Science education at a time of existential risk

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Science education at a time of existential risk

Reiss, Michael; (2023) Science education at a time of existential risk. School Science Review in Depth , 105 (389) pp. 5-10. Green open access

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Abstract

Quantitative measures of human wellbeing, such as child mortality, the percentage of people in absolute poverty and the percentage of children who have no education beyond primary level, suggest that, globally, things are getting better for people. But what of existential risks from asteroid impacts, climate change, artificial Intelligence, genetically modified organisms, pandemics, nuclear war and ecosystems collapse? How much of a risk are these to humanity and should school education address such risks?

Type:	Article
Title:	Science education at a time of existential risk
Open access status:	An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
Publisher version:	https://www.ase.org.uk/resources/school-science-re...
Language:	English
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UCL classification:	UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment
URI:	https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10184038