From proton decay to the eventual expansion of our sun, the cosmos may have it in for humanity, but through climate change, artifiical intelligence, or gene editing, humans may go extinct without the universe’s help.

Click above to listen to part 1 of End of Eternity featuring Anders SandbergResearcher at the Future of Humanity Institute at the University of Oxford.

End of Eternity:
Part 1: Anders Sandberg / End of Humanity
Part 2: Katie Mack / End of the Universe
Part 3: Brian Greene / End of Time

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