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Doomsday 2000/2038/2100
Today we travel to a future where software engineers didn’t actually fix any of the Y2K bugs. What would have happened if we had ignored the problem? What lessons does Y2K have for us, and why are people worried about 2038 and 2100?
Guests:
Peter de Jager — author of “Doomsday 2000” and Y2K town crier.
Dr. Andy Michael — geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey’s Earthquake Science Center
John Feminella — software engineer at ThoughtWorks
Dr. Sara K. McBride — emergency management specialist with the U.S. Geological Survey
→ → → Further reading & resources here! ← ← ←
Flash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky.
Get in touch: Twitter // Facebook // Reddit // [email protected]
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By Rose Eveleth
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Today we travel to a future where software engineers didn’t actually fix any of the Y2K bugs. What would have happened if we had ignored the problem? What lessons does Y2K have for us, and why are people worried about 2038 and 2100?
Guests:
Peter de Jager — author of “Doomsday 2000” and Y2K town crier.
Dr. Andy Michael — geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey’s Earthquake Science Center
John Feminella — software engineer at ThoughtWorks
Dr. Sara K. McBride — emergency management specialist with the U.S. Geological Survey
→ → → Further reading & resources here! ← ← ←
Flash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky.
Get in touch: Twitter // Facebook // Reddit // [email protected]
Support the show: Patreon // Donorbox
Subscribe: iTunes // Soundcloud // Spotify
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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