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‘Unprecedented #risk’ to #life on #Earth: Scientists call for halt on ‘#mirror life’ #microbe research theguardian.com/science/2024/d

World-leading scientists have called for a halt on research to create “mirror life” microbes amid concerns that the synthetic organisms would present an “unprecedented risk” to life on Earth.

The Guardian · ‘Unprecedented risk’ to life on Earth: Scientists call for halt on ‘mirror life’ microbe researchBy Ian Sample

According do D. D. Woods & R. I. Cook , you have to go behind the label #HumanError to begin the process of #learning, of #improvement, of investing in #safety.

This paper utilizes insights from existing research on the failures of complex systems and the role individuals play in safety and risk to outline a set of steps for effective responses.

➡️ csel.eng.ohio-state.edu/produc

Understanding Cumulative Risk

excerpt:

Getting Covid repeatedly is not a game we can win in the long-term. Like playing roulette, we can win a game, maybe even a few, but given enough chances, the house always wins. The good news is that you don't have to sign up for getting Covid once a year. There are things you can do to avoid that. And if you do get Covid, there are concrete steps you can take to reduce the risk of long-term health outcomes.

“Learning to live with Covid” should mean learning to live our lives while rationally mitigating the ever-present risks of an airborne disease with debilitating consequences. Not learning to live while harboring the virus, or the scars it leaves, in our bodies.

peertopublic.com/posts/underst

www.peertopublic.comUnderstanding Cumulative RiskA brief lesson on probability statistics and how that pertains to individual risks of developing symptomatic Long Covid

"WATCH ROOM" (2020)

Three maverick computer scientists work to develop human-friendly artificial intelligence within the safety of a virtual reality environment... until the AI learns it's at risk of being shutdown.

🎬 vimeo.com/383913383

Long (very long in political terms) effects of climate change

OK, this is a lightweight review article, but worth a read. Don't expect politicians of any of the major cours in the UK at least to pay attention. After all they are only interested in the next election. And we indulge them.

ttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/06/natural-climate-disasters-science-research-governments