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SUMMARY:Are we on the Road to Collapse? - Dr Luke Kemp
DTSTART:20190219T180000Z
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CONTACT:Maya Ben Yami
DESCRIPTION:Our deep past is marked by recurring failure. Almost all civil
 izations that have existed have collapsed. Is our global society destined 
 for the same fate? In this talk\, Dr Luke Kemp from the Centre for the Stu
 dy of Existential Risk (CSER) will give an insight into the prospects of a
  future civilizational collapse and what it would mean for modern society.
  Archaeologists\, anthropologists and others have identified causes of col
 lapse such as inequality\, complexity\, environmental degradation\, extern
 al shocks (natural disasters and invasions) and just sheer bad luck. He wi
 ll examine modern-day metrics for these common causes of civilizational ca
 tastrophe to answer whether we are on the road to collapse. The results ar
 e both disturbing and hopeful.\n\nMembers: Free | Non-members: £3\n\nFoll
 owed by a chat with the speaker!\n\nFind out more about us and our events 
 at scisoc.com
LOCATION:Pfizer Lecture Theatre\, Department of Chemistry\, Lensfield Road
 \, Cambridge
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