#229 - Mara Cortona - Why Is No One Talking About Existential Risk?

Published: Oct. 8, 2020, 5:30 a.m.

Mara Cortona is the Executive Director of the Astropolitics Institute and Founder of N\xf6onaut.\nThe world is going to end. Eventually. For most of us that concern is far away, but the smartest minds in the world of existential risk put the likelihood that we survive the next century at 1 in 3.\nWith this hugely terrifying statistic hanging over our heads, why is no one focussing on the big problems? Poorly aligned Artificial General Intelligence, Biotechnology and other risks are significantly more dangerous than global warming or the 2020 election but get paid far less lip service.\nSponsor:\nGet FREE access to a supercharged calendar at http://bit.ly/wovenwisdom (discount automatically applied)\nExtra Stuff:\nCheck out Mara's Website - https://www.noonaut.space/\xa0\xa0\nGet my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity \u2192 https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/\nTo support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom\n-\nGet in touch.\xa0Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me...\nInstagram:\xa0https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx\nTwitter:\xa0https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx\nYouTube:\xa0https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast\nEmail: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices