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The Precipice by Toby Ord

https://theprecipice.com/

An amazing nonfiction book that at times reads like science-fiction. A grand overview of various existential risks humanity faces and what we can do to decrease the chances. As it stands, the author estimates humanity's survival chances to be 5/6 per 100 years, given today's state of things. This is equivalent to playing a Russian roulette - not something we can maintain for the long term. So now is one of the most important times in history of humanity: preventing our not-unlikely total destruction.



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