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Recently Phil Torres wrote an article  where he raises a new topic in existential risks research: the question about who could be possible a

Three known attempts to make a map of x-risks prevention in the field of science exist: 1. First is the list from the Global Catastrophic

Based on known archaeological data, we are the first technological and symbol-using civilisation on Earth (but not the first tool-using spec

There are many natural global risks. The greatest of these known risks are asteroid impacts and supervolcanos.  Supervolcanos seem to pose

Optimisation process  is an ability to quickly search space of possible solution based on some criteria.  We live in the Universe full of di

There is a question which is especially disturbing during sleepless August nights, and which could cut your train of thought with existentia

Stephen Hawking famously said that aliens are one of the main risks to human existence. In this map I will try to show all rational ways how

“Identity” here refers to the question “will my copy be me, and if yes, on which conditions?” It results in several paradoxes which I will n

No real p-zombies exist in any probable way, but a lot of ideas about them have been suggested. This map is the map of ideas. It may be fun