"One Hundred Years Of Techno-Apocalypse Panic" With Ben Landau-Taylor

​Join PALLADIUM Magazine in San Francisco to hear a lecture by Ben Landau-Taylor, author of "The Lifecycle of an Apocalypse." The article will be featured in our upcoming print edition, become a PALLADIUM member today to secure your copy!

In recent years the energy has gone out of the climate apocalypse movement and into the AI apocalypse movement. But climate was not the first of our widely-feared apocalypse movements, and AI will not be the last.

Since the First World War, there has been massive popular demand for theories about how technology is about to destroy the world and end civilization. All of them have followed very similar playbooks. This talk will cover the history of techno-apocalypse fears and the psychology behind them.

Ben Landau-Taylor studies society and industry. You can follow him at @benlandautaylor.

Dress code: Formal. Jackets required for men. Equivalent for women.

Arrive at 7:00 pm. Lecture begins at 7:30 pm. Doors lock at 8:00 pm.

This is a ticketed event, those without tickets or violation of the dress code will be turned away.

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This event is hosted with the Avalon Institute which supports enduring intellectual and cultural work through technical and media support, publications, and a network of Avalon fellows. You can follow them at @AvalonInst.