Why does the future does not need us?

Created by

Kurt Joseph

Cards (23)

Why Does The Future Not Need Us?
Topics covered
Pollution
Nuclear War
Habitat Destruction
Climate Change and Global Warming
Prototechnology 
Focuses on the time when early tools were developed before civilization
Four stages of the brief history of technology
Prototechnology
Classical technology
Modern technology
Postmodern technology
Classical technology 
Rise of the agricultural technologies and the establishment of communities and cities
Modern technology 
Fueled by science concepts and principles which date back about 500 years ago
Postmodern technology 
Replaces naturally occurring products with technologically developed ones
Two ways of human extinction
Gradual extinction
Sudden extinction
Gradual extinction can happen through individuals aging, natural selection, or disappearance of ecological niche
Sudden extinction can happen through volcanic eruption, earthquake, tsunami, possible collision, or pandemic
Human Displacement Possibilities due to Technological Advancements
Ozone layer depletion
Human Displacement Possibilities due to Technological Advancements
Global warming and climate change
Human Displacement Possibilities due to Technological Advancements
Nuclear war and nuclear contamination
Human Displacement Possibilities due to Technological Advancements
Use of plastics
Human Displacement Possibilities due to Technological Advancements
Petroleum-based fertilizer
Human Displacement Possibilities due to Technological Advancements
Habitat destruction
Petroleum-based fertilizers can pollute nearby rivers or bodies of water
Land alteration, deforestation, and some agricultural practices contributed to global warming
Nuclear reactors have been used in different industries as a source of energy
Aftermath of Hiroshima's nuclear bombing (1945)
Chernobyl nuclear power facility in Ukraine (1986)
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Non-toxic when used solely to increase crop yield and income