The Era of Global Risk: An Introduction to Existential Risk Studies
S. J. Beard, Martin Rees, Catherine Richards, and Clarissa Rios Rojas, eds.
This edited volume argues that humanity has entered a fundamentally novel era of existential risk. These risks range from global-scale natural disasters (like volcanic super-eruptions) to anthropogenic environmental destabilization (like…
Hawaii Wildfires Expose Need for Resilience in a Polycrisis World
Joseph Fiskel argues that the Maui wildfire reveals just how unprepared communities are to face polycrises. In response, he advocates systems thinking and greater resilience: “Rather than simply ‘bouncing back’ from…