Catastrophe: Risk and Response

In 'Catastrophe: Risk and Response', Richard Posner explores four significant risks that could potentially end advanced human civilization: asteroid impacts, catastrophic chain reactions in particle accelerators, global climate change, and bioterrorism.

He argues that these risks warrant more attention and proposes using a cost-benefit analysis framework to assess and respond to them.

The book highlights the need for a more serious examination of these risks and suggests that current responses are inadequate.