Scientists' 1960 "Doomsday" paper predicted population infinity on Nov 13, 2026
AndyMasley · x · 2026-11-14
The author shared a 🥳 over Heinz von Foerster's famous 1960 paper "Doomsday: Friday, 13 November, A.D. 2026", which extrapolated two millennia of population growth to predict human population approaching infinity on that exact date — now being shared around as a doomsday/singularity meme.
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