# How Do We Back Up Civilization Against Human Extinction by Albert Wenger > “How do we create and maintain backup options for humanity to quickly rebuild an advanced civilization after a catastrophic human extinction event?” > **— Albert Wenger**, *2018, Edge Annual Question, “WHAT IS THE LAST QUESTION?”* ## Sources and Context - **Direct Edge response and surrounding essay:** [The Last Question](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/27617) — Edge published this exact, continuous passage in its 2018 Annual Question collection, *WHAT IS THE LAST QUESTION?*. The response page preserves the surrounding argument and qualifications. - **Complete local collection index:** [[research/Edge 2018 Full Quotation Curation|Edge 2018 Full Quotation Curation]] — retained source-first record for the response cohort and this passage's promotion status. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Edge|Edge]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/MARS|MARS]] - **Article:** [[articles/Uploading Is Imminent|Uploading Is Imminent]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Last Migration Will Not Be Human|The Last Migration]] - **Article:** [[articles/Who Pays for Your Heaven|Who Pays for Your Heaven]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/preservation|Preservation]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Long-Term Digital Preservation|Long-Term Digital Preservation]] - [[wiki/Species-Level Maturation|Species-Level Maturation]] - [[wiki/Memory Continuity|Memory Continuity]] - [[wiki/Digital Afterlife|Digital Afterlife]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “How do we create and maintain backup options for humanity to quickly rebuild an advanced civilization after a catastrophic human extinction event?” — Albert Wenger, 2018, Edge Annual Question, “WHAT IS THE LAST QUESTION?” https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-albert-wenger-back-civilization-against-human-extinction ```