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Although the title of José González's 2026 album, Against the Dying of the Light, is recognizable from the work of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, Swedish singer-songwriter González was more inspired by modern-day Oxford philosopher Toby Ord and his 2020 book, The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity. "[Ord] talks about natural risks that amount to o"