In deze video vertelt Stephen Petranek over 10 manieren waarop we als mensheid 't loodje kunnen leggen.Number 10: We lose the will to survive.
Solutions:
-Give us insurance for mental health
-Advanced psychoactive drugs
Number 9: Aliens Invade Earth
Solutions:
-Get the State Department working on a plan to meet, greet, and negotiate with an advanced species
-Become an outward-looking, space-faring nation
Number 8: The Ecosystem Collapses
Solutions:
-Spend more money modeling ecosystems
-Create huge biodiversity reserves
Number 7: Particle Accelerator Mishap
Solutions:
-Create an independent board of scientists to oversee accelerator experiments
-Study natural high-energy physics first
Number 6 -- Biotech Disaster
Solution:
-Treat biotechnology with the same security scrutiny we apply to nuclear engineering
Number 5 -- Reversal of the Earth's Magnetic Field
Solution:
-Replenish Earth's ozone layer
Number 4: Giant solar flares
Solution:
-Start terraforming Mars now
Number 3 -- A New Global Epidemic
Solutions:
-Outlaw antibiotics for farm animals and farmed fish
-Get serious about our public health system
Number 2 -- We Meet a Rogue Black Hole
Solution:
-Hurry up that search for another earth-like planet
Number 1 -- A Really Big Asteroid Heads For Earth
Solutions:
-Ramp up NASA's search for asteroids with our name on them
-Figure out how to blow up an asteroid or alter its trajectory
