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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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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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