According to Stephen Petranek, the question that occupies scientists at the end of the day (and the beginning of happy hour) is: How might the world end?
I was raised as a scientist but cannot subscribe to the observation - nevertheless, the following list of 10 is worth reflecting on:
- We lose the will to survive
- Aliens invade earth
- The ecosystem collapses
- Particle accelerator mishap
- Biotech disaster
- Reversal of the earth's magnetic field
- Giant solar flares
- A new global epidemic
- We meet a rogue black hole
- A really big asteroid heads for earth
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