Natural Risks

Natural Risks

Released Wednesday, 14th November 2018
 1 person rated this episode
Natural Risks

Natural Risks

Natural Risks

Natural Risks

Wednesday, 14th November 2018
 1 person rated this episode
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Humans have faced existential risks since our species was born. Because we are Earthbound, what happens to Earth happens to us. Josh points out that there’s a lot that can happen to Earth - like gamma ray bursts, supernovae, and runaway greenhouse effect. (Original score by Point Lobo.) 

Interviewees: Robin Hanson, George Mason University economist (creator of the Great Filter hypothesis); Ian O’Neill, astrophysicist and science writer; Toby Ord, Oxford University philosopher.

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