Will Our World Crumble in 1000 Years? A Timeline of the Far Future

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Dec 29, 2014

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Sharing this article with a beautiful graphic timeline:

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140105-timeline-of-the-far-future

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This will be as hysterical in fifty years as the predictions made in 1950 are today. In some ways it already is --- "most buildings, bridges, and dams will have fallen in 1000 years?"

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