How easy would it be to snuff out humanity?
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| Title: | How easy would it be to snuff out humanity? |
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| Authors: | MARTIN REES |
| Source: | Independent (UK). 03/27/2021. |
| Abstract: | Make no mistake, Covid-19 should not have struck us so unawares. Why were even rich countries so unprepared? It’s because politicians and the public have a local focus. They downplay the long-term and the global. They ignore Nate Silver’s maxim: “The unfamiliar is not the same as the improbable.” [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
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| Abstract: | Make no mistake, Covid-19 should not have struck us so unawares. Why were even rich countries so unprepared? It’s because politicians and the public have a local focus. They downplay the long-term and the global. They ignore Nate Silver’s maxim: “The unfamiliar is not the same as the improbable.” [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
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