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A History Of Existential Risk - Thomas Moynihan | Modern Wisdom Podcast 306

Thomas Moynihan is a historian and an author. Humans may have only had the ability to destroy ourselves for the last hundred years or so, but thinkers have been hypothesising about the potential end of existence for thousands of years.

Thomas MoynihanguestChris Williamsonhost

Apr 10, 20211h 24mWatch on YouTube ↗

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EPISODE INFO

Released: April 10, 2021
Duration: 1h 24m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Thomas Moynihan is a historian and an author. Humans may have only had the ability to destroy ourselves for the last hundred years or so, but thinkers have been hypothesising about the potential end of existence for thousands of years. Today Thomas explains the history of how humanity came to realise its potential for extinction. Sponsors: Get 20% discount on the highest quality CBD Products from Pure Sport at https://puresportcbd.com/modernwisdom (use code: MW20) Get 10% discount on your first month from BetterHelp at https://betterhelp.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Extra Stuff: Follow Thomas on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nemocentric Buy X-Risk - https://amzn.to/2PzTYKx Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #existentialrisk #climatechange #historyofideas - Listen to all episodes online. Search "Modern Wisdom" on any Podcast App or click here: iTunes: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/modern-wisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: modernwisdompodcast@gmail.com

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Thomas Moynihan and Chris Williamson, A History Of Existential Risk - Thomas Moynihan | Modern Wisdom Podcast 306 explores How Humanity Awoke To Its Own Extinction — And What’s Next Thomas Moynihan and Chris Williamson explore the intellectual history of existential risk: how humans gradually came to understand that our species could irreversibly disappear.

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