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What I find interesting is how many respondents name worries that are in or related to their own profession or field of study. Note that the question is "What should we be worried about?" So now I am worried that nobody can see past the edges of their own little world anymore.

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That was my first thought. But why ask people from different fields if you want a generic answer? I believe the implied question is "tell us something worrisome you know that the average person doesn't know".

Good point. I missed that way of interpreting the question, but it is probably how it was really meant.

Exactly. Would it have been as interesting if they all said "global warming"?

I think it would have been more interesting and more scary if there was a trend amongst people in completely different fields.

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