The Labor frontbencher Andrew Leigh says there is a one in six chance of a “species-ending event” in the next century, warning the rise of extreme politics increases the chance that humanity will imperil its own survival.
Leigh will borrow the estimate of Oxford philosopher Toby Ord in a speech on Friday exploring the intersection between catastrophic risk and extreme politics – a topic the former economics professor and assistant minister for competition has examined in a new book, What’s the Worst That Could Happen?
