The Pocket Guide to Planetary Peril
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'An indispensable guide to the existential risks facing humanity' Ben Caldecott
An A to Z of the calamities and catastrophes that could end life as we know it – and a look at what should really be keeping us awake at night.
From the Atomic bomb to the Zombie apocalypse (via Black holes, Killer diseases and Space invaders), The Pocket Guide to Planetary Peril explores twenty-six doomsday scenarios that could spell the end of humanity as we know it. Using scientific facts and entertaining anecdotes, Professor Jakob Thomä (a global expert in long-term risks and sustainable finance) explains how likely it is that we will survive climate change or be turned into grey goo by nanobots – and what we can do about it.
Funny, eye-opening and charmingly illustrated, this is the perfect book for doomsayers, cynics and pessimists everywhere.
An A to Z of the calamities and catastrophes that could end life as we know it – and a look at what should really be keeping us awake at night.
From the Atomic bomb to the Zombie apocalypse (via Black holes, Killer diseases and Space invaders), The Pocket Guide to Planetary Peril explores twenty-six doomsday scenarios that could spell the end of humanity as we know it. Using scientific facts and entertaining anecdotes, Professor Jakob Thomä (a global expert in long-term risks and sustainable finance) explains how likely it is that we will survive climate change or be turned into grey goo by nanobots – and what we can do about it.
Funny, eye-opening and charmingly illustrated, this is the perfect book for doomsayers, cynics and pessimists everywhere.
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Eye-opening, engaging . . . an indispensable guide to the existential risks facing humanity. Thomä masterfully presents complex issues with clarity and insight, empowering us to face these shared threats without being overwhelmed by their gravity
Ben Caldecott, founding Director of the Oxford Sustainable Finance Group at the University of Oxford Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment