The Precipice

Toby Ord

Recommended on Modern Wisdom, most recently on 2026-08-08 — 2 episodes.

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Where it came up

• Modern Wisdom · Q&A: Becoming A Dad, Favourite Peptides & Red Rising · at 1:41:04 · 2026-08-08

  “Another one that everyone should read is the Precipice by Toby Ord.”Recommended

• Modern Wisdom · Something Scary Is Happening In Biolabs - Annie Jacobsen · at 17:01 · 2026-07-23

  “I'm pretty sure that the precipice came out in 2019. Uh so, before COVID and it. Catastrophic risk via asteroid, a comet, supervolcano, stellar explosion.”Discussed

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• · The Beginning of InfinityDavid Deutsch Modern Wisdom
• · Atomic HabitsJames Clear Modern Wisdom
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