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Two: Dr Toby Ord on why the long-term future matters more than anything else & what to do about it

Effective Altruism: An Introduction – 80,000 Hours

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Is Synthetic Biology a Risk?

We're at some kind of critical juncture in history, and you knowat who invents synthetic biology or how it's applied. One approach that has been suggested is to improve our ability to foresee future s in general. And i then there's also work a that could be done on, i addressing risk factors. A great power war this century is definitely a larger factor than a asteroid risk.

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