Heinz von Foerster

Austrian-American scientist and cybernetician (1911-2002)

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A 1960 Science paper predicted doomsday for Friday, 13 November 2026
A 1960 Science paper projected that world population growth would reach infinity on Friday, 13 November 2026. Real growth slowed from the early 1990s, and the UN now projects a peak of about 10.3 billion in the mid-2080s.