Caleb Watney is the co-founder and co-CEO of IFP. He manages the metascience, high-skilled immigration, and emerging technology policy teams... more

Zan Huang is a researcher with a passion for alternative computational models in artificial intelligence, mass social patterns, chaotic and... more

Adam Marblestone is the CEO of Convergent Research. He is working with a large and growing network of collaborators and... more

Michael Levin is an American developmental and synthetic biologist at Tufts University, where he is the Vannevar Bush Distinguished Professor.... more

Samuel Jardine is a Geopolitical Risk Consultant and Historian specializing in space, polar regions, and seabed security, utilizing Applied History... more

Anna Chekhovich is the financial director of Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) from Russia. Targeted by Putin’s regime, the foundation has... more

Eric Drexler is a visionary scientist and engineer thought of as one of the “Founding fathers of nanotechnology”, the science... more

SpeakerDr Ariel Zeleznikow-Johnston is a neuroscientist at Monash University, Australia, where he investigates methods for characterising the nature of conscious... more

Molly Mackinlay has extensive work experience in various roles at different companies. She is currently the Head of Engineering, Product,... more

Anders Sandberg's research centres on estimating the capabilities and underlying science of future technologies, methods of reasoning about long-term futures,... more

Barbara Diehl is a proven expert in entrepreneurship, innovation and education and has been facilitating partnerships with science and business... more

Eli Dourado is the Chief Economist at the Abundance Institute. He is a former Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at... more

Gustavs Zilgalvis is a technology and security policy fellow within RAND's Global and Emerging Risks Division, a Ford Dorsey Master's... more

SpeakerAmanda Ngo is a 2024 Foresight Fellow. Recently, she has built Elicit.org from inception to 100k+ monthly users, leading a... more

Jeffrey Ladish Before starting Palisade, Jeffrey helped build out the information security program at Anthropic through his security consulting company,... more

SpeakerKristian Rönn is the CEO and co-founder of Normative. He has a background in mathematics, philosophy, computer science and artificial... more

Speaker Divya is the co-founder of the Collective Intelligence Project, which advances collective intelligence capabilities for the democratic and effective governance... more

SpeakerSiméon Campos is president and founder of SaferAI, an organization working on developing the infrastructure for general-purpose AI auditing and... more

Speaker Dean Woodley Ball is a Research Fellow at George Mason University’s Mercatus Center and author of the Substack Hyperdimensional. His work... more

Dr. Watt is an investment associate at Ascension Ventures, an investment firm specializing in healthcare technology. She previously co-founded and... more

James Pethokoukis is a senior fellow and the DeWitt Wallace Chair at the American Enterprise Institute, where he analyzes US economic... more

The Flourishing FoundationIn February 2024, we partnered with the Future of Life Institute on a hackathon to design institutions that... more

Dr Roman Yampolskiy holds a PhD degree from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University at Buffalo.... more

This episode features an interview with the 1st place winners of our 2045 Worldbuilding challenge! Why Worldbuilding?We consider worldbuilding an... more

Christian is a researcher in foundational AI, information security, and AI safety, with a current focus on the limits of undetectability.... more

This episode features an interview with the 2nd place winners of our 2045 Worldbuilding challenge! Why Worldbuilding?We consider worldbuilding an... more

Evelyne Yehudit Bischof, MD, MPH, FEFIM, FMH is Associate Professor at the Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences, Chief Associate Physician... more

This episode features an interview with the 3rd place winners of our 2045 Worldbuilding challenge! Why Worldbuilding?We consider worldbuilding an... more

SpeakerStuart Buck is the Executive Director of the Good Science Project, and a Senior Advisor at the Social Science Research... more

SpeakerTom Burns graduated with First Class Honours in his Bachelor of Science from Monash University in 2013, exploring the mathematical... more

Jason Crawford is the founder of The Roots of Progress, where he writes and speaks about the history of technology and... more

Robert Lempert (Ph.D., Applied Physics, Harvard University) is a senior physical scientist at RAND. He is the director of the... more

SpeakerAnthony is the Executive Director & Secretary of the Board at the Future of Life Institute, and the Faggin Presidential... more

SpeakerHannu Rajaniemi is a Finnish American author of science fiction and fantasy, who writes in both English and Finnish. He... more

