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Physics, philosophy, complexity; thinking, writing, talking. @JohnsHopkins & @SFIscience. Host, #MindscapePodcast. Married to @JenLucPiquant. He/him.
Scottish philosopher and author. One of the originators of the effective altruism movement. Associate professor in Philosophy and Research Fellow at the Global Priorities Institute at the University of Oxford. Director of the Forethought Foundation for Global Priorities Research. Co-founder of Giving What We Can, the Centre for Effective Altruism, and 80,000 Hours. Author of "Doing Good Better" (2015), "What We Owe the Future" (2022), and co-author of "Moral Uncertainty" (2020).
Swedish philosopher known for his work on existential risk, the anthropic principle, human enhancement ethics, whole brain emulation, superintelligence risks, and the reversal test. Founding director of the Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford University.
Applied Complexity Science. Localism. Homesteading.
Think better, live better.
Introduced the concept of the "third culture," which encompasses scientists and thinkers who bridge the gap between science and the broader intellectual landscape.
Internet besserwisser.
I am a neurogeneticist interested in the genetics of brain wiring and its contribution to variation in human faculties. Author of INNATE (2018). http://kjmitchell.com