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Luciano Ferrer

Civilisation peaked in 1940 and will collapse by 2040: the data-based predictions of 1973 - 0 views

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    "In 1973, near the height of the 'population bomb' panic, a computing programme called World1 offered up some predictions for the future. It anticipated a grim picture for humanity based on current trajectories. Tracing categories such as population, pollution and natural-resource usage, World1 calculated that, by 2040, human civilisation would collapse - a century after the best year to have been alive on the planet: 1940. This film was originally broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) News as part of a report on predictions for the coming decades made by cutting-edge computing technology and leading thinkers of the time. The second segment features interviews with members of the Club of Rome, an elite think tank composed of government officials, academics and business leaders focused on the future of humanity. Their view is a bit sunnier, anticipating a world where global governments are forced to cooperate to solve complex problems, people widen their cultural horizons and work fewer hours, and limited consumption - not wealth - becomes a mark of prestige. Viewed today, it makes for an engrossing artifact, raising far more questions than it answers about humanity's ability to effectively predict its future and correct its course."
Luciano Ferrer

El reto ético-político de hacernos cargo de nuestras acciones - 0 views

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    "... el mundo tecnológico que como humanos hemos construido nos supera y se sitúa más allá de nuestros propios límites, es decir, nuestra entrada en lo que Jorge Riechmann viene denominando una época moral de largo alcance. Ahora, si en 1956 estas reflexiones eran de una importancia mayúscula hoy, cuando nuestro desnivel prometeico se ha extendido hasta prácticamente abarcar el grueso de nuestras acciones como sociedades humanas globalizadas y cada vez más profundamente occidentalizadas, es simplemente irrenunciable. ..."
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