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At the precipice now, in eternal safety thereafter?

Toby Ord: The precipice: Existential risk and the future of humanity. London: Bloomsbury (PB) and New York: Hachette (illustrated), 2020, 480 pp, £25 HB

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Friederich, S., Aebischer, E. At the precipice now, in eternal safety thereafter?. Metascience 30, 135–139 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11016-020-00595-z

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