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The Fermi paradox, Bayes’ rule, and existential risk management

2017

Miller J.D., Felton D. (2017) The Fermi paradox, Bayes’ rule, and existential risk management, in Futures 86, 44-57.

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Probability theory and the doomsday argument

1993

Eckhardt W. (1993) Probability theory and the doomsday argument, in Mind 102, 483-488.

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An interdisciplinary review of systemic risk factors leading up to existential risks

2024

Undheim T.A. (2024) An interdisciplinary review of systemic risk factors leading up to existential risks, in Progress in Disaster Science 22, [pages not available].

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Decision making under catastrophic risk and learning: The case of the possible collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet

2008

Guillerminet M.-L., Tol R.S.J. (2008) Decision making under catastrophic risk and learning: The case of the possible collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, in Climatic Change 91, 193-209.

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Risk of natural catastrophes and ecological safety of a state

2014

Przybytniowski J.W. (2014) Risk of natural catastrophes and ecological safety of a state, in Polish Journal of Environmental Studies 23, 1025-1031.

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Extreme natural hazards: Population growth, globalization and environmental change

2006

Huppert H.E., Sparks R.S.J. (2006) Extreme natural hazards: Population growth, globalization and environmental change, in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 364, 1875-1888.

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Loose cannons: The president and US nuclear posture

2020

Blair B.G. (2020) Loose cannons: The president and US nuclear posture, in Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 76, 14-26.

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Feeding Everyone No Matter What: Managing Food Security After Global Catastrophe

2015

Denkenberger D., Pearce J.M. (2015) Feeding Everyone No Matter What: Managing Food Security After Global Catastrophe, in Feeding Everyone No Matter What: Managing Food Security After Global Catastrophe [volume not available], 1-119.

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Deluge II and the continent of doom: rising sea level and collapsing Antarctic ice

1987

HUGHES T.J. (1987) Deluge II and the continent of doom: rising sea level and collapsing Antarctic ice, in Boreas 16, 89-100.

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Education and human survival: The relevance of the global security framework to international education

2000

Williams C. (2000) Education and human survival: The relevance of the global security framework to international education, in International Review of Education 46, 183-203.

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