The coronavirus pandemic took the world by surprise. But experts had been predicting something similar for decades. Which <a href="https://www.economist.com/the-world-ahead/2020/11/16/the-pandemic-showed-up-humanitys-vulnerability?utm_campaign=world-ahead&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">other threats</a> deserve more attention—from solar flares and rogue AI to antibiotic resistance? And how has the pandemic affected efforts to <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/06/25/politicians-ignore-far-out-risks-they-need-to-up-their-game?utm_campaign=world-ahead&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">prepare for them</a>? Also, the mission to crash a space probe into an asteroid, and how it could help protect the Earth in future. Tom Standage hosts.&nbsp;Subscribe to The Economist for full access to print, digital and audio editions: <a href="http://www.economist.com/podcastoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/podcastoffer</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Music by Chris Zabriskie "Candlepower" (CC by 4.0) &#10;&nbsp; <hr>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

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