Press

GCRI team members have deep expertise across the global catastrophic risks. We frequently engage with journalists, including on short notice, to advance public understanding of the risks.

Media inquiries can be directed to Seth Baum at seth [at] gcrinstitute.org.

Select Media Appearances

Vox, 26 April 2024: Is Fallout a warning for our future? A global catastrophic risk expert weighs in

Science, 6 February 2024: Virologists and epidemiologists back natural origin for COVID-19, survey suggests

Scientific American, 25 May 2023: Here’s why AI may be extremely dangerous—Whether it’s conscious or not

Politico, 15 May 2023: Inside the AI culture war

Miami Herald, 15 November 2022: ‘Dangerous moment.’ Nuclear experts weigh in on possible risk of escalation in Ukraine

Newsweek, 10 November 2022: Would Putin’s nuclear bunker in Ural Mountains save him from Armageddon?

Times Radio (UK), 13 October 2022: Can we stop Putin from launching a nuclear attack?

ABC Radio National (Australia), 12 October 2022: What’s the likelihood of Russia’s war on Ukraine turning nuclear?

Vice, 1 June 2022: Future remnants of humanity can seek refuge in Australia and China, scientists say

LiveScience, 5 May 2021: What’s the minimum number of people needed to survive an apocalypse?

Washington Post, 21 March 2020: Stay home or carry on? Americans want to make sacrifices during the pandemic but can’t agree on what’s right

Nature, 16 March 2020: How a small nuclear war would transform the entire planet

BBC Future, 9 January 2019: The perils of short-termism: Civilisation’s greatest threat

Gizmodo, 13 April 2018: Experts sign open letter slamming Europe’s proposal to recognize robots as legal persons

Wired, 12 February 2017: Apocalypse, now? The 10 biggest threats facing civilisation, from asteroids to tyrannical leaders

Associated Press, 2 November 2016: Risk experts: Candidates not focusing on biggest threats

Quartz, 11 May 2015: Meet the people out to stop humanity from destroying itself