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Rationally Speaking #215 - Anders Sandberg on "Thinking about the long-term future of humanity"
Rationally Speaking #215 - Anders Sandberg on "Thinking about the long-term future of humanity"
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Length:
43 minutes
Released:
Aug 19, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
This episode features Anders Sandberg, a researcher at Oxford's Future of Humanity Institute, explaining several reasons why it's valuable to think about humanity's long-term future. Julia and Anders discuss the common objection that we can't predict or steer the future, and explore whether people really care if humanity dies out.
Released:
Aug 19, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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