Friday the 13th Doomsday Is Finally Here: How Scientists Calculated the Date in 1960

Friday the 13th Doomsday Is Finally Here: How Scientists Calculated the Date in 1960

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Friday the 13th Doomsday Is Finally Here: How Scientists Calculated the Date in 1960

According to the late Heinz von Foerster, Friday, November 13 2026, is doomsday. Professor von Foerster and two colleagues at the University of Illinois published that prediction in 1960 in the respected journal Science. The paper has been widely discussed ever since. Theirs was an unconventional vision of doomsday, brought about by the world’s population […]

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The Kenya Times ~ Trending, Breaking News and Videos Friday the 13th Doomsday Is Finally Here: How Scientists Calculated the Date in 1960 According to the late Heinz von Foerster, Friday, November 13 2026, is doomsday. Theirs was an unconventional vision of doomsday, brought about by the world’s population […] This post Friday the 13th Doomsday Is Finally Here: How Scientists Calculated the Date in 1960 first appeared on The Kenya Times ~ Trending, Breaking News and Videos and is written by The Conversation

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