A pandemic is bad. But humanity is inviting greater dangers by toying with technologies that could end the species.
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Andrew Leigh is the federal member for Fenner. Prior to entering the Australian parliament in 2010, Andrew was a professor of economics at the Australian National University. Andrew holds a PhD in public policy from Harvard and is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Social Sciences. His books include Choosing Openness: Why Global Engagement is Best for Australia, Innovation + Equality: How to Create a Future That Is More Star Trek Than Terminator (with Joshua Gans) and What's the Worst That Could Happen? Existential Risk and Extreme Politics.