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By Nick Bostrom,Milan M. Cirkovic,Martin J. Rees
In international Catastrophic hazards 25 top specialists examine the gravest hazards dealing with humanity within the twenty first century, together with asteroid affects, gamma-ray bursts, Earth-based typical catastrophes, nuclear struggle, terrorism, worldwide warming, organic guns, totalitarianism, complicated nanotechnology, normal synthetic intelligence, and social cave in. The booklet additionally addresses over-arching concerns - coverage responses and techniques for predicting and handling catastrophes.
This is precious examining for a person drawn to the massive problems with our time; for college students concentrating on technology, society, know-how, and public coverage; and for teachers, policy-makers, and execs operating in those acutely very important fields.
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