Global Catastrophic Risks

Nick Bostrom (Curatore)

Milan M. Cirkovic (Curatore)

Oxford University Press, 2011

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.

• Curatore: Nick Bostrom, Milan M. Cirkovic
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Anno: 2011
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 576 p.
• Dimensioni: 229 x 156 mm
• Peso: 858 gr.
• EAN: 9780199606504

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