MARKED SAFE FOR THE END OF THE WORLD!
As time passes, various religious leaders, prophets, scientists, and individuals have made their own predictions about when the world will end.
Yesterday, November 13, 2026, it was said that the world would end based on old scientific studies from 1960. On November 4, 1960, an article was published in the journal Science titled "Doomsday: Friday, 13 November, A.D. 2026". The article was written by Austrian-American physicist Heinz von Foerster along with Patricia M. Mora and Lawrence W. Amiot.
They used a mathematical formula to project the growth of the world's population from the year zero until 1958. They noticed that as time passed, the growth rate accelerated (they called it hyper-exponential growth). According to their calculations, if this growth continued at such a fast rate, the population would reach "infinity" by November 13, 2026. The day was chosen as Friday (Friday the 13th) because it is also the exact birthday of Heinz von Foerster. They used it to discuss the issue of overpopulation back then, not to predict the real end of the world. Foerster passed away in 2002.
Some of the most well-known examples of End of the World include the Great Flood in 1524, the Halley's Comet in 1910, and the Maya Apocalypse in 2012. Let's revisit some of the predictions about the end of the world.
Despite the numerous predictions, one truth remains: No one truly knows when the world will end. In the end, only time will tell.
Meanwhile I am Still Here: Reflections on a Quiet Saturday After "Doomsday"
Yesterday was supposed to be the end of the world, at least according to a few ambitious 1960 predictions that pegged Friday, November 13, 2026, as our final curtain call.
Yet here we are, waking up to another ordinary, beautiful morning. It turns out humanity has a pretty solid track record of outliving its own doomsday prophecies. There is something wonderfully grounding about surviving a scheduled apocalypse: it reminds you not to take the simple, everyday moments for granted. The sun still came up, the coffee still tastes great, and there are still plenty of stories left to tell.
To all my readers around the world, thank you for sticking around with me. Here’s to whatever comes next!
Finally, My Photo of the Day: THD Amaryllis Bulb Planting Activity
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