Across the globe, mainstream educational systems stress the value and utility of science.
Yet, the mixed blessing of modern scientific progress is no secret.
Somewhat oddly, pertinent information is available in the Nobel Prize Archive as well as the Doomsday Clock Archive.
No doubt, good news abounds. But the bad news is chilling.The contemporary scientific civilization faces scores of global catastrophic scenarios that tend to increase in number and variety.
It might be hard to believe, but the risk of 21st century apocalypse – based on a cautious authority – is at least 50%.
Contrary to common ovations, this book is rather skeptical about the grand drive to benefit humankind with science.
Indeed, this unorthodox work criticizes scientific institutions for failing to implement an appropriate code of ethics, overlooking the growing need to control their programs, pursuing their own interests, yielding to group thinking, impairing the chances of humanity’s survival, blurring their accountability, and insistently promoting a deceptive awareness of modern science and technology.