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A 1960 Paper Said Population Would Reach Infinity Today

Summarised by Spiced Kopi · 13 November 2026, 04:57 UTC ·10 sec listen

A 1960 paper in Science extrapolated human population growth into a mathematical singularity, suggesting it would reach infinity on Friday, November 13, 2026. It was a provocative warning about unchecked growth, not a literal prediction that Earth would end.

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