Every society has had its doomsday myths. But with the arrival of increasingly potent technologies and a fuller understanding of the Earth's tumultuous history, a long list of natural and anthropogenic catastrophic and existential threats looms in the human future: global nuclear war, runaway climate change, asteroidal collisions, super-volcanic eruptions, designer plagues, and uncontrolled artificial super intelligence. How serious are these threats, and what can be done to avert them? What do such terminal scenarios imply about modern progress and the place of intelligent life in the cosmos?
910.810.01 Homewood campus
Wednesdays, Feb. 21 to March 14, 6:45 to 8:15 a.m.
Cost: $102
JHU full-time faculty/staff are eligible for tuition remission. You will be unable to register online and receive at discount. Contact 410-516-8516 for more details.
