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Why the Singularity Might Not Happen: Predictive Apocalypse Analytics
Singularity or Apocalypse? We’ve mentioned the concept of the Singularity a few times in these pages, but it’s not a foregone conclusion that this is the destiny of humanity. The NYPost did a sensationally-titled review last week on Eric H. Cline’s book about the fall of ancient Egypt. (We can’t quite resist including this work of art of an article plug line: “Ancient civilizations fell almost simultaneously & it could happen again.”) The Singularity is not a foregone conclusion, here’s why. Click To Tweet Although Cline’s book (and the NY Post review of it) are interesting and thought-provoking, there are better ways, more analytical ways to think about the repeated suddenly collapse of past civilizations. Required reading for mathematical archaeologists … and predictive modelers We have two recommendations. The first off is physicist Geoffrey West’s classic Ted Talk, “The surprising math of cities and corporations.” Although Prof. West explains his observations on scale in a simple and straightforward way in a short ten-minute talk, his insights have profound importance on everything from: neuron speed in elephants vs.… Read the restRecent Posts
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