The WorldToEnd Podcast

Long, calm conversations with the people who study how the world could end, and what it would take to keep it going.

First episodes coming soon.

What the show is

One guest. One big question. Enough time to go past the headline.

We ask scientists for the evidence, philosophers for the reasoning, and religious scholars for what their traditions actually teach. No hype, no countdowns, and no putting words in anyone’s mouth.

Who we want to talk to

These are the kinds of guests we plan to invite. None have agreed to appear yet; when they do, they will be listed here.

Existential riskToby Ord, Martin Rees, and researchers at Cambridge’s Centre for the Study of Existential Risk
Artificial intelligenceGeoffrey Hinton, Max Tegmark, and AI safety researchers
Space and cosmologyAstronomers and physicists who study the Sun, asteroids and the fate of the universe
Religion and historyIslamic scholars on the signs of Qayamat, historians of prophecy, and scholars of other traditions
Climate and nuclear riskClimate scientists, nuclear arms control experts, and members of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Pakistan and South AsiaThinkers and scientists from the region on how these risks look from here

Be a guest, or suggest one

If you research, teach or write about any of these questions, or know someone who should be on the show, send a short note and a link to a talk or interview.

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