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'''Technocriticism''' is a branch of [[critical theory]] devoted to the study of [[technological change]]. ...es both their private and public uses, and often devotes special attention to the relations among these different uses and dimensions. Recurring themes i ...

| awards = <!--Please limit to independently noteworthy awards--> ...bias]]<br>[[Reversal test]]<br>[[Simulation hypothesis]]<br>[[Existential risk studies]]<br>[[Singleton (global governance)|Singleton]]<br>[[Ancestor simu ...

...netic engineering]], and [[nanotechnology|nanotech]]&mdash;are threatening to make humans an [[endangered species]]." Joy warns: ...ms in almost no time flat. We must do more thinking up front if we are not to be similarly surprised and shocked by the consequences of our inventions.}} ...

...e [[physical activity|activities]] perceived as involving a high degree of risk of injury or death.<ref name=Websters>{{cite book ...erous or difficult: ''extreme rafting''. '''b'''. Participating or tending to participate in a very dangerous or difficult sport: ''an extreme skier''. ...

...have advocated research into [[AI control problem|precautionary measures]] to ensure future superintelligent machines remain under human control.<ref>{{C ...annot afford or licence the latest robotic and AI technology, and may need to focus on areas or services that cannot easily be replaced for continued via ...

...oomsday Clock]] since it debuted in 1947, when it was set at seven minutes to midnight. ...eed-mindy-kay-bricker-editor-bulletin-atomic-scientists|title=John Mecklin to succeed Mindy Kay Bricker as Editor of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientist ...

...ates. In the [[silent film]] era, depictions of ''[[bakuto]]'' (precursors to modern yakuza) as sympathetic [[Robin Hood]]-like characters were common. ...popular in the 1970s. These portrayed modern yakuza not as honorable heirs to the samurai code, but as ruthless street thugs living for their own desires ...

{{Short description|Inner conflict due to perceived meaninglessness}} {{For|threats to the existence of humanity|Global catastrophic risk}} ...

{{Short description|Preventive measures designed to reduce the risk of infectious disease transmission}} ...diseases and [[bioterrorism]]. The definition has sometimes been broadened to embrace other concepts, and it is used for different purposes in different ...

...= ''[[Purity and Danger]]'', ''[[Natural Symbols]]'', [[Cultural theory of risk]] | signature_alt = [[Risk]] ...

...a subjective character of unpleasantness, aversion, harm or threat of harm to body or mind (Spelman 1997; Cassell 1991)."</ref> Suffering is the basic el ...ward suffering may vary widely, in the sufferer or other people, according to how much it is regarded as avoidable or unavoidable, useful or useless, des ...

...]]s, use of certain [[psychoactive drug]]s, and can also occur in response to adverse life circumstances without the presence of a mental disorder.<ref n ...uicidal ideation''' involves preparation to kill oneself or forming a plan to do so.<ref name="Falcone"/><ref name=":1"/> ...

...''), meaning "pain"; the word was coined by a 17th-century medical student to describe the anxieties displayed by [[Swiss mercenaries]] fighting away fro ...he mind" and as "an emotional strategy, something comforting to snuggle up to when the present day seems intolerably bleak".<ref name="The Telegraph">{{c ...

| thesis_title = Molecular Machinery and Manufacturing With Applications to Computation ...ory of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: From Chemical–Physical Applications to Nanomedicine |journal=Molecules |volume=25 |issue=1 |pages=112 |doi=10.3390 ...

...h (peripheral) friends. The socially isolated person may occasionally talk to or cause problems with family members. ...t of [[cigarette smoking]] and other major biomedical and [[psychosocial]] risk factors. However, our understanding of how and why social isolation is risk ...

...ether and work together productively, but for this to happen it is crucial to understand and appreciate their distinctive [[worldview]]s.{{Sfn | Inglehar ...f democratic institutions, the rise of [[gender equality]], and the extent to which societies have effective [[government]].{{citation needed|date=May 20 ...

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...[[emotion]] often associated with negative [[self-evaluation]]; motivation to quit; and feelings of pain, exposure, [[distrust]], powerlessness, and wort ...bed as a [[Moral emotions|moral]] or [[social emotion]] that drives people to hide or deny their wrongdoings.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">Shein, L. (2 ...

Butler was born in [[Granite City, Illinois|Granite City]], Illinois, to Robert Olen Butler Sr., an actor and theater professor who became the chair ...rsity]] as a theater major ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]], 1967) and switched to [[Playwright|playwriting]] at the [[University of Iowa]] ([[Master of Arts| ...

{{Short description|Overview of and topical guide to artificial intelligence}} to this outline are on the way ...