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Global Catastrophic Risks 1st Edition

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Nick Bostrom, PhD, is a Professor at Oxford University, where he leads the Future of Humanity Institute as its founding director. He previously taught at Yale University in the Department of Philosophy and in the Yale Institute for Social and Policy Studies. Bostrom has served as an expert consultant for the European Commission in Brussels and for the Central Intelligence Agency in Washington DC. He has advised the British Parliament, the European Parliament, and many other public bodies on issues relating to emerging technologies.


Milan M. Cirkovic, PhD, is a senior research associate of the Astronomical Observatory of Belgrade, (Serbia) and a professor of Cosmology at Department of Physics, University of Novi Sad (Serbia). He received both his PhD in Physics and his MSc in Earth and Space Sciences from the State University of New York at Stony Brook (USA) and his BSc in Theoretical Physics was received from the University of Belgrade.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; 1st edition (September 15, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 554 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0198570503
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0198570509
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.2 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches
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