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Global Catastrophic Risks
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Oxford University Press Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: 2QQEZV7
EAN: 9780199606504
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Beschreibung
A global catastrophic risk is one with the potential to wreak death and destruction on a global scale. In human history, wars and plagues have done so on more than one occasion, and misguided ideologies and totalitarian regimes have darkened an entire era or a region. Advances in technology are adding dangers of a new kind. It could happen again. In Global Catastrophic Risks 25 leading experts look at the gravest risks facing humanity in the 21st century, including asteroid impacts, gamma-ray bursts, Earth-based natural catastrophes, nuclear war, terrorism, global warming, biological weapons, totalitarianism, advanced nanotechnology, general artificial intelligence, and social collapse. The book also addresses over-arching issues - policy responses and methods for predicting and managing catastrophes. This is invaluable reading for anyone interested in the big issues of our time; for students focusing on science, society, technology, and public policy; and for academics, policy-makers, and professionals working in these acutely important fields.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Nick Bostrom
- Milan M. Cirkovic
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2011
Format
- Buch (Softcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 576