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
Global Challenges Foundation
- Non-profit organization that seeks to raise awareness of global catastrophic risk.
Hexoskin
- Leader in Smart Clothing, software & AI data analytics.
Future of Humanity Institute (FHI)
- Multidisciplinary research institute at the University of Oxford
Survival Condo
- Atlas Missile Silo turned Luxury Condos.
Woebot
- Automated friend & life coach.
Catalia Health
- Catalia Health builds a platform to help engage people in managing their own health.
NuMedii
- Disrupting Drug Discovery Using Big Data and Artificial Intelligence.
Atomwise
- Artificial Intelligence for Drug Discovery.
Recursion Pharmaceuticals
- Biotechnology company combining experimental biology and automation with artificial intelligence.
TwoXAR
- Drug discovery and development company.
Survival Blog Posts
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
How to track your temperature to spot coronavirus
14-Apr-2020 Fever is a key symptom of covid-19 – what is it, and how to spot its onset? Includes free Excel template to track and chart your temperature.
Coronavirus – 28 days later
11-Mar-2020 After 28 days, halving or doubling your infectiousness makes a 60x difference
Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom - Book Review
12-Nov-2019 Review of Nick Bostrom's book Superintelligence on the risks of artificial intelligence
Recent News
Research Scholars Programme at Future of Humanity Institute - now open
Future of Humanity Institute (FHI) - 12-Aug-2020
Research long-term consequences in Oxford with world leading thinkers such as Nick Bostrom
Read more...Coronavirus gives extra incentive for smokers to kick the habit
BBC - 15-Jul-2020
1.5 times as many smokers quit in the last year than usual - a rare long-term benefit of the pandemic
Read more...The deadly link between air pollution and coronavirus
Guardian - 13-Jul-2020
An analysis to answer whether quality of air affects rise in pandemic cases
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