#306 - Thomas Moynihan - A History Of Existential Risk

<p>Thomas Moynihan is a historian and an author.</p> <p>Humans may have only had the ability to destroy ourselves for the last hundred years or so, but thinkers have been hypothesising about the potential end of existence for thousands of years. Today Thomas explains the history of how humanity came to realise its potential for extinction.</p> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p> <p class="p1">Get 20% discount on the highest quality CBD Products from Pure Sport at <a href= "https://puresportcbd.com/modernwisdom"><span class= "s1">https://puresportcbd.com/modernwisdom</span></a> (use code: MW20)</p> <p class="p1">Get 10% discount on your first month from BetterHelp at <a href= "https://betterhelp.com/modernwisdom">https://betterhelp.com/modernwisdom</a> (discount automatically applied)</p> <p class="p1"><strong style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Extra Stuff:</strong></p> <p>Follow Thomas on Twitter - <a href= "https://twitter.com/nemocentric">https://twitter.com/nemocentric</a></p> <p>Buy X-Risk - <a href= "https://amzn.to/2PzTYKx">https://amzn.to/2PzTYKx</a> </p> <p><a href="https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/">Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity →</a> <a href= "https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/">https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/</a></p> <p>To support me on Patreon (thank you): <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom"><span class= "s1">https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom</span></a></p> <p class="p1">-</p> <p class="p1"><strong>Get in touch. </strong>Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast">MW YouTube Channel</a> or message me...</p> <p class="p1">Instagram: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx">https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx</a></p> <p class="p1">Twitter: <a href= "https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx">https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx</a></p> <p cla