How to warn people of danger thousands of years in the future

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How to warn people of danger thousands of years in the future

Socrates II — 3/11/2009 7:07:43 PM (archived)

Science fiction author Gregory Benford was on a panel discussing how
to relay to people ages from now that the a nuclear waste site is
dangerous.

Fascinating reading here:

http://www.physics.uci.edu/~silverma/benford.html

More:

http://www.wipp.energy.gov/PICsProg/documents/Ten%20Thousand%20years%20of%20Solitude.pdf

http://www.wipp.energy.gov/PICsProg/Test1/SAND90-3036%20Expert%20judgement,%20human%20intrusion.pdf

http://www.americanscientist.org/bookshelf/pub/marking-nuclear-graves-10000-years-hence-and-other-conundrums-in-deep-time

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"$13 billion later, nuclear waste site at dead end." - Bowser - 3/6/2009 2:35:34 AM
- This method of dealing with nuclear waste is apparently obsolete. - et - 3/7/2009 1:21:00 AM
- The problem is... - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/6/2009 8:39:07 PM
  - You forgot the winky-smile....I hope. - et - 3/7/2009 1:16:12 AM
    - Obviously... - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/7/2009 1:46:45 AM
      - I see. - et - 3/7/2009 6:06:07 AM
  - A very reasonable analysis - ER - 3/6/2009 10:53:04 PM
    - Radiation, fields, transuranic elements and much more. - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/7/2009 1:18:05 AM
      - PS Re: The Pioneer Anomaly - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/8/2009 12:36:48 AM
        
        Molecular cohesion, eh? Anomaly Domine? - ER - 3/8/2009 1:15:24 AM
        
        Groving with a Pict? (n/t) - podrock - 3/8/2009 2:46:54 AM
        
        That's "groooooooving...." (n/t) - pod - 3/8/2009 3:02:02 AM
        
        Does that still hold the record for the longest title of a song? (n/t) - Laurie Street - 3/12/2009 6:59:30 PM
        
        Paying the Piper - ER - 3/8/2009 3:20:19 AM
        
        Shine on. (n/t) - podrock - 3/8/2009 3:33:17 AM
        
        Uh oh - Socrates II - 3/9/2009 1:34:17 PM
        
        The Pioneer Baloneyme? (n/t) - ER - 3/9/2009 1:49:32 PM
      - Note for those looking for substance. - et - 3/7/2009 1:22:52 AM
    - EMF = Electro Motive Force - et - 3/7/2009 1:17:27 AM
- It is frustrating. I see nothing technically wrong with this site. - ER - 3/6/2009 3:00:04 AM
  - It's the water. - podrock - 3/8/2009 2:34:01 AM
    - Thanks, Pod Man - ER - 3/8/2009 11:58:28 PM
  - Some silly rules affecting transportation. - Bowser - 3/7/2009 1:55:07 AM
- PS - Bowser - 3/6/2009 2:51:04 AM
  - Launch it all into the Sun - Socrates II - 3/9/2009 1:31:08 PM
    - re: Launch it all into the Sun - TB - 3/10/2009 5:12:22 PM
      - As far as I know, it's still not cleaned up. - ER - 3/10/2009 7:35:12 PM
        
        How to warn people of danger thousands of years in the future - Socrates II - 3/11/2009 7:07:43 PM
        
        Again, a silly premise. - TB - 3/11/2009 11:10:05 PM
        
        All those examples are both quick and obvious dangers - Socrates II - 3/12/2009 11:51:36 AM
    - re: Launch it all into the Sun - ER - 3/9/2009 7:56:22 PM
      - See - Socrates II - 3/10/2009 11:49:59 AM
        
        Look up Technetium stars. - ER - 3/10/2009 1:55:30 PM
        
        Another way to check the stars for ETI - Socrates II - 3/12/2009 2:29:40 PM

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