Priority ranking
Understanding
Related to Readings and resources database (Cause Area)
to investigate
Resources to check out
How much could refuges help us recover from a global catastrophe? → Paper ~ 30 min
We could feed all 8 billion people through a nuclear winter. Dr David Denkenberger is working to make it practical. → Podcast ~ 3 hours
Causal diagrams of the paths to existential catastrophe → EA Forum Post ~ 20 min
Civilization Re-Emerging After a Catastrophic Collapse → video ~ 20 min
What is the likelihood that civilizational collapse would directly lead to human extinction (within decades)? → EA Forum Post ~ 1 hour
Civilizational Collapse: Scenarios, Prevention, Responses → Video ~ 1 hour 30 minutes
Notes
Cause Prioritization considerations
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- How does this interact with other causes?