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Tuesday, 19 January 2016

Humanity is going to use science and technology to wipe itself out: Stephen Hawking

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A mushroom cloud rises during nuclear weapons test on Bikini Atoll. (Photo: US Library of Congress)

A mushroom cloud rises during nuclear weapons test on Bikini Atoll. (Photo: US Library of Congress)

HIGHLIGHTS

• Nuclear war, global warming and genetically-engineered viruses could wipe out humanity.
• We can save ourselves if we manage to escape the Earth.