by jrgill | Jun 4, 2021 | bio, climate, framing, policy, solutions
For this project, we wanted to take a new spin on the material we learned about in class. We have learned so much about the existential threats we face now, and we thought a new way to engage with the material was to spin the class material in a positive way. We...
by bfarabaugh | Jun 4, 2021 | climate, nuclear, policy, risk, solutions
Securing Humanity’s Future: Reorienting U.S. Policy to Address Existential Risks By Bryce Farabaugh Humanity in the 21st century is poised to face an unprecedented number of risks that previous generations did not have to face, and its ability to address these risks...
by lancejohnson | Jun 4, 2021 | climate, solutions
Names: Lance Johnson, Dillon Ramlochun, Ishaan Patel and Chase Denholm Project Format: Research Paper (Link to Paper included at end of Blog Post) An Overview of India’s Current and Future Sources of Energy Generation (Blog Post) For our final project, our...
by abosko | Jun 4, 2021 | climate, nuclear, solutions
A quote from Oppenheimer, an architect of the first atomic bomb. “At precisely 5:29 A.M. on July 16, 1945, a bright flash sharply pierced the early New Mexico morning. As a mushroom cloud rose from the resulting crater, those at base camp ten miles away realized...
by ajwu | Jun 4, 2021 | emerging, solutions
This is a research project about whether and to what extent human judges can be replaced by artificial intelligence. I argue that there are applications of the technology that can better serve the purposes of the judiciary than the system we currently have, and that...
by srmichel | Jun 3, 2021 | climate, nuclear, salience, solutions
We all started as stardust. Our beginnings were mystical and full of hope. Now, what happens as we approach doom? These existential threats are all of a result of human actions. Are we smart enough to fix our own mistakes before it is too late? Or are we doomed...
