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    Civilizational Collapse

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    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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