Lisa Randall
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A few bad actors can destroy things sometimes. So a lot of the things that we really rely on are delicate equilibrium situations. And there is some robustness in the systems. We try to build in robustness. But a few extreme events can sometimes alter things. I think that's what people are scared of today in many ways. They're scared of it for democracy. They're scared of it for peace.
A few bad actors can destroy things sometimes. So a lot of the things that we really rely on are delicate equilibrium situations. And there is some robustness in the systems. We try to build in robustness. But a few extreme events can sometimes alter things. I think that's what people are scared of today in many ways. They're scared of it for democracy. They're scared of it for peace.
A few bad actors can destroy things sometimes. So a lot of the things that we really rely on are delicate equilibrium situations. And there is some robustness in the systems. We try to build in robustness. But a few extreme events can sometimes alter things. I think that's what people are scared of today in many ways. They're scared of it for democracy. They're scared of it for peace.
They're scared of it for AI. I think they're not as scared as they should be about nuclear weapons, to be honest. I think that's a more serious danger than people realize. I think people are a little bit more scared about pandemics than they were before. But I still say they're not super scared about it. So you're right. There are these major events that...
They're scared of it for AI. I think they're not as scared as they should be about nuclear weapons, to be honest. I think that's a more serious danger than people realize. I think people are a little bit more scared about pandemics than they were before. But I still say they're not super scared about it. So you're right. There are these major events that...
They're scared of it for AI. I think they're not as scared as they should be about nuclear weapons, to be honest. I think that's a more serious danger than people realize. I think people are a little bit more scared about pandemics than they were before. But I still say they're not super scared about it. So you're right. There are these major events that...
can happen, and we are setting things up so that they might happen. And we should be thinking about them. The question is, who should be thinking about them? How should we be thinking about them? How do you make things happen on a global scale? Because that's really what we need.
can happen, and we are setting things up so that they might happen. And we should be thinking about them. The question is, who should be thinking about them? How should we be thinking about them? How do you make things happen on a global scale? Because that's really what we need.
can happen, and we are setting things up so that they might happen. And we should be thinking about them. The question is, who should be thinking about them? How should we be thinking about them? How do you make things happen on a global scale? Because that's really what we need.
Wouldn't that be nice?
Wouldn't that be nice?
Wouldn't that be nice?
You know, that's also one of the things that I think you probably could do with virtual reality. I don't think you have to be there and get extinct. I think there's something, you know, it's an event you're just watching. You're not doing anything. You're just looking at it. So maybe you could just recreate it.
You know, that's also one of the things that I think you probably could do with virtual reality. I don't think you have to be there and get extinct. I think there's something, you know, it's an event you're just watching. You're not doing anything. You're just looking at it. So maybe you could just recreate it.
You know, that's also one of the things that I think you probably could do with virtual reality. I don't think you have to be there and get extinct. I think there's something, you know, it's an event you're just watching. You're not doing anything. You're just looking at it. So maybe you could just recreate it.
I have to say, I got an award from the Museum of Nuclear History and Technology in the Southwest, and I went to visit the museum, which turned out to be mostly a museum of nuclear weapons. And the scary thing is that they look really cool. It's true that you have that, yes, this is scary, but you also have this, this is cool feeling.
I have to say, I got an award from the Museum of Nuclear History and Technology in the Southwest, and I went to visit the museum, which turned out to be mostly a museum of nuclear weapons. And the scary thing is that they look really cool. It's true that you have that, yes, this is scary, but you also have this, this is cool feeling.
I have to say, I got an award from the Museum of Nuclear History and Technology in the Southwest, and I went to visit the museum, which turned out to be mostly a museum of nuclear weapons. And the scary thing is that they look really cool. It's true that you have that, yes, this is scary, but you also have this, this is cool feeling.
And I think we have to get around that because I kind of think that, yes, you can be in that, but I'm not sure that's going to make people scared. Have they actually asked afterwards, are you more or less scared?
And I think we have to get around that because I kind of think that, yes, you can be in that, but I'm not sure that's going to make people scared. Have they actually asked afterwards, are you more or less scared?