Dissecting the future based on science and data while leaving projection and fear behind with John Hands [Episode 111]

<p>John Hands stops by the Intentional Clinician with Paul Krauss MA LPC to talk about some of the current large fears that are circulating the information-overload culture as well as mass and social medias. <a href='https://johnhands.com/'>John Hands</a> spent more than 10 years writing his first non-fiction book <a href='https://www.amazon.com/Cosmosapiens-Human-Evolution-Origin-Universe/dp/1468312448'>COSMOSAPIENS: Human Evolution from the Origin of the Universe</a>. Some of John's methods involve summarizing current scientific data from a multitude of sources into digestible chunks, and then sending out chapter drafts to professors and scientists worldwide for critiques for publishing. Having spent a great deal of time writing about the origins of humankind, John Hand's latest book and this podcast concern his analysis and predictions of the future. John's book is entitled: <a href='https://johnhands.com/books/future-of-mankind-by-john-hands/'>THE FUTURE OF HUMANKIND: Why We Should Be Optimistic</a>. Many of you may be surprised by this title, as was I. However, John's main question he seeks to answer is "Will human beings become extinct?" due to various human concerns including warfare, bioweapons,  pandemics, climate change, solar activity, mass geological events, asteroids and comets, artificial intelligence, etc.</p> <p>The resounding conclusion of John Hand's research is "No. Humans will become extinct from the issues." Of course, John is not a denier of issues. There will be plenty of problems and death due to most of the above issues. In fact, he suggests that millions of people will die and cultures will be disrupted as a result of the changing climate--however, his hard look at the data concludes there are too many factors and models that he believes the earth will not just "burn up" like the runaway hypothesis, but will change dramatically due to various factors and measurements that he lists and outlines in the book. However, John does not believe humans will become extinct due to climate change--t