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Civilizational Collapse

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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

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