How To Avoid Destroying Humanity - Rob Reid | Modern Wisdom Podcast 346

Rob Reid is an entrepreneur, podcaster and an author. The last 15 months have been a terrifying taster of just what a global crisis is like, except it wasn't lethal enough to be a threat to our long term survival - but just because this one wasn't, doesn't mean that more deadly existential risks aren't out there. Expect to learn how synthetic biology might be the biggest risk to our survival, what we should have learned from 2020, whether Artificial General Intelligence is an immediate threat, Rob's opinion on my solution for saving civilisation, whether we should totally stop all technological development, if synbio is preventable, how we can avoid civilisation’s destruction through nuclear bombs and much more... Sponsors: Get 20% discount on all pillows at https://thehybridpillow.com (use code: MW20) Get perfect teeth 70% cheaper than other invisible aligners from DW Aligners at http://dwaligners.co.uk/modernwisdom Extra Stuff: Check out Rob's Podcast - https://after-on.com Follow Rob on Twitter - https://twitter.com/rob_reid?lang=en 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 #syntheticbiology #pandemic - 00:00 Intro 01:19 The Thrill of Existential Risk 07:00 Why is Climate Change our Focus? 10:19 Humanity’s Close Calls 20:31 Democratising the Apocalypse 30:46 The Threat of Covid-19 and Pandemics 54:00 Is the Research Worth the Risk? 1:02:00 Would Moon Labs Reduce Risk? 1:08:18 Helpful Lessons from Covid-19 1:16:45 What if China Leaked Covid-19? 1:22:15 How to Prevent Destroying Humanity 1:37:47 Creating Silo Communities 1:46:54 Lesser-known Existential Risks 1:51:17 Making Existential Risk Sexier 2:01:50 How Can Individuals Help? 2:08:07 What’s Next for Rob? - Listen to all episodes online. Search "Modern Wisdom" on any Podcast App or click here: Apple Podcasts: 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: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

Rob ReidguestChris Williamsonhost

Jul 15, 20212h 11mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: July 15, 2021
Duration: 2h 11m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Rob Reid is an entrepreneur, podcaster and an author. The last 15 months have been a terrifying taster of just what a global crisis is like, except it wasn't lethal enough to be a threat to our long term survival - but just because this one wasn't, doesn't mean that more deadly existential risks aren't out there. Expect to learn how synthetic biology might be the biggest risk to our survival, what we should have learned from 2020, whether Artificial General Intelligence is an immediate threat, Rob's opinion on my solution for saving civilisation, whether we should totally stop all technological development, if synbio is preventable, how we can avoid civilisation’s destruction through nuclear bombs and much more... Sponsors: Get 20% discount on all pillows at https://thehybridpillow.com (use code: MW20) Get perfect teeth 70% cheaper than other invisible aligners from DW Aligners at http://dwaligners.co.uk/modernwisdom Extra Stuff: Check out Rob's Podcast - https://after-on.com Follow Rob on Twitter - https://twitter.com/rob_reid?lang=en 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 #syntheticbiology #pandemic - 00:00 Intro 01:19 The Thrill of Existential Risk 07:00 Why is Climate Change our Focus? 10:19 Humanity’s Close Calls 20:31 Democratising the Apocalypse 30:46 The Threat of Covid-19 and Pandemics 54:00 Is the Research Worth the Risk? 1:02:00 Would Moon Labs Reduce Risk? 1:08:18 Helpful Lessons from Covid-19 1:16:45 What if China Leaked Covid-19? 1:22:15 How to Prevent Destroying Humanity 1:37:47 Creating Silo Communities 1:46:54 Lesser-known Existential Risks 1:51:17 Making Existential Risk Sexier 2:01:50 How Can Individuals Help? 2:08:07 What’s Next for Rob? - Listen to all episodes online. Search "Modern Wisdom" on any Podcast App or click here: Apple Podcasts: 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: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

SPEAKERS

Rob Reid
guest
Chris Williamson
host

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Rob Reid and Chris Williamson, How To Avoid Destroying Humanity - Rob Reid | Modern Wisdom Podcast 346 explores rob Reid Warns: Democratized Technology Is Making Doomsday Alarmingly Easy Rob Reid and Chris Williamson explore existential risks, focusing on how modern technologies like nuclear weapons, synthetic biology, and AI have radically increased humanity’s ability to self-destruct in just the last several decades.

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