Name: Stephen Petranek faz contagem regressiva para o Armagedon
Uploaded: 2007-09-25T03:07:00Z
Duration: 29 min 28 s
Description: Como o mundo poderia terminar? Stephen Petranek coloca os desafios que enfrentamos no desejo de preservar a raça humana. Seremos varridos por um asteroide? Colapso ecológico? E se um acelerador de partículas enlouquecer?

Stephen Petranek: Stephen Petranek faz contagem regressiva para o Armagedon

Stephen Petranek faz contagem regressiva para o Armagedon

Como o mundo poderia terminar? Stephen Petranek coloca os desafios que enfrentamos no desejo de preservar a raça humana. Seremos varridos por um asteroide? Colapso ecológico? E se um acelerador de partículas enlouquecer?

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