Directory of Human Extinction Resources

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• Technological Dangers

Resources in This Category

• Beyond the Holocaust - Survival or Extinction?

  http://www.hpn.org/beyond/
  Subtitled "A survival manual for humanity", this online book attempts to summarise problems threatening humanity's very survival, their causes and possible solutions to them.

• Book: The End of the World - The Science and Ethics of Human Extinction

  http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0415184479
  by Prof. John Leslie. The first comprehensive survey of potential catastrophes speculated upon by scientists, from comet and asteroid impacts to nuclear or chemical warfare, from ozone layer destruction to overpopulation and poisoning of the environment or the risk of disaster through genetic engineering. Also covers philosophy and ethics. 1996

• Existential Risks

  http://www.nickbostrom.com/existential/risks.html
  Paper by Nick Bostrom, analyzing well-known and less well-known extinction risks and related crippling hazards to humanity.

• Musing on Beginning and End

  http://www.rationallink.org/beginend.htm
  Thoughts on the enormity of the cosmos and the life cycle of civilizations, including our own.

• The Future Watch

  http://www.thefuturewatch.com/
  The site intended to prevent the cataclysmic end-of-the-world scenarios caused by advancing technology. Articles, news and media references.

• The Lifeboat Foundation

  http://lifeboat.com/
  Nonprofit organization dedicated to encouraging scientific advancements to help humanity survive existential risks and possible misuse of increasingly powerful technologies.

• The Universal Extinction Constant

  http://www.extinctionthreat.com/
  The site author, Alan J Bessant, introduces his thesis and promotes understanding of the Universal Extinction Constant and Extinction Threat Level.

 

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