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10 ways the world could end

Stephen Petranek · TED

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About

How might the human race end? Stephen Petranek lays out 10 terrible options and the science behind them. Will we be wiped out by an asteroid? Eco-collapse? How about a particle collider gone wild?

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED2002
Speaker
Stephen Petranek
Year
2002
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Earth and environment, Astronomy and space
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
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