Doomsday threats range from very real (nuclear arsenals) to
controversial (global warming) to futuristic (nanotechnology,
cyborgs, and robots). Despite the Cold War's end, we live under
the shadow of nuclear weapons, arms races, and accidental
launches. Next, we stir up a hotter topic--the connection
between global warming and fossil fuels--and ask if they're
cooking up a sudden, new Ice Age. And we examine 21st-century
technologies that typify the dual-edged sword of Doomsday Tech
with massive potential for both creation and
destruction--nanotechnology (engineering on a tiny scale),
robotics, and cybernetics. We witness amazing applications in
the works, wonder at the limitless promise, and hear warnings of
a possible nano-doomsday, with tiny, out-of-control machines
devouring everything around them.
http://www.history.com/shows.do?episodeId=203457&action=detail
AUDIO:
http://www.apfn.net/pogo/M001I061212doomsday.MP3
