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jamesallenevans / AreWeDoomed

GitHub Repo for the UChicago, Spring 2021 course *Are We Doomed? Confronting the End of the World*
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Final Project Possibilities #11

Open jamesallenevans opened 3 years ago

jamesallenevans commented 3 years ago

Pitch final project ideas here as responses to this issue IF you are looking to recruit someone into a group project. Briefly describe your project (with you uchicago CNET) so others can contact you either here (in @notation) or in direct email communication.

starmz123 commented 3 years ago

Hi, I'm Miranda (starmz@uchicago.edu) - I want to create a piece of interactive fiction (like a choose-your-own-adventure but more freeform) either using HTML + CSS or social media. This would lead readers to envision the kind of future you want to shape and would begin by covering Tegmark's 12 AI aftermath scenarios and demonstrating lock-in. Depending of time, it might include other existential risks (e.g. climate change) and considerations (e.g. future humans).

TimGranzow7 commented 3 years ago

What's up guys, I'm Tim (tgranzow@uchicago.edu). Right now the best idea I have comes from an extremely solid title I came up with:

"Recipes...for Disaster" - a recipe book with a few dishes based on the different end of the world scenarios/classes. Could be fun and lots of opportunity to get creative with it. Open to hearing ideas or suggestions.

Other ideas I had were a musical arrangement or an official, government-sponsored emergency preparedness plan for how to respond to various disaster scenarios. Let me know if you're tryna link up!

Samcorey1234 commented 3 years ago

Hi all, my name's Sam Corey (samcorey@uchicago.edu). I'd like to pitch doing a research project or Op-ed on the future of nuclear energy. Nuclear energy sits at the nexus of climate change policy and nuclear non-proliferation. Is it possible to have a world where nuclear energy, a clean energy source, powers much of our technologies? Or, is it better to keep it at bay considering its potential for mass destruction? The Op-ed/research paper would explore the possibilities and drawbacks of leveraging the alternative energy source for the future.