All publications - existential risk

Long-term biological consequences of nuclear war

1983

Ehrlich P.R., Harte J., Harwell M.A., Raven P.H., Sagan C., Woodwell G.M., Berry J., Ayensu E.S., Ehrlich A.H., Eisner T., Gould S.J., Grover H.D., Herrera R., May R.M., Mayr E., McKay C.P., Mooney H.A., Myers N., Pimentel D., Teal J.M. (1983) Long-term biological consequences of nuclear war, in Science 222, 1293-1300.

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Seeing into hearts and minds: Part 2. 'Big data', algorithms, and computational counterinsurgency

2015

González R.J. (2015) Seeing into hearts and minds: Part 2. 'Big data', algorithms, and computational counterinsurgency, in Anthropology Today 31, 13-18.

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Coping with ecological catastrophe: Crossing major thresholds

2004

Cairns Jr. J. (2004) Coping with ecological catastrophe: Crossing major thresholds, in Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics 4, 69-79.

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Planet doom: Nine scenarios for imminent apocalypse-only one is global warming

2010

Plumer B. (2010) Planet doom: Nine scenarios for imminent apocalypse-only one is global warming, in New Republic 241.0, 23-25.

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Biotechnology and the lifetime of technical civilizations

2019

Sotos J.G. (2019) Biotechnology and the lifetime of technical civilizations, in International Journal of Astrobiology [volume not available], 1-10.

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The hazard from fragmenting comets

2019

Napier W.M. (2019) The hazard from fragmenting comets, in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 488, 1822-1827.

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Geo-engineering gone awry: A new partial solution of Fermi's paradox

2004

Ćirković M.M., Cathcart R.B. (2004) Geo-engineering gone awry: A new partial solution of Fermi's paradox, in JBIS - Journal British Interplanetary Society 57, 209-215.

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A singular chain of events

2009

Tonn B., MacGregor D. (2009) A singular chain of events, in Futures 41, 706-714.

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Extraterrestrial impacts on earth: the evidence and the consequences

1998

Grieve R.A.F. (1998) Extraterrestrial impacts on earth: the evidence and the consequences, in Geological Society Special Publication 140, 105-131.

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Climate Change, Health and Existential Risks to Civilization: A Comprehensive Review (1989⁻2013)

2018

Butler C.D. (2018) Climate Change, Health and Existential Risks to Civilization: A Comprehensive Review (1989⁻2013), in International journal of environmental research and public health 15, [pages not available].

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