10 ways the world could end

Name: 10 ways the world could end
Uploaded: 2007-09-25T03:07:00Z
Duration: 29 min 28 s
Description: How might the human race end? Stephen Petranek lays out 10 terrible options and the science behind them. Will we be wiped out by an asteroid? Eco-collapse? How about a particle collider gone wild?

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Stephen Petranek |

TED2002

• February 2002

How might the human race end? Stephen Petranek lays out 10 terrible options and the science behind them. Will we be wiped out by an asteroid? Eco-collapse? How about a particle collider gone wild?