What's the Worst That Could Happen?: Existential Risk and Extreme Politics

by Andrew Leigh

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Why catastrophic risks are more dangerous than you think, and how populism makes them worse.

Did you know that you're more likely to die from a catastrophe than in a car crash? The odds that a typical US resident will die from a catastrophic event--for example, nuclear war, bioterrorism, or out-of-control artificial intelligence--have been estimated at 1 in 6. That's fifteen times more likely than a fatal car crash and thirty-one...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0262548518

ISBN13:9780262548519

Release Date:August 2024

Publisher:MIT Press

Length:240 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.6" x 8.7"

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Political Science Politics & Social Sciences

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