How a Biotech Disaster Could End the World (And Other Things to Worry About)

We talked to Josh Clark about his new podcast, The End of The World with Josh Clark, and asked him all about existential risks, and why we should care.

As far as we can tell, humanity is the only detectable life of its kind in the universe. After evolving from the earliest micro-organisms, we now have the ability to genetically manipulate micro-organisms. Artificial intelligence is only getting smarter, and our grasp of physics is (maybe) scratching the surface but (definitely) getting stronger. But could all this progress spell our eventual doom?

Josh Clark wants us to know about the biggest threats to humanity, and how the ones that worry him the most are in our own hands—for now.

This story was originally published on March 6, 2019 and was updated on June 7, 2019.