Do you really have to fear from any catastrophic event that could lead to the total extinction of human beings? Besides the free fall of asteroids, that which results from a study of the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (Cser), is that the biggest threat to the future of man is man himself. "Even though the risk of a nuclear explosion or a giant asteroid is real, we are convinced that the main threats coming from the man himself than by nature," explained Lord Rees in the British Science Festival at the University of Newcastle.
Over the next few years or decades, although unlikely, could be verified from the effects of catastrophic events on man, what worries scientists is not any asteroid fall on our planet, but the development of technology. David Spiegelhalter statistics expert explained that, even if the asteroids that dashed dab on Earth, are a real threat, they are not so disturbing factor. Fear most, scholars have all risk arising from the use of technology. "Today, in fact, use systems liaison for everything and it makes our society more vulnerable in the event that these systems function poorly or are sabotaged for terrorist purposes", - said Spiegelhalter.
Below, in summary, to reflect technological disasters that may occur, according to researchers, that may lead towards the end of the world and humanity itself:
Intelligent devices
Technology intelligently? It is possible. Humanity can fade away if a computer network would develop a human mind and thus use resources for personal purposes, at the expense of the needs of humanity.
Computer terrorism
Information collisions are on the agenda and this should not be surprised at all. Computer Terrorism can kill humanity. Our time is characterized by a dense network interconnection and if these will be destroyed due to a terrorist attack, it would be total paralysis.
Bio
Concerned that some viruses circulating around the world, which provoke death and destruction, are excluded from international research laboratories medicines, in cooperation with the local government. Beyond what may seem like science fiction, if a virus or a bacterium super, for which there is no cure, could come out of a laboratory or terrorists will disperse it, then in a very short time will millions of people die.
Pandemics
Historically we have heard countless pandemic or epidemic diseases, the disclosure of which affects many regions of the world, causing high mortality. Over the years we have heard a large number pandemish, the most recent recall in the 1918 Spanish flu, Asian flu in 1957 and Hong Kong flu in 1968.
Food Stocks
If there would be a sudden sabotage of food supplies in a few hours would be an enormous disaster. The reason? Currently, none of us, there is more likely to get food in abundance and to keep it spare, so that risks can be fatal if it would have any problems in networks that control the distribution of food.
