🎧 Covid-19 won't destroy the humanity. But, what could?

Covid-19 may feel like it is overwhelming us. With its deep impact on our economies, institutions, and personal lives, we might feel it is an existential threat to our lives, perhaps to humanity.

But is it?

I discuss the pandemic in this light with the moral philosopher Toby Ord, whose research focuses on existential risks. His new book, The Precipice…