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Why the doomsday prediction of 1960 matters today

According to the late Heinz von Foerster, Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, is doomsday. Professor von Foerster and two colleagues at the University of Illinois published that prediction in 1960 in the respected journal Science. The paper has been widely discussed ever since.

Why the doomsday prediction of 1960 matters today

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