Societal collapse - Wikipedia
Societal collapse (also known as civilizational collapse or systems collapse) is the fall of a complex human society characterized by the loss of cultural identity and of social complexity as an adaptive system, the downfall of government, and the rise of violence. [1] .
MIT predicted society would collapse by 2040. New data tells how …
Jul 16, 2021 · Scientists in the 1970s at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology predicted the fall of society. Using the LtG model, the fall of society will take place around 2040. The 2100s will be...
We Are Witnessing the First Stages of Civilization’s Collapse
Aug 22, 2023 · In his now almost 20-year-old classic, Diamond identified three key indicators or precursors of imminent dissolution: a persistent pattern of environmental change for the worse like long-lasting...
In 1973, an MIT computer predicted when civilization will end
Aug 23, 2018 · In 1973, a computer program was developed at MIT to model global sustainability. Instead, it predicted that by 2040 our civilization would end.
The end of the world as we know it? Theorist warns humanity is ...
Jan 13, 2025 · Now, one theorist warns that the human civilization of 8.2 billion people is at a critical junction: teetering between what he forecasts will be authoritarian collapse and superabundance.
Analyst who confirmed 2040 global collapse prediction says …
Jun 18, 2022 · While human civilization would not end, people would be significantly worse off than previous generations amid tumbling food production, industrial output, and population numbers. But not all...
End Times: Why reports that Western civilisation will soon collapse …
Dec 5, 2023 · A scientific analysis of history reveals that societies are becoming more resilient to collapse – and shows how to successfully navigate crises, says complexity scientist Peter Turchin. ANCIENT...
Are we on the road to civilisation collapse? - BBC
Collapse can be defined as a rapid and enduring loss of population, identity and socio-economic complexity. Public services crumble and disorder ensues as government loses control of its monopoly...
Four Reasons Civilization Won’t Decline: It Will Collapse
Aug 10, 2020 · As modern civilization’s shelf life expires, more scholars have turned their attention to the decline and fall of civilizations past. Their studies have generated rival explanations of why societies collapse and civilizations die.
MIT Study Predicts the End of Society in 2040 | Futurism
Jul 21, 2021 · New Research: Human Civilization Will Likely Collapse By 2050. In 1972, MIT scientists predicted that society will collapse by 2040. Learn why author Gaya Herrington believes this theory is on...