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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Ord, Toby, 1979-     Subjects     Social prediction.     Forecasting -- Study and teaching.     Social ecology.     Human ecology.     World politics -- 21st century -- Forecasting.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Ord, Toby, 1979-       by title:      The precipice : exis...       by call number:      303.490905 O651p     Search the Web     Ord, Toby, 1979-     Social prediction.     Forecasting -- Study and teaching.     Social ecology.     Human ecology.     World politics -- 21st century -- Forecasting.       MARC Display

The precipice : existential risk and the future of humanity / Toby Ord. by Ord, Toby, 1979- Hachette Books, 2020. Call #: 303.490905 O651p Subjects Social prediction.   Forecasting -- Study and teaching.   Social ecology.   Human ecology.   World politics -- 21st century -- Forecasting. ISBN:  9780316484916 (hc.) Description:  x, 468 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-460) and index. Contents:  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. Holds:  2   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Woodlawn Public Library Adult Nonfiction 303.490905 O651p Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 303.490905 O651p Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 303.490905 O651p Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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