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Of Malthus and Methuselah: does longevity treatment aggravate global catastrophic risks?
Physica Scripta 89 128005 (7pp) Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Abstract Global catastrophic risk is a term that refers to the risk of the occurrence of an event that kills at least millions of people
Population growth - how great are the risks and what factors affect risk levels?
The global population has increased dramatically since the year 1900 from approximately 1,6 billion to today's 8 billion. The UN estimates that world population will reach 11 billion by the year 2100.
Mike Otsuka: How to pool risks across generations
Research seminar with Michael Otsuka, Professor of Philosophy, London School of Economics. Full title: How to pool risks across generations: A reciprocity-based case for an unfunded pay as you go (PAY
Michael Otsuka: How to pool risks across generations
Full title: How to pool risks across generations: A reciprocity-based case for an unfunded pay as you go (PAYG) pension Research seminar with Michael Otsuka, Professor of Philosophy, London School of E
Risks, resources and rewards at the frontier of labor market change
How can we shape politics to protect those whose careers are most affected by the labor markets changes? This question is explored in this registry-based analysis of careers in young and innovative companies.
Anders Sandberg: The Survival Curve of Our Species: Handling Global Catastrophic and Existential Risks
Anders Sandberg, Future of Humanity Institute, Oxford University ABSTRACTHow likely is humanity to be severely damaged by a global disaster, or go extinct? How bad would it be? This talk will review wo
Catastrophic risk
in Philosophy Compass (2020) Abstract:Catastrophic risk raises questions that are not only of practical importance, but also of great philosophical interest, such as how to define 'catastrophe' and wha
Evidence from a long-term experiment that collective risks change social norms and promote cooperation
Nature Communications 12, 5452 AbstractSocial norms can help solve pressing societal challenges, from mitigating climate change to reducing the spread of infectious diseases. Despite their relevance, h
Existential risk to humanity
Existential risks are those risks that threaten the entire future of humanity - not just the present generation, but all future generations. Despite their importance, issues surrounding human extincti
Stéphane Zuber
I am an economist at Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) in Paris and an associate professor at Paris School of Economics. I work on issues of intergenerational equity and climate poli
