Closer to Truth

What Is The Doomsday Argument?

Season 16, Episode 2 of 13

Have we underestimated the risks of global catastrophe and human extinction? There is an odd argument that claims to justify end-of-the-world worries with raw statistics.

Previously Aired

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5/21/2016
7:30 a.m.
5/24/2016
1:30 p.m.
5/24/2016
7:30 p.m.
5/25/2016
1:30 a.m.
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