# 10 ways the world could end

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2002
- Speaker: Stephen Petranek
- Year: 2002
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Earth and environment, Astronomy and space
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/stephen_petranek_10_ways_the_world_could_end)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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?

## Lectures

1. [10 ways the world could end](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/stephen_petranek_10_ways_the_world_could_end/e93bfce5c07e), 30 min (TED's player)