Luke Kemp
Luke Kemp is a researcher at the University of Cambridge, known for his work on mass extinctions and societal collapses. He has contributed to discussions regarding the complex factors that may lead to the extinction of the human species, emphasizing that it is unlikely to be caused by a single event but rather a combination of environmental, political, and social issues.
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Luke Kemp, who analyses 5,000 years of the rise and fall of civilisations in his book Goliath’s Curse, sees the same trend towards collapse emerging for global capitalism.
In Davos, the rich talk about ‘global threats’. Here’s why they’re silent about the biggest of them all | Ingrid Robeyns
United Kingdom· 2026-01-19
Luke Kemp proposes a different approach to societal collapse in his book Goliath’s Curse.
Lecții după 5.000 de ani de prăbușiri civilizaționale: societățile construite pe concentrare excesivă a bogăției și puterii poartă în ele propriile premise ale colapsului
Romania· 2025-12-02
Luke Kemp, an academic from Cambridge, has written a new book about how society would look if the end of the world were to come.
Sfârșitul civilizației. Academician de la Cambridge: „Toate societățile și imperiile se prăbușesc, pentru că se alimentează dintr-o lăcomie nesustenabilă”Romania· 2025-08-22
Dr Luke Kemp discusses the history and future of societal collapse in his new book.
‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse | EnvironmentUnited Kingdom· 2025-08-02
Luke Kemp is a researcher at the University of Cambridge who discusses the complex factors leading to human extinction.
Ce este Pangeea Ultima, cimitirul speciei umane. Ce spun cercetătorii despre momentul și modul în care omenirea va dispăreaRomania· 2025-05-24