#13 - History of Existential Risk With Dr. SJ Beard (1/2)

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English - September 17, 2021 23:50 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MB
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What role have philosophers played in existential risk? What conditions lead to the field's origin? Today Coleman Speaks with Dr. SJ Beard of The Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER) at Cambridge. Covering topics from SJ Beard and Phil Torres' 2020 article Ripples on the Great Sea of Life, which covers in great depth the history of existential risk.

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