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Catastrophe, Social Collapse, and Human Extinction

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Global Catastrophic Risks Conference 2008
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This lecture examines how, for many types of disasters, severity seems to follow a power law distribution, and how the level of resistance to such disruptions can affect the future of humanity.

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This talk outlines astrophysical issues related to the long term fate of the cosmos. It considers the evolution of planets, stars, stellar populations, galaxies, and the universe itself over time scales that greatly exceed the current age of the universe.
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Expected and unexpected in the exploration of the fundamental laws of nature

How does knowledge of the "known" allow scientists to anticipate consequences of the "unknown"? Possible outcomes of new high-energy experiments will be used to address this topic, covering both scientific and sociological aspects of the issue.
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Series
Global Catastrophic Risks Conference 2008
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Robin Hanson
Keywords
global threats
global risks
disasters
Department: Oxford Martin School
Date Added: 08/12/2008
Duration: 00:30:24

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