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The '''Twin Nuclei Problem of Cell and Atom''' is the recognition that having gained the power to manipulate cellular and atomic nuclei between 1952 and 1953, humanity is now in possession of unprecedented destructive power, and thus capable of self-extinction. All of human civilization is now one correlated experiment, and any sufficiently large event may be enough to end it, limiting its long-term future. That such an event has not yet occurred is largely a function of growth and luck. Since the early 1970s, growth has stagnated in all but a few economic activities, and as evidenced by the coronavirus pandemic, luck is fragile and running out. [[Eric Weinstein]] first | {{stub}} | ||
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The '''Twin Nuclei Problem of Cell and Atom''' is the recognition that having gained the power to manipulate cellular and atomic nuclei between 1952 and 1953, humanity is now in possession of unprecedented destructive power, and thus capable of self-extinction. All of human civilization is now one correlated experiment, and any sufficiently large event may be enough to end it, limiting its long-term future. That such an event has not yet occurred is largely a function of growth and luck. Since the early 1970s, growth has stagnated in all but a few economic activities, and as evidenced by the coronavirus pandemic, luck is fragile and running out. [[Eric Weinstein]] first coined the idea in his [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LruYnDjkOgU first appearance] on [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJdKr0Bgd_5saZYqLCa9mng The Rubin Report] in January 2017. | |||
== Preconditions == | == Preconditions == | ||
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A clip from [[ep18#Twin Nuclei Problem of Cell and Atom|Episode 18]] of [[The Portal Podcast]]. | A clip from [[ep18#Twin Nuclei Problem of Cell and Atom|Episode 18]] of [[The Portal Podcast]]. | ||
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== Eric's Explanation from Discord == | == Eric's Explanation from Discord == | ||
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* [[Science, The Endless Frontier]] | * [[Science, The Endless Frontier]] | ||
* [[Science Since Babylon]] | * [[Science Since Babylon]] | ||
[[Category:Twin Nuclei Problem]] | [[Category:Twin Nuclei Problem]] | ||
[[Category:History]] | [[Category:History]] |