The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity

2020 book by Toby Ord
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The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity

Summary

The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (138 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity authored Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity — author (P50): Toby Ord[3].
  • The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity's instance of is recorded as Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity — instance of (P31): written work[4].
  • The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity's publisher is recorded as Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity — publisher (P123): Bloomsbury Publishing[5].
  • The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity's publisher is recorded as Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity — publisher (P123): Hachette Book Group[6].
  • The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity's genre is recorded as Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity — genre (P136): philosophy[7].
  • The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity's genre is recorded as Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity — genre (P136): popular science[8].
  • The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity's ISBN-13 is recorded as 978-0-316-48490-9[9].
  • The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity's language of work or name is recorded as Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity — language of work or name (P407): English[10].
  • The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity's country of origin is recorded as Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity — country of origin (P495): United Kingdom[11].
  • The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity's publication date is recorded as +2020-03-05T00:00:00Z[12].
  • The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity's Open Library ID is recorded as OL28002251M[13].
  • The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity's has edition or translation is recorded as Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity — has edition or translation (P747): Q122127585[14].
  • The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity's main subject is recorded as Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity — main subject (P921): global catastrophic risk[15].
  • The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity's ISBN-10 is recorded as 1-5266-0021-8[16].
  • The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity's spoken text audio is recorded as Wikipedia - The Precipice - Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity (spoken by AI voice).mp3[17].
  • The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11h4ljyhfx[18].

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Designation and Status

The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity's instance of is recorded as Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity — instance of (P31): written work[4].

Why It Matters

The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity ranks in the top 6% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (138 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19]

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