An asteroid or a nuclear war can end the world. Mathematical musings from one’s armchair cannot. Birth rank seems to have no ...

As humanity progresses through time, there’s a growing curiosity about how much longer we have on this planet. While we continue to make strides in technology, science, and society, could our ...

Humanity has always lived with risk, but for most of history those dangers were local, temporary, and survivable. What has changed is that our technology, our numbers, and our impact on the planet now ...

In a $30 million mansion perched on a cliff overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge, a group of AI researchers, philosophers, and technologists gathered to discuss the end of humanity. The Sunday afternoon ...

The Trump administration seems intent on undermining America’s ability to make human rights a significant element of its foreign policy. As evidence of that, consider its plan to dramatically reduce ...

Some reap what others sow Globally, compound hot-dry extremes may strike nearly 10 times per year on average by the end of the century, with the longest lasting around 15 days—increases of 2.4 and 2.7 ...

Edward Saatchi, CEO of Amazon-backed startup Fable, sees AI as “possibly the end of human creativity,” at least as an exclusive phenomenon. And no, he doesn’t believe that’s a bad thing. The exec made ...