SpeakerAllison Duettmann is the president and CEO of Foresight Institute. She founded Existentialhope.com, co-edited Superintelligence: Coordination & Strategy, co-authored Gaming the Future, and... more

Jeff Sebo is an American philosopher. He is a clinical associate professor of environmental studies, director of the animal studies... more

Jules Hedges is a mathematician and computer scientist who was a pioneer of the recently developed field of applied category... more

This month, we talk to David Pearce, a thought leader who is always pushing the boundaries of human potential. Pearce, a philosopher and... more

Sumner Norman is a pioneering figure at the nexus of neuroscience, engineering, and impact-driven entrepreneurship. His research in brain-computer interfaces... more

Trent McConaghy is the Founder and CTO of Ocean Protocol and BigchainDB, specializing in AI and blockchain technology to democratize... more

tPanellists: Alex Fedintsev, Leon Peshkin, Yuri Deigin, and Aleksandra Singer.Recorded at Vision Weekend France 2023.Key HighlightsThey discussed the field's growth... more

Panellists: Andre Losekrug, Michael Gibson, Anders Sandberg, and Robin Hanson.Recorded at Vision Weekend France 2023.Energy Key Highlights:Excitement about energy advancements,... more

Danielle Strachman is a cofounder and general partner of 1517. She has worked with young entrepreneurs for about a decade.... more

Panellists: Divya Siddarth, Jonathan Prasserat-Palmbach, Lewis Hammond, Primavera De Filippi, Stuart Armstrong, and Trent Mcconaghy. Recorded at Vision Weekend France... more

Panellists: Anders Sandberg, Bradley Love, Robin Hanson, Brett KaganRecorded at Vision Weekend France 2023. Key HighlightsThe panel explored how brain... more

Panellists: Alexis Courbet, Erik Benson, Stephane Redon, Dean Thomas. Recorded at Vision Weekend France. Key HighlightsThe panel discusses molecular nanotechnology... more

Gus Docker hosts The Future of Life Institute podcast, which features conversations with prominent researchers, policy experts, philosophers, and influential thinkers of... more

Dr. Scott Hubbard has been a leader in space exploration for almost 50 years. His career includes a National Lab,... more

Mark Hamalainen is cofounder of the Longevity Biotech Fellowship. His career has progressed from manual bench work in academia, to... more

Jason Crawford is the founder of The Roots of Progress, where he writes and speaks about the history of technology and the... more

Casey Handmer is the founder of Terraform Industries, a company dedicated to gigascale atmospheric hydrocarbon synthesis. His method of creating... more

Matjaž Leonardis, in collaboration with David Deutsch at the University of Oxford, is advancing the understanding of a theorem by... more

Dr. Anders Sandberg is a Senior Research Fellow at the Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford University, where he specializes... more

Kipply Chen is part of the data team at Anthropic.Key HighlightsThe swift pace of alignment potentially outpacing AI advancements.Challenges of... more

Trent McConaghy is the founder of Ocean Protocol, a decentralized platform aimed at democratizing AI data sharing while maintaining privacy.... more

David Dalrymple, with a background from MIT and Harvard, is known for his study on Caenorhabditis elegans' nervous system, featured... more

SpeakerBeatrice Erkers reads six Existential Hope Scenarios. Beatrice is the program manager of the Existential Hope program, and Chief of... more

Jan Leike is a Research Scientist at Google DeepMind and a leading voice in AI Alignment, with affiliations at the... more

Emilia Javorsky, MD, MPH, is the Director of the Futures Program at the Future of Life Institute. A physician-scientist and... more

Mark S. Miller is the Chief Scientist at Agoric. He is a pioneer of agoric (market-based secure distributed) computing and... more

Dr. Thomas Macrina, CEO of Zetta AI and possessing a rich background in deploying deep learning to map neural circuits... more

Robert Zubrin is an American aerospace engineer, author, and advocate for human exploration of Mars. He and his colleague at... more

Joe Carlsmith is a writer, researcher, and philosopher. He works as a senior research analyst at Open Philanthropy, focusing on... more

Sumner is a research scientist with a decade of experience designing brain-computer interfaces (BCI) and neuroprosthetics for people with neurological... more

