Predicting the future (of life)
Future of Life Institute, January 24, 2016
Abstract
It’s often said that the future is unpredictable. Of course, that’s not really true. With extremely high confidence, we can predict that the sun will rise in Santa Cruz, California at 7:12 am local time on Jan 30, 2016. We know the next total solar eclipse over the U.S. will be August 14, 2017, and we also know there will be one June 25, 2522.
