All publications - existential risk

Posthumanism and human extinction: Apocalypse, species, and two posthuman ecologies

2020

Odorčák J., Bakošová P. (2020) Posthumanism and human extinction: Apocalypse, species, and two posthuman ecologies, in Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies 19, 47-62.

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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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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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Working together to face humanity's greatest threats: Introduction to the Future of Research on Catastrophic and Existential Risk

2018

Currie A., Ó hÉigeartaigh S. (2018) Working together to face humanity's greatest threats: Introduction to the Future of Research on Catastrophic and Existential Risk, in Futures 102, 1-5.

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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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The race for evolutionary success

2012

Tonn B., Stiefel D. (2012) The race for evolutionary success, in Sustainability 4, 1787-1805.

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Malcode mysteries revealed

2005

Ford R. (2005) Malcode mysteries revealed, in IEEE Security and Privacy 3, 72-75.

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Protection of the human race against natural hazards ( asteroids, comets, volcanoes, earthquakes).

1985

Smith J.V. (1985) Protection of the human race against natural hazards ( asteroids, comets, volcanoes, earthquakes)., in Geology 13, 675-678.

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Chapter 4: Catastrophe: Impact of comets and asteroids

1995

Rampino M.R. (1995) Chapter 4: Catastrophe: Impact of comets and asteroids, in World Survey of Climatology 16, 95-147.

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Testing the Doomsday Argument

1994

LESLIE J. (1994) Testing the Doomsday Argument, in Journal of Applied Philosophy 11, 31-44.

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