Things Worth Noting
Humanity’s long-term survival hinges on navigating existential threats like climate change, AI, and nuclear risks. Climate change drives ecosphere collapse, with tipping points like permafrost melt threatening resources. AI and superintelligence risk catastrophe if misaligned, while nuclear winter remains a concern. Cosmic threats, like asteroid impacts, loom large, and the Fermi Paradox suggests a Great […]
Bill Gates funds solar geoengineering to combat climate change, sparking debate over “blocking the sun.” His support for Harvard’s SCoPEx project, which tests stratospheric aerosol injection using calcium carbonate, aims to cool Earth by reflecting sunlight, mimicking volcanic eruptions like Mount Pinatubo. Critics, including Indigenous groups, warn of environmental risks, ozone depletion, and crop failure, […]