Risks beyond Covid-19

If humanity wasn’t prepared for Covid-19, what else aren’t we prepared for?

** Why aren’t we better prepared?

** How can we change our systems so we’re better prepared for future risks and future opportunities?

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This 90 minute London Futurists live webinar reviews some recommendations from recent books on existential risk, including "End Times" by Bryan Walsh, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42283306-end-times and "The Precipice" by Toby Ord, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50485582-the-precipice

The session will be moderated by David Wood, Chair of London Futurists.

Attendees will be able to raise questions, vote to prioritise questions raised by others, and may be invited onto the screen to join the live discussion.

The webinar will start at 7pm UK time (BST) on Tuesday 7th April. You are advised to log in up to 10 minutes ahead of time, so you won't miss the start of the live broadcast. You'll be able to exchange text messages with other attendees as soon as you arrive.

To find the start time in other timezones, use https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=20200407T180000&p1=136

This is the first use of Crowdcast by London Futurists. Hopefully the technology will work smoothly!

There is no charge to register or to attend this webinar.

To register, visit https://www.crowdcast.io/e/risks-beyond-covid-19/

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If you have read either of the two books mentioned above and have opinions about them you'd like to share in this live online video conversation, please get in touch asap.

Note: there's a mirror of this announcement on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/events/594217317842566/