''10 Ways to End the World'', aka Last Days of Man (original title ''Mänsklighetens sista dagar'', literally "The Final Days of Humanity") is a
Swedish
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TV series by Magnus Sjöström documenting
catastrophes that could endanger human existence. The series is produced by
Sveriges Utbildningsradio
Swedish Educational Broadcasting Company ( sv, Sveriges Utbildningsradio or ''Utbildningsradion'', UR) is a public-service corporation dedicated to serving the needs of the Swedish general public by providing educational programming on radio and ...
(UR) and was aired on
Kunskapskanalen
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(in English: ''The Knowledge Channel'') in December 2010 under the Swedish name ''Mänsklighetens sista dagar'' (Last days of Man) and on
National Geographic
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and
Arte
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in 2012. The series was nominated for the Scandinavian TV award,
Kristallen
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The trophy
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, in 2011.
In the form of a top ten list, a set of doomsday scenarios—disasters that have the capacity to wipe out our species—is examined scientifically. The first part deals with threats to humanity from nature's violent forces. The second part deals with various threats that human society has created.
See also
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Life After People
''Life After People'' is a television series on which scientists, mechanical engineers, and other experts speculate about what might become of planet Earth if humanity suddenly disappeared. The featured experts also talk about the impact of hu ...
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External links
10 Ways to End the World - National Geographic UK
References
2010 Swedish television series debuts
Sveriges Television original programming
Media related to existential risk
Futurology documentaries
Human extinction
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