"Stupid is as stupid derp": Is the Human species too dumb to survive?
Description
In this week's episode we discuss the simple but rather alarming idea that humans (or many of them) are too stupid a species to prevent their own extinction by human induced climate change. While on the surface this seems a facetious question it actually involves a deep discussion of what "stupidity" is and whether we as a species can escape the genetic or societal inheritance that blinds us to the existential threat of global warming.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190709-has-humanity-reached-peak-intelligence
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-may-become-of-homo-sapiens/
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/13/top-scientists-warn-of-ghastly-future-of-mass-extinction-and-climate-disruption-aoe
https://theconversation.com/from-human-extinction-to-super-intelligence-two-futurists-explain-26617
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/nation-now/2016/06/28/stephen-hawking-humankind-still-greedy-stupid-greatest-threat-earth/86459578/
https://intpolicydigest.org/humans-are-fundamentally-stupid-creatures/
https://youtu.be/y50i1bI2uN4
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