Back in 1960, three renowned scientists published an article in the respectable “Science” magazine predicting that today, Friday, November 13th, 2026 would be the end of the world. Austrian-American physicist Heinz Von Foerster, along with two colleagues at the University of Illinois, said the world population would reach “infinity” on this date, and that their great grandchildren would be “squeezed to death” by overpopulation. Obviously, we’re still here and while the prediction may seem silly now, there were some significant changes made because of this prediction that have bought the human race some more time. Now what are you going to do with it?
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