Existential risk research analyzes risks that could lead to human extinction or civilizational collapse, and looks for ways to build resilience against them. The ethics of technology is an interdisciplinary subfield of ethics that analyzes technology’s ethical implications and explores ways to mitigate the potential negative impacts of new technologies. This was followed a century later by the Second Industrial Revolution which led to rapid scientific discovery, standardization, and mass production. New technologies were developed, including sewage systems, electricity, light bulbs, electric motors, railroads, automobiles, and airplanes. These technological advances led to significant developments in medicine, chemistry, physics, and engineering. They were accompanied by consequential social change, with the introduction of skyscrapers accompanied by rapid urbanization.
The Stevens campus is dotted with historic buildings and structures that are reminders of the proud legacy of the university’s founding family. The Gatehouse once served as the entrance to the Stevens family residence …