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Doomsday: Friday, 13 November, A.D. 2026 (1960)science.org

7 points•Metacelsus•11 days ago•1 comment•

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Metacelsus11 days ago

Prediction from 1960: "At this date human population will approach infinity if it grows as it has grown in the last two millennia."

Non-paywalled link: http://www.bioinfo.rpi.edu/bystrc/courses/biol4961/Doomsday....

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