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Why Is No One Talking About Existential Risk? | Mara Cortona | Modern Wisdom Podcast 229

Mara Cortona is the Executive Director of the Astropolitics Institute and Founder of Nöonaut. The world is going to end. Eventually. For most of us that concern is far away, but the smartest minds in the world of existential risk put the likelihood that we survive the next century at 1 in 3. With this hugely terrifying statistic hanging over our heads, why is no one focussing on the big problems? Poorly aligned Artificial General Intelligence, Biotechnology and other risks are significantly more dangerous than global warming or the 2020 election but get paid far less lip service. Sponsor: Get 50% discount on your FitBook Membership at https://fitbook.co.uk/join-fitbook/ (use code MODERNWISDOM) Extra Stuff: Check out Mara's Website - https://www.noonaut.space/ 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 #artificialintelligence #chriswilliamson - 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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Oct 8, 20201h 9mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 0:46

    Intro

  2. 0:46 – 1:31

    Welcome

  3. 1:31 – 7:57

    Definitions

  4. 7:57 – 15:10

    Pain Avoidance

  5. 15:10 – 17:33

    Conflict of Interest

  6. 17:33 – 19:15

    The Unknown Unknown

  7. 19:15 – 23:25

    What Would You Do

  8. 23:25 – 25:32

    How Can We Drive This Home

  9. 25:32 – 30:15

    Human hubris

  10. 30:15 – 32:16

    Why is everyone not thinking about existential risk

  11. 32:16 – 34:05

    David Attenborough on climate change

  12. 34:05 – 36:32

    Who is David Attenborough influencing

  13. 36:32 – 42:32

    The Improvement Imperative

  14. 42:32 – 45:02

    Climate Change

  15. 45:02 – 46:42

    Colonizing Mars

  16. 46:42 – 50:25

    The Prisoners Dilemma

  17. 50:25 – 54:06

    The Chance of Extinction

  18. 54:06 – 1:09:07

    Our Responsibility

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