Re: Supernovas less risky

From: Eliezer S. Yudkowsky (sentience@pobox.com)
Date: Wed Jan 22 2003 - 06:10:36 MST


Anders Sandberg wrote:
> Some good news:
>
> http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/01/030122072843.htm
>
> Scientists at NASA and Kansas University have determined that the
> supernova would need to be within 26 light years from Earth to
> significantly damage the ozone layer and allow cancer-causing ultraviolet
> radiation to saturate the Earth's surface.
>
> *One* thing less to worry about.

No, this is *poor* news, because it eliminates one of the *less* forboding
explanations for the Great Filter.

-- 
Eliezer S. Yudkowsky                          http://singinst.org/
Research Fellow, Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence


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