Survival
Even when biologically speaking humans can live forever, there are still accidents, violence, natural disasters, etc, that can extinguish life.
Each threat is major topic in its own right but its important to keep an eye on them as the bigger the problem the longer it takes to fix it.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) - Will it help or destroy us?
Climate Change - technology should come up with solutions but I suggest erring on the side of caution for now
Energy - where is it all going to come from to power technological advances and maybe reverse climate change?
Earth Monitoring - massive monitoring projects to help predict and prevent natural disasters
Natural Disasters - earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunami and more
Pandemics - diseases can spread faster than we can produce cures and vaccines
Society - If society doesn’t survive, then you don’t survive… technology giveth, and technology taketh away!
Read more about: Abundance, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Climate Change, Earth Monitoring, Energy, Natural Disasters, Overpopulation, Pandemics, Preppers, Society, Space Colonization, War.
Resources
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National institute that undertakes research which tackles some of the biggest challenges in science, society and the economy
Center for computing asteroid and comet orbits and their probability of Earth impact
Independent monitoring body for global health crises created by WHO and World Bank
Biotechnology company integrating artificial intelligence with expert pharmacology to discover treatments for rare diseases
Personalised preventive precision health partner combining big health data, Ai, genetics and academic research
Survival Blog Posts
Have you had coronavirus? UK COVID-19 antibody tests from £65
04-Feb-2021 Comparison of UK mail and clinic tests, plus a review of the Medichecks test
Types of coronavirus tests, and how accurate are they?
25-Jan-2021 Do you know the difference between sensitivity and specificity?
How To Boost Your Immune System
14-Jan-2021 Help your body to help yourself with these easy tips on improving your immune system
Summary of London Futurists’ Engineering Greater Human Resilience Panel Discussion
27-Apr-2020 Interesting thoughts from an international panel of futurists
Coronavirus Deaths UK Tracker
22-Apr-2020 Tracking UK COVID-19 deaths to see when the peak is passed
Recent News
Senolytic drugs improved survival rates in coronavirus-infected mice
SENS Research Foundation - 07-Oct-2021
Boosts immune response by clearing senescent cells; a potential treatment for COVID-19 in humans
Read more...Covid-19 hit hardest in men, cutting their life expectancy by over an year
BBC - 23-Sep-2021
Life expectancy will recover in the future, but with a 'slower growth'
Read more...Baby shortage in the country may lead to long-term economic stagnation
Guardian - 20-Sep-2021
Worldwide 28% of countries adopt pronatalist policies to drive up the birthrate
Read more...A 12-week Better Health campaign to help you lose weight and stay active
BBC - 26-Jul-2021
Free support and guidance to shed those excess kilos gained during lockdown
Read more...US life expectancy dropped by 1.5 years in 2020, mostly due to COVID-19
Independent - 21-Jul-2021
Largest drop since world war II, mainly affecting Black and Hispanic Americans
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