I have been reading an interesting book called, “What should we be worried about?: Real scenarios that keep scientists up at night”. It is a series of essays written ten years ago, by various scientists, economists and other thinkers. Their essays argue for different problems and potential problems that society needs to think more about.
Here are ten interesting quotes taken from
the book.
1
By far, environmental problems are our worst. Our resources are limited. Growth cannot continue forever, Gentle Reader. Time to change for the sake of future generations.
2
The idea of 10 billion sharing the planet by 2050 is a truly dreadful prediction. Time to fight back against those individuals and groups who oppose efforts to control population growth.
3
Democracy is increasingly looking like a failure. That saddens me. And yet a liberal democracy with a market economy seems to be our best bet.
4
Vaccinations work. Use them.
5
Let's get on with fixing up this world. Believing in an afterlife only leads to avoiding the decisions needed in this life.
6
More unmarried men leads to greater crime rates.
7
We must change how we use water. It's
critical. It's being destroyed.
8
Normal people are not as nice as we make
them out to be.
9
We live in the past or want the past to
return. This makes it impossible for the future to get here.
10
"Global warming" needs a stronger
name.
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