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Table 1 SciTech risk dyads: core concepts

From: Dyadic risk mechanisms–a nomenclature for 36 proto-cascading effects determining humanity’s future

Dyad

Definition

T2

Risks associated with the combined effects of two science and technology-related factors, phenomena, or platforms

TechEcon

Risks associated with the combined effects of science and technology-related factors, phenomena, or platforms and economic phenomena

TechGov

Risks associated with the combined effects of science and technology-related factors, phenomena, or platforms and factors related to governance, including both state-level and non-state governance processes

TechSoc

Risks associated with the combined effects of science and technology-related factors, phenomena, or platforms and social dynamics

TechNat

Risks associated with the combined effects of science and technology-related factors, phenomena, or platforms and ecological factors (‘nature’)

TechHealth

Risks associated with the combined effects of science and technology-related factors, phenomena, or platforms and health adversity