Stuart Jonathan Russell is a British computer scientist known for his contributions to artificial intelligence. He is a professor of... more

Nathan Johnson, a licensed attorney in Washington DC, is the author of the blog and podcast AstroEsq. With expertise in... more

Steven Byrnes Steven Byrnes is a Research Fellow at the Astera Institute, where he is doing research at the intersection of... more

Liv Boeree  is a British science communicator, television presenter and former professional poker player. She is a World Series of... more

Sonia is a longevity investor via her company 100+ Capital, a women’s investor group called Portfolia, and advises BioVerge here... more

Lewis is based at the University of Oxford where he is a DPhil candidate in computer science and a DPhil... more

In this episode we welcome renowned academic and author, Daron Acemoglu, Institute professor and Economist at MIT.Drawing upon his rich... more

Joseph MascaroJoe Mascaro is a tropical ecologist and Director, Science Strategy & Programs at Planet, a public benefit corporation that... more

Divya SiddarthDivya is the co-founder of the Collective Intelligence Project, which advances collective intelligence capabilities for the democratic and effective... more

Dr. Chris Eliasmith is jointly appointed in Philosophy and Systems Design Engineering, and cross-appointed to Computer Science at the University... more

In this episode we engage with renowned physicist Sara Walker on topics of life's origin, artificial intelligence, and our cosmic... more

Reason is co-founder and CEO of Repair Biotechnologies. He has been an active angel investor in the longevity industry since... more

In this episode of Foresight’s Existential Hope Podcast, our special guest is Kevin Kelly, an influential figure in technology, culture,... more

Jaan Tallinn is a co-founder of the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk in Cambridge, the Future of Life... more

How can #shieldedtransactions/#privacy-protecting initiatives change the way we interact in society? What can we do to safeguard our identities in... more

Natalie Dullerud is a first-year PhD student at Stanford University and recently received her Master’s from University of Toronto. She... more

David Deutsch, a physicist and writer, has a broad interest in fundamental concepts. He is credited with discovering the first... more

What does the future hold for shielded transactions? How can #shieldedtransactions/#privacy-protecting initiatives change the way we interact in society? What... more

Vadim Gladyshev is a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Director of the Center for Redox Medicine at Brigham... more

This Neurotech Special: Whole Brain Emulation and Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) Virtual Meeting Seminar brings together leading researchers, engineers, and... more

In this episode of the Existential Hope Podcast, we have the pleasure of interviewing Anders Sandberg, a Swedish philosopher, and... more

How can #shieldedtransactions/#privacy-protecting initiatives change the way we interact in society? What can we do to safeguard our identities in... more

Bryan Johnson, KernelBryan Johnson is founder & CEO of Kernel, creator of the world’s first mainstream non-invasive neuroimaging system; OS... more

Robin Dale Hanson is an associate professor of economics at George Mason University and a research associate at the Future... more

Lee Cronin is a Regius Professor of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow, with a passion for science and technology... more

Allison Duettmann, Foresight InstituteAlison Duettmann is the president and CEO of Foresight Institute. She directs the Intelligent Cooperation, Molecular Machines,... more

Mark Miller, AgoricMark S. Miller is a Chief Scientist at Agoric. He is a pioneer of agoric (market-based secure distributed)... more

What types of crypto tools can help enable paretotopian futures? Listen to Juan Benet present on what he considers to... more

David Leigh is a scientist who designs and synthesizes artificial molecular motors and machines from first principles. In this episode,... more

Adam Brown is a theoretical physicist at Stanford, interested in early universe cosmology, inflation, black holes, and assorted other topics.... more

Sonia Arrison, 100+ CapitalSonia Arrison is a longevity investor via her company 100+ Capital, a women’s investor group called Portfolia,... more

Is Robin Hanson feeling hopeful about the future? What future does he want to see? How big can the future... more

Should cryonics be our plan A for life extension?  If so, how do you sign up to cryonics? In this... more

Why is cryptography so important today? And why are so many missing out on its importance? This episode feature Balaji... more

Are we alone in the universe? What could a future for humans in space look like? And what would Creon's... more

What happened to the idea of progress? How do we regain our sense of agency? And how do we move... more