A 1960 Science Paper Set Doomsday for Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, and Its Population Math Held Up for Three Decades

Nature World News | 21.10.2026 11:18
Heinz von Foerster's tongue-in-cheek forecast tracked world population surprisingly well until the 1990s, when falling birth rates broke the curve. Here is what the math got right, where it failed, and why there is nothing to fear next month.