"Clearly it is unrealistic to imagine that the human society would start to be affected by the deforestation only when the last tree would be cut down."

Physicists say there's a 90 percent chance civilization will collapse

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Learn why physicists predict that current rates of deforestation and resource consumption will cause societal collapse within 20 to 40 years.

90% Chance Civilization Will Soon Collapse, Say Physicists | Futurism

"We have a few decades left before an irreversible collapse of our civilization."

Physicists Say There’s a 90 Percent Chance Civilization Will Soon Collapse

And your insurance might even cover the cost.

Expert: Doctors will soon prescribe sex robots to patients

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Doctors might soon prescribe insurance-covered sex robots to patients, says one clinical psychologist — and it could spell the end of civilization.

Expert: Doctors Will Soon Prescribe Sex Robots to Patients

The bots might help people overcome sexual dysfunctions — at the expense of civilization.

Time is far more than just a human invention.

Take a look at the winding path that led to the time on your wrist.

Watch: What is time, according to physics?

Hard Science

The advent of time measurement is much more arbitrary than you may think. Centuries of changes have given us the systems in place today to tell time.

What is Time, According to Physics?

These trends could define the fate of humanity.

Are we a “type 1” or “type 2" civilization?

Michio Kaku: These are the two paths humanity could take in the next century

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Michio Kaku: These are the Two Paths Humanity Could Take in the Next Century

The Alcubierre warp-drive

invisibility cloaks

Mars rover

discovery of the Higgs

Kardashev Scale

traveling across interstellar space

unimaginable power and energy

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Let’s be honest, we have our fair share of problems on planet Earth: war, floods, disease, poverty, and environmental destruction (the list goes on and on, really). But we also have a lot of things going for us: the Alcubierre Warp Drive, invisibility cloaks, the Mars rover missions, the discovery of the Higgs (again, the […]

A Brief Explanation of the Kardashev Scale: How Far Can Humanity Really Advance?

This is what our world could look like millennia from now.

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Carl Sagan

To measure the level of a civilization’s advancement, the Kardashev scale focuses on the amount of energy that a civilization is able to utilize. Notably, the amount of power available to a civilization is fundamentally linked to how widespread the civilization is (you obviously can’t harness the power of a star if you are confined […]

The Kardashev Scale Type 0: Why Earth is a Level Zero Civilization

Getting out of the Stone Age isn't easy. 

Sci-Fi Becomes Sci-fact; The Real Star Trek:

How Advanced Races of Intelligent Beings Could Live in Black Holes

Off World

Type 1 civilization designation on the Kardashev scale may be possible in the next 100 years, which could influence the survival of mankind.

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