A new report analyses the 17 biggest threats that humanity faces, including a couple of possibilities for extinction: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/oct/11/nuclear-war-and-malicious-use-of-ai-threaten-end-of-humanity-by-2100-says-lancet-assessment" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nuclear war and malicious use of AI threaten end of humanity by 2100, says Lancet assessment | Global health | The Guardian</a><a href="https://www.thelancet.com/commissions-do/global-threats-to-health?utm_campaign=tlpr&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz--BGb-Rjb2AZp8uIO09BjQTyurQn9sWW3FTnY1Law0ZSy3RqHUrJmHwBaYtCcIq8MAI2bIkkN0AB-AJ_Kf8T8sIgv_ggInZZrZv7PY_kZF1d4G3dDU&amp;_hsmi=442819610&amp;utm_content=442819610&amp;utm_source=hs_email" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Lancet Commission on 21st century global threats to health</a><a href="https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)01958-6/fulltext" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rethinking threats to human survival - The Lancet</a>Please <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/collapsepod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">join us on Patreon</a> for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Daily Episode 266 - An Accelerating Rate of the Rate of Accelaration

Apprehensive about the future? Like many, you likely have a gut feeling that things aren't quite right, but haven&rsquo;t been able to place your finger on why. That feeling only grows with the increasing political tensions, economic uncertainty, natural disasters, and supply chain disruptions. What do all these challenges mean? And what will be the result of society&rsquo;s current trajectory? &ldquo;Breaking Down: Collapse&rdquo; takes the complex concepts surrounding the ultimate collapse of modern industrial society and simplifies them so they&rsquo;re easier to learn. The compelling evidence for our inevitable decline is introduced by collapse-aware Kory to his good friend, Kellan, who probably doesn&rsquo;t realize what he signed up for! Skeptical? Gear up for a paradigm shift! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.