(br 26) Global Catastrophic Risks
Nick Bostrom& Milan M. Ćirković (Editors)
Language: English
Published by Oxford University Press, 2008
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- Title
- (br 26) Global Catastrophic Risks
- Author
- Nick Bostrom& Milan M. Ćirković (Editors)
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Publication year
- 2008
- Condition
- Very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0198570503
- ISBN 13
- 9780198570509
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Item weight
- 998 grams
- Dimensions
- 15.49 centimeters width by 23.62 centimeters height by 2.54 centimeters depth
In Global Catastrophic Risks 25 leading experts look at the gravest risks facing humanity in the 21st century, including asteroid impacts, gamma-ray bursts, Earth-based natural catastrophes, nuclear war, terrorism, global warming, biological weapons, totalitarianism, advanced nanotechnology, general artificial intelligence, and social collapse. The book also addresses over-arching issues - policy responses and methods for predicting and managing catastrophes.
This is invaluable reading for anyone interested in the big issues of our time; for students focusing on science, society, technology, and public policy; and for academics, policy-makers, and professionals working in these acutely important fields.
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About the Author
Nick Bostrom, PhD, is a Professor at Oxford University, where he leads the Future of Humanity Institute as its founding director. He previously taught at Yale University in the Department of Philosophy and in the Yale Institute for Social and Policy Studies. Bostrom has served as an expert consultant for the European Commission in Brussels and for the Central Intelligence Agency in Washington DC. He has advised the British Parliament, the European Parliament, and many other public bodies on issues relating to emerging technologies.
Milan M. Cirkovic, PhD, is a senior research associate of the Astronomical Observatory of Belgrade, (Serbia) and a professor of Cosmology at Department of Physics, University of Novi Sad (Serbia). He received both his PhD in Physics and his MSc in Earth and Space Sciences from the State University of New York at Stony Brook (USA) and his BSc in Theoretical Physics was received from the University of Belgrade.
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