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Effective Altruism: Ten Global Problems – 80000 Hours cover image

One: Toby Ord on existential risks

Effective Altruism: Ten Global Problems – 80000 Hours

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Is There a Relationship Between the Life Span of a Species and the Natural Extinct Rate?

Most species are much smaller than us, at least most animal species a were we are actually very large animals. So therefore one wouldx most of the long lived ones to be small as well. But there's also the question about being marine species has made them much safer from some of these natural catastrophes? I think all these elt at the bottom of the ocean as lele might even be an even more stable environment. Yes, that makes a lot of sense. But i think tat they do point the way to what might be possible. If we can protect ourselves from threats to the same degree to which n species can protect themselves from threats, create neer, safe environments

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