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Pearl, Mike, 1984- author.

The day it finally happens : alien contact, dinosaur parks, immortal humans--and other possible phenomena / Mike Pearl.

First Scribner hardcover edition.

New York : Scribner, 2019.

xvi, 281 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

From a <i>Vice<i> magazine columnist whose beat is "the future," here is entertaining speculation featuring both authoritative research and a bit of mischief: a look at how humanity is likely to weather such happenings as the day nuclear war occurs, the day the global internet goes down, the day people run out of effective antibiotics, and the day immortality is achieved.

Forecasting.

Technology -- Social aspects -- Forecasting.

Social change -- Forecasting.

Twenty-first century -- Forecasts.

Includes bibliographical references.

The day the UK finally abolishes its monarchy -- The day a tech billionaire takes over the world -- The day doping is allowed at the Olympics -- The day humans become immortal -- The day anyone can imitate anyone else perfectly -- The day the last human-driven car rolls off the lot -- The day Saudi Arabia pumps its last barrel of oil -- The day a real Jurassic Park opens -- The day antibiotics don't work anymore -- The day the last fish in the ocean dies -- The day the US completely bans guns -- The day nuclear bombs kill us all -- The day a baby is born on the moon -- The day the entire Internet goes down -- The day the last slaughterhouse closes -- The day humans get a confirmed signal from intelligent extraterrestrials -- The day the next supervolcano erupts -- The day the last slave goes free -- The day the last cemetery runs out of space.

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