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Stephen Petranek telt af naar Armageddon

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Hoe zou de wereld eindigen? Stephen Petranek legt de uitdagingen uit die ons kunnen te wachten staan als we het menselijk ras willen behouden. Zullen we worden weggevaagd door een asteroïde? Zal ons ecosysteem het begeven? Wat dacht je van een op hol geslagen deeltjesversneller?

When he was editor-in-chief of Discover magazine, Stephen Petranek tangled with questions as big as the universe. Here he confronts the biggest question on the planet: What are the 10 most likely ways that life on the Earth could end? Full bio »

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