{"product_id":"9780195346398","title":"Catastrophe: Risk and Response","description":"Catastrophic risks are much greater than is commonly appreciated. Collision with an asteroid, runaway global warming, voraciously replicating nanomachines, a pandemic of gene-spliced smallpox launched by bioterrorists, and a world-ending accident in a high-energy particle accelerator, are among the possible extinction events that are sufficiently likely to warrant careful study. How should we respond to events that, for a variety of psychological and cultural reasons, we find it hard to wrap our minds around? Posner argues that realism about science and scientists, innovative applications of cost-benefit analysis, a scientifically literate legal profession, unprecedented international cooperation, and a pragmatic attitude toward civil liberties are among the keys to coping effectively with the catastrophic risks.","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47082084303088,"sku":"9780195346398","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780195346398_p0.jpg?v=1763664493","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780195346398","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}