Show notes
Climate change, nuclear war, hostile AI, runaway nanotech, supervolcanoes, supermassive meteor strikes and unrelenting alien invasions: Ped and Tom shine a gamma ray burst on the biggest threats to our continued existence. Inspiration optional! Discuss the podcast on Reddit. Support the podcast on Patreon. Micro follow-ups [00:00] Todoist is working out great for Ped Blink: exceptional standalone sci-fi, and a great Who intro Andrew Mao clarifies Resilient Cooperators (more to come) Handicapping the (Human) Race [15:22] Inevitably, we roll along Wikipedia at its best: Global Catastrophic Risk Nick Bostrom and the Future of Humanity Institute Carlin on the anthropocene (and the sixth extinction we’re soaking in) Thich Nhat Hanh: evolving intelligence and love Interlude: A brief stroll through the Fermi Paradox and the Great Filter It’s two and a half minutes to midnight: The Doomsday Clock advances Hostile AI: Elon Musk, Stephen Hawking and many others are sounding alarms Nanotech ecophagy, Grey Goo and see also Astrochicken Just a matter of time: supervolcano eruptions and magnetic pole reversal Gamma Ray Bursts - what fun! Music by Lee Rosevere (CC by 4.0)