It's the second episode in the Neoliberal Podcast's new series on Effective Altruism, the movement that tries to do the most good possible for the world.  Jeremiah welcomes Christine Parthemore to discuss catastrophic risks to humanity from nuclear and biological weapons.  How likely is it that nuclear weapons or bioweapons are actually used in the next 50 years?  What can be done to minimize those risks? Is technology developing too quickly and exposing us to existential risk?

Suggested Reading:

The Council on Strategic Risks - https://councilonstrategicrisks.org/

George Washington University's National Security Archives - https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/

'The Dead Hand' by David Hoffman

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