines, Frankenstein's monster. Yet, the best thinking today suggests that many events will not unfold as expected. In fact, a scenario could be seen as sobering and disappointing to one person and curious and uplifting to another. One thing is certain: They all have the power to forever reshape how we think about ourselves and how we live our lives."
Editors of Scientific American Magazine, June, 2010.

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artificial intelligence, asteroid, catastrophes, climate, earthquake, future, pandemic, science

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