One would imagine that the thought of humankind going extinct would be troubling to, well humankind. But a team of researchers from the University of Oxford found that people don't seem to find the loss of humanity as uniquely tragic. We explore why.

Produced by: Juliet Jacobs

Presented by: Juliet Jacobs, Sumitra Selvaraj, Sharmilla Ganesan

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