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Will humans become extinct by the end of the century?

Published: Jan. 2, 2020, 3:30 a.m.

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What is the chance of the human race surviving the 21st century? There are many dangers \\u2013 climate change for example, or nuclear war, or a pandemic, or planet Earth being hit by a giant asteroid.

Around the world a number of research centres have sprung up to investigate and mitigate what\\u2019s called existential risk. How precarious is our civilisation and what can be done to stop a global catastrophe? David Edmonds talks to four expert witnesses to try and find the answer.

(Apocalyptic landscape. Credit: Santoelia/ Getty images)

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