Avoiding the Worst

How can we avoid worst-case scenarios? From Nineteen Eighty-Four to Black Mirror, we are all familiar with the tropes of dystopian science fiction. But what if worst-case scenarios could actually become reality? And what if we could do something now to put the world on a better path? In Avoiding the Worst, Tobias Baumann lays out the concept of risks of future suffering (s-risks). With a focus on s-risks that are both realistic and avoidable, he argues that we have strong reasons to consider their reduction a top priority. Finally, he turns to the question of what we can do to help steer the world away from s-risks and towards a brighter future. Duration - 2h 40m. Author - Tobias Baumann. Narrator - Adrian Nelson. Published Date - Thursday, 05 January 2023. Copyright - © 2022 Tobias Baumann ©.