Marshall Brain: Let’s play doomsday bingo for 2024
It is the start of a new year for the human species on Planet Earth. Is this a time for optimism or pessimism? Should we look forward to 2024 with hope or dread?
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‘Heat domes’ & doomsday: A sun dimmer may be only way to prevent climate disaster
Humanity is considering the possibility of reflecting some of the sun’s rays away from planet Earth so that Earth can cool down. This is a huge decision point in the movie. Is this step drastic? Yes. Is this step fraught with possible side-effects? Yes. But it looks like humanity will have no other choice.
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Marshall Brain: Let’s forget Doomsday and give thanks for what we have through the eyes of refugees
Since this is Thanksgiving week, it seems appropriate to stop and think about everything that we can be thankful for. I am going to do that today by looking at the United States through the eyes of arriving refugees.
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Doomsday or fossil fuels? Mankind has a choice to make, says author Marshall Brain
Humanity has already added something close to two trillion tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere via the fossil fuels we have burned in the past. Humanity is currently adding about 35 billion tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere each year. Each new ton makes our planet a little warmer. We cannot afford to add any more. Here’s why – and examples of what is likely to happen if we don’t.
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A New Year’s doomsday in Times Square: How terrorists could attack, from drones to nukes
Last year, New York City’s Emergency Management office published an unexpected and rather remarkable video entitled “Emergency Preparedness PSA”. This 90-second video discusses what to do if New York City gets hit by a nuclear bomb. But there are many other kinds of threats. Let’s take a look.
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The mind of a friend has died while the body is living on – Seeking ways to preserve memories
What is the state of mind uploading technology? Could it help preserve our memories? Is this idea anywhere near fruition? Let’s review what’s happening.
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Doomsday countdown: How movies entertain and educate us about our world
The things we learn from movies are not always great, not always perfect, and not always true. Even so, there is enough valuable information that it is worth examining some of the lessons we can learn by watching movies.
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A ‘perfectly green campus:’ Here’s how NC State can battle climate change
WRAL TechWire columnist Marshall Brain presents a proposal under which North Carolina State could become a ‘perfectly green’ campus.
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Doomsday Bingo in review: Close to a ‘winning’ card in 2023 – on to 2024
Editor’s note: Marshall Brain – futurist, inventor, NCSU professor, writer and creator of “How Stuff Works” – is a contributor to WRAL TechWire. He’s also author of “The Doomsday Book: The Science Behind Humanity’s Greatest Threats.” Brain has written several posts recently about the threat of climate change. His exclusive columns written for TechWire...
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