Breaking Down: Collapse

Daily Episode 265 - New Study on Humanity's Biggest Threats

Breaking Down: Collapse

Show Notes

A new report analyses the 17 biggest threats that humanity faces, including a couple of possibilities for extinction:

Nuclear war and malicious use of AI threaten end of humanity by 2100, says Lancet assessment | Global health | The Guardian The Lancet Commission on 21st century global threats to health Rethinking threats to human survival - The Lancet Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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