The existential risk and the future of humanity Ord, Toby 1979- creator text bibliography nyu 2020 monographic eng

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x, 468 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm "Drawing on over a decade of research ... [the author] explores the cutting-edge science behind the risks we face. It puts them in the context of the greater story of humanity: showing how ending these risks is among the most pressing moral issues of our time. And it points the way forward, to the actions and strategies that can safeguard humanity"-- Part one: the stakes. Introduction -- Standing at the precipice. How we got here -- Where we might go -- The precipice -- Existential risk. Understanding existential risk -- Looking to the present -- Looking to our future -- Looking to our past -- Civilization virtues -- Cosmic significance -- Uncertainty -- Our neglect of existential risks -- Part two: the risks. Natural risks. Asteroids & comets -- Supervolcanic eruptions -- Stellar explosions -- Other natural risks -- The total natural risk -- Anthropogenic risks. Nuclear weapons -- Climate change -- Environmental damage -- Future risks. Pandemics -- Unaligned artificial intelligence -- Dystopian scenarios -- Other risks -- Part three: the path forward. The risk landscape. Quantifying the risks -- Combining and comparing risks -- Risk factors -- Which risks? -- Safeguarding humanity. Grand strategy for humanity -- Risks without precedent -- International coordination -- Technological progress -- Research on existential risk -- What you can do -- Our potential. Duration -- Scale -- Quality -- Choices. Toby Ord. Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-460) and index. Social prediction Predicciones sociales Social ecology Ecologia social Human ecology Ecología humana World politics 21st century Forecasting Política mundial Pronósticos Social Environment Prévision sociale Écologie sociale Écologie humaine Politique mondiale 21e siècle Prévision human ecology Human ecology Social ecology Social prediction World politics Forecasting HM 901 O65p 2020 303.4909/05 9780316484923 (trade paperback) 031648492X (trade paperback) 9780316484893 2019956459 Hachette Books, 53 State st 9th Fl, Boston, MA, USA, 02109, (617)2270730 JBL 191206 20260507114354.0 21322599 eng