Breakfast Buffet at 9:30 AM | Speaker at 10:00 AM
The future of humanity is uncertain as science and technology advance at a pace far beyond our ability to manage them. The technologies have wonderful benefits, but present dangerous threats if misused.
Fossil fuel technology produced today’s global warming crisis. The 20th century’s nuclear technology created atomic weapons, and today, over 13,000 nuclear weapons are stockpiled by nine countries. Now, AI, genetic engineering, and social media present new dangers.
In 2017, astrophysicist Stephen Hawking warned that humanity could face extinction within 100 years if we fail to address these growing dangers. That leaves us just 92 years to change course. The clock is ticking.
Join Peter Solomon, scientist, educator, entrepreneur, and author, as he discusses how the rapid pace of science and technology, while beneficial, also poses serious threats to humanity’s future. Inspired by Stephen Hawking’s warning that humans could face extinction within 100 years, this talk is both a wake-up call and a call to action.
