The End Of The World with Josh Clark

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Simulation Argument (Epilogue)

There’s one last thing. Maybe the reason why we don’t see other intelligent life, maybe the reason we are in the astoundingly unique position of having to save the future

Dec 5 2018
48 min

End

Josh explains that to survive the next century or two – to navigate our existential threats – all of us will have to become informed and involved. It will take a movement

Nov 30 2018
42 min

Embracing Catastrophe

We humans are our own worst enemies when it comes to what it will take to deal with existential risks. We are loaded with cognitive biases, can’t coordinate on a global s

Nov 28 2018
46 min

Physics Experiments

Surprisingly the field of particle physics poses a handful of existential threats, not just for us humans, but for everything alive on Earth – and in some cases, the enti

Nov 23 2018
1 h 13 min

Biotechnology

Natural viruses and bacteria can be deadly enough; the 1918 Spanish Flu killed 50 million people in four months. But risky new research, carried out in an unknown number

Nov 21 2018
57 min

Artificial Intelligence

An artificial intelligence capable of improving itself runs the risk of growing intelligent beyond any human capacity and outside of our control. Josh explains why a supe

Nov 16 2018
41 min

Natural Risks

Humans have faced existential risks since our species was born. Because we are Earthbound, what happens to Earth happens to us. Josh points out that there’s a lot that ca

Nov 14 2018
37 min

X Risks

Humanity could have a future billions of years long – or we might not make it past the next century. If we have a trip through the Great Filter ahead of us, then we appea

Nov 7 2018
39 min

Great Filter

The Great Filter hypothesis says we’re alone in the universe because the process of evolution contains some filter that prevents life from spreading into the universe. Ha

Nov 7 2018
43 min

Fermi Paradox

Ever wondered where all the aliens are? It’s actually very weird that, as big and old as the universe is, we seem to be the only intelligent life. In this episode, Josh e

Nov 7 2018
36 min

Trailer 2: Bill, Elon and Stephen

Why are smart people warning us about artificial intelligence? As machines grow smarter and able to improve themselves, we run the risk of them developing beyond our cont

Oct 24 2018
1 min

Trailer

We humans could have a bright future ahead of us that lasts billions of years. But we have to survive the next 200 years first. Learn more about your ad-choices at h

Oct 17 2018
2 min

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What listeners say

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Hard to believe I first enjoyed this show almost 8 years ago. I knew Josh from SYSK and was interested in hearing his take on existential risk(s). I was not totally sold on the narrative-ish format + soundtrack at first but was really surprised how much I enjoyed this series after just 2-3 episodes. I even had my teenagers listen bc Josh does a great job of organizing and communicating some really difficult concepts in such an approachable manner. I had hoped for a season 2 before we hit the 10yr mark but we may not have that luxury. Please make more episodes, Josh!!

veggies&vodka · Sep 2026

In an era wracked with environmental anxiety, economic trouble, political turmoil, and information overload, listening to Josh Clark talk about the end of humanity is weirdly comforting.

Earl308 · Apr 2025

This is one podcast I’ve listened to over and over and over. I’ve shared it with friends and family. I don’t think it’s importance can be overstated. Josh (and I) care deeply about humanity and the implications of the (very real, as he shows) possibility that we are the only intelligent life forms in the universe. It’s made me reconsider many things, and appreciate the fragile beauty of this amazing life we live.

greenguard · Jul 2024

Exciting, educating, and eery! I listen with morbid fascination to the extrapolations and genuine concern for the data and facts used to effectively illustrate the reason of these projections. Most of these topics have had interesting developments since this show’s release! There is new data, new insights, new technology. I’d love to hear more!

Grimswhorl · Feb 2024

This show would be fantastic if they’d get rid of the terrible background sound effects. It’s like having tinnitus built into the pod. It ruins a perfectly good experience.

Wuddado · Sep 2024

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