Human Extinction

Questions if people are underestimating the likelihood of human extinction in the next few decades, a position put forward by the philosophical Carter-Leslie doomsday argument. Highly philosophical and statistical.

A physician warns that humans could go the way of the dinosaurs if they don't face up to the threat of killer viruses.

by Prof. John Leslie. The first comprehensive survey of potential catastrophes speculated upon by scientists, from comet and asteroid impacts to nuclear or chemical warfare, from ozone layer destruction to overpopulation and poisoning of the environment or the risk of disaster through genetic engineering. Also covers philosophy and ethics. 1996

Paper by Nick Bostrom, analyzing well-known and less well-known extinction risks and related crippling hazards to humanity.

Subtitled "A survival manual for humanity", this online book attempts to summarise problems threatening humanity's very survival, their causes and possible solutions to them.

Aims to build "lifeboats" in space to save the human race from extinction caused by the advanced technologies that are predicted to be available in the year 2020.

Thoughts on the enormity of the cosmos and the life cycle of civilizations, including our own.

The site author, Alan J Bessant, introduces his thesis and promotes understanding of the Universal Extinction Constant and Extinction Threat Level.

The site intended to prevent the cataclysmic end-of-the-world scenarios caused by advancing technology. Articles, news and media references.

Catastrophe, Social Collapse, and Human Extinction. Robin Hanson. Department of Economics ... for human extinction possibilities. This is because there is ...[2008/11/25]

Society > Future > Catastrophes > Human Extinction. Go to Directory Home: [English] [English] ... the likelihood of human extinction in the next ...[2008/11/28]

... the SKR pertaining to future: catastrophes: human-extinction ... the World - The Science and Ethics of Human Extinction ... catastrophes: human ...[2008/04/22]

SavvyFrog.com. Technological Dangers. Top. Society. Future. Catastrophes. Human Extinction ... to prevent technological catastrophes by restricting research ...[2008/11/28]

Society > Future > Catastrophes > Human Extinction > Technological Dangers ... Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web. ...[2008/10/26]

The Book "The structure of global catastrophe. Risks of the human extinction in the 21st Century" of A.V. Turchin is urgent scientific research of the global risks, ...[2008/11/27]

"Human extinction within 100 years warns scientist" Author. Alfred Lambremont ... by collective human actions could trigger catastrophes more threatening than ...[2008/11/28]

The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world's preeminent institutions for scientific research and education, with collections of more than 32 million ...[2008/10/30]

Human Extinction (15) Large Near Earth Object Impacts (17) Nuclear Winter (2) ... Science > Earth Sciences > Paleontology > Extinction (31) ...[2008/10/29]

Categories: Human Extinction (8) Large Near Earth Object Impacts (12) ... Notes and links on extinction level events, mega-tsunami, super volcano ...[2008/04/22]