{"product_id":"global-catastrophic-risks-nick-bostrom-9780199606504","title":"Global Catastrophic Risks","description":"A global catastrophic risk is one with the potential to wreak death and destruction on a global scale. In human history, wars and plagues have done so on more than one occasion, and misguided ideologies and totalitarian regimes have darkened an entire era or a region. Advances in technology are adding dangers of a new kind. It could happen again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eGlobal Catastrophic Risks\u003c\/em\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nick Bostrom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199606501\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199606504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.30d","brand":"Nick Bostrom","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43914281386239,"sku":"9780199606504","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_6417b2f9-7577-4b59-9fbd-31eb7a404366.jpg?v=1680641396","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/global-catastrophic-risks-nick-bostrom-9780199606504","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}