On What Matters
On this podcast hosted by Coleman Snell, we talk about the biggest risks/challenges facing our species, solutions, and how we can find meaning in this strange century.
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X-Risk / Global Catastrophic Risk
Researchers, Orgs, and other accounts relevant to GCR/X-Risk. Let us know if someone else should be added
@cornellupress.bsky.social
First University Press in the US Established 1869 http://cornellpress.cornell.edu
@ameliacarsenault.bsky.social
PhD candidate, Cornell University, Government & IR. Grad Fellow, Cornell Tech Policy Institute Born & raised in Ottawa, interested in the politics of surveillance, smart cities, AI, emerging tech, and int'l security. She/her www.ameliacarsenault.com
@ezraklein.bsky.social
Columnist at The New York Times, host of "The Ezra Klein Show" podcast.
@epihammer.bsky.social
Applied infectious diseases epidemiologist and researcher. Emerging & high-consequence infectious diseases | spillover | outbreak response. #EPIET & #ELBI alumna #EpiSky #IDSky https://www.cser.ac.uk/team/charlotte-hammer/
@cascadeinstitute.bsky.social
A research centre addressing converging global crises and identifying interventions to rapidly shift humanity’s course. Current research programs: Polycrisis, Ultradeep Geothermal, Scale Up and Acceleration, Permafrost Carbon, and Anti-polarization.
@girving.bsky.social
Chief Scientist at the UK AI Security Institute (AISI). Previously DeepMind, OpenAI, Google Brain, etc.
@80000hours.bsky.social
You have 80,000 hours in your career. This makes it your best opportunity to have a positive impact on the world. https://80000hours.org
@robinhanson.bsky.social
Let’s skip witty repartee & discuss fundamental questions. Views are mine, not GMU’s or Virginia’s. Books: http://ageofem.com, http://elephantinthebrain.com
@robertwiblin.bsky.social
Exploring the inviolate sphere of ideas one interview at a time: http://80000hours.org/podcast/
@colemansnell.bsky.social
AI Governance Researcher, interested in this centuries' greatest challenges & host for On What Matters (https://bsky.app/profile/on-what-matters.bsky.social)
@uclwrc.bsky.social
The UCL WRC is unique in bringing together global expertise to explore the role of warnings in managing vulnerabilities, hazards, threats, risks, and disasters. http://www.ucl.ac.uk/sts/wrc
@sethlazar.org
Philosopher working on normative dimensions of computing and sociotechnical AI safety. Lab: https://mintresearch.org Self: https://sethlazar.org Newsletter: https://philosophyofcomputing.substack.com
@gvra.bsky.social
We're dedicated to mitigating the risk from globally impactful eruptions, through international monitoring, preparedness and advocacy for early action.
@xrobservatory.bsky.social
Reducing existential risk by informing the public debate. We propose a Conditional AI Safety Treaty: https://time.com/7171432/conditional-ai-safety-treaty-trump/
@tobyord.bsky.social
Senior Researcher at Oxford University. Author — The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity. tobyord.com
@aarathikrishnan.bsky.social
Executive Director at RAKSHA Intelligence Futures | Affiliate Cambridge Centre for Existential Risk | Ex UNDP, IFRC | Alumni Tech & Human Rights, Harvard Kennedy School & Berkman Klein Center, Harvard University https://www.rak-sha.com
@thebulletin.org
The best thinking on existential threats since 1945. Nuclear risk, climate change, and disruptive technologies. We set the #DoomsdayClock. thebulletin.org
@sean-o-h.bsky.social
Academic, AI nerd and science nerd more broadly. Currently obsessed with stravinsky (not sure how that happened).
@cser.bsky.social
Cambridge University interdisciplinary research centre dedicated to the study and mitigation of risks that could lead to human extinction or civilizational collapse.
@ryanmcbeth.bsky.social
Author, journalist, Army Vet, OSINT Intelligence Analyst, Programmer, Cyber guy. http://Ryanmcbeth.substack.com https://www.youtube.com/@RyanMcBethProgramming
@laramani14.bsky.social
Senior Research Associate @cser.bsky.social | Co-founder @gvra.bsky.social | Risk communication | Global Catastrophic Risk | Systemic Risk | Volcanic risk 🌋| First Gen | European
@bsky.app
official Bluesky account (check username👆) Bugs, feature requests, feedback: support@bsky.app