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Physical limits and the long-term future (with Anders Sandberg)

Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg

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Panspermia and the Ethics of Life Across the Cosmos

This chapter examines the theory of panspermia, which suggests that life can be distributed across space via bacterial spores, and the implications of this on ethics and society. It emphasizes the urgency of preserving human knowledge in a digital age while considering the social changes that could arise from enhanced individual well-being.

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