Existential: Recent Episodes
Simon Pellerin
Simon and Lily explain the existential threat of superintelligent AI.
Links:
AI Existential risk - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Existential_risk_from_artificial_general_intelligence
Paperclip maximizer - https://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Paperclip_maximizer
In this episode, Simon and Lily cover the threat of biotechnology.
Links:
Biotechnology as an existential threat - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biotechnology_risk
Biological warfare - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_warfare
Bioterrorism - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioterrorism
Simon and Laila discuss the Fermi paradox and its repercussions.
Links:
Existential threats (Wikipedia) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_catastrophic_risk
Fermi paradox (Wikipedia) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_paradox