The end is often envisioned the same way: abruptly, hopelessly and completely. How does this constrain the range of possible solutions?
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Apocalyptic thinking undermines democracy because it delegitimizes political opponents, turning them into enemies of God.
While shelves empty and the “booze trains” run, humanity’s ancient festival dream of equality and justice awaits.
Climate disasters are drawing comparisons to apocalyptic films. Their happy endings may have given us a false sense of hope.
If octopuses simply started evolving a smarter brain, what stops them from ruling over humans? Why has this not happened already? An expert explains what these cephalopods might be capable of.
Dead cities are enduring images in post-apocalyptic literature and cinema.
Humanity is destroying Earth’s ability to support complex life. But coming to grips with the magnitude of the problem is hard, even for experts.
The Christian tradition says the Antichrist will come before the end of the world as we know it. So it’s good to know some background on him … or her … or them.
The eerie San Francisco skyline evoked sci-fi movies for a reason. Filmmakers are increasingly using color grading to tinge their films with two hues, orange and teal, to unsettle viewers.
Large numbers, huge ranges, and adaptibility make the human species very difficult to eradicate
Some people are comparing current times with the apocalypse. In ancient texts, apocalyptic messages cultivated endurance and encouragement through dire circumstances.
Like conspiracy theories, pandemics are about an invisible and powerful enemy hiding among us.
Protestant fundamentalism was officially born in the United States in 1919, fueling a culture war that continues today.
White nationalists in the US and Europe are appropriating the language of environmentalism.
We spoke at length with a series of self-identified preppers. It became clear that most aren’t so out of the ordinary.
Post-apocalyptic visions reflect society’s fears – and gamers get to immerse themselves in it.
The end of times, and any small-scale apocalypse, has a special quality: that of distilling what is important from what is superficial and unnecessary.
The real focus of end-of-days narratives isn’t the spectacle of collapse, but about what comes after and how it challenges our world view.
Many American evangelicals believe that the establishment and protection of Israel set up a chain of event for the return of Jesus. What were the origins of this narrative?
No problem too big #1: Artificial intelligence and killer robots.
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In this special Speaking With podcast episode, a panel of artists and researchers speculates on the end of the world due to artificial intelligence and killer robots, as though it has already happened.
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Professor of AI at UNSW, Research Group Leader, UNSW Sydney
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Adjunct Research Associate, School of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University
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Associate Lecturer, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Matthew Flinders Professor of Global Ecology and Models Theme Leader for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, Flinders University
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Associate Professor of Philosophy, Deakin University
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Honorary Professor, DVCE Portfolio, Deakin University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of English, the University of Otago, New Zealand, University of Otago
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Alan Duffy is a Friend of The Conversation.
Associate Professor and Research Fellow, Swinburne University of Technology
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President, Center for Conservation Biology, Bing Professor of Population Studies, Stanford University
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Senior Lecturer in Philosophy of Education, University of Birmingham
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Professor, Macquarie University
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James Martin Research Fellow, Future of Humanity Institute & Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford
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Lecturer in Astronomy, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of history, Queen's University Belfast
