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https://cup.columbia.edu/book/the-collapse-of-western-civilization/9780231169547 | https://cup.columbia.edu/book/the-collapse-of-western-civilization/9780231169547 | ||
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=== Global Catastrophic Risks === | |||
'''Bostrom and Cirkovic''' | |||
''A global catastrophic risk is one with the potential to wreak death and destruction on a global scale. In human history, wars and plagues have done so on more than one occasion, and misguided ideologies and totalitarian regimes have darkened an entire era or a region. Advances in technology are adding dangers of a new kind. It could happen again.'' | |||
''In Global Catastrophic Risks 25 leading experts look at the gravest risks facing humanity in the 21st century, including asteroid impacts, gamma-ray bursts, Earth-based natural catastrophes, nuclear war, terrorism, global warming, biological weapons, totalitarianism, advanced nanotechnology, general artificial intelligence, and social collapse. The book also addresses over-arching issues - policy responses and methods for predicting and managing catastrophes.'' | |||
''This is invaluable reading for anyone interested in the big issues of our time; for students focusing on science, society, technology, and public policy; and for academics, policy-makers, and professionals working in these acutely important fields.'' | |||
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/global-catastrophic-risks-9780199606504?cc=us&lang=en& | |||
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=== Pandora's Seed === | |||
'''Wells''' | |||
''Ten thousand years ago, our species made a radical shift in its way of life: We became farmers rather than hunter-gatherers. Although this decision propelled us into the modern world, renowned geneticist and anthropologist Spencer Wells demonstrates that such a dramatic change in lifestyle had a downside that we’re only now beginning to recognize. Growing grain crops ultimately made humans more sedentary and unhealthy and made the planet more crowded.'' | |||
''The expanding population and the need to apportion limited resources created hierarchies and inequalities. Freedom of movement was replaced by a pressure to work that is the forebear of the anxiety millions feel today. Spencer Wells offers a hopeful prescription for altering a life to which we were always ill-suited. Pandora’s Seed is an eye-opening book for anyone fascinated by the past and concerned about the future.'' | |||
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/188600/pandoras-seed-by-spencer-wells/ | |||
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* https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674032514 | * https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674032514 | ||
* https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1155/the-revenge-of-gaia-by-james-lovelock/9780141025971 | * https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1155/the-revenge-of-gaia-by-james-lovelock/9780141025971 | ||