• About Us
    • About Us
    • Team
    • Directors & Advisors
    • Open Positions
    • Contact
  • Seminars
    • Nanotech: Molecular Machines
    • Biotech: Health Extension
    • Computation: Intelligent Cooperation
    • Neurotech: Improving Cognition
    • Space: Expanding Outward
    • Foresight: Existential Hope
      • Existential Hope Page
  • Prizes & Fellowships
    • Fellowship
    • The Longevity Prize
    • Foresight Feynman Prizes
      • Press Release for Winners 2022
    • Foresight Accelerators
  • Events
    • Global Meetups
    • Past Member Gatherings
    • 2023 Longevity Frontiers Workshop
    • 2023 Whole Brain Emulation Workshop
    • 2023 Foresight Space Workshop
    • 2023 Intelligent Cooperation: Cryptography, Security, AI
    • 2023 Foresight Molecular Systems Design Workshop
    • 2023 Vision Weekends
  • Publications
    • Nanotech: Molecular Machines
    • Biotech: Health Extension
    • Computation: Intelligent Cooperation
    • Youtube Channel
    • Podcast
    • Newsletters
  • Foresight X
    • Existential Hope
    • Gaming the Future
    • Tech Trees
  • Donate & Join
    • Personal Longevity Group
Menu
  • About Us
    • About Us
    • Team
    • Directors & Advisors
    • Open Positions
    • Contact
  • Seminars
    • Nanotech: Molecular Machines
    • Biotech: Health Extension
    • Computation: Intelligent Cooperation
    • Neurotech: Improving Cognition
    • Space: Expanding Outward
    • Foresight: Existential Hope
      • Existential Hope Page
  • Prizes & Fellowships
    • Fellowship
    • The Longevity Prize
    • Foresight Feynman Prizes
      • Press Release for Winners 2022
    • Foresight Accelerators
  • Events
    • Global Meetups
    • Past Member Gatherings
    • 2023 Longevity Frontiers Workshop
    • 2023 Whole Brain Emulation Workshop
    • 2023 Foresight Space Workshop
    • 2023 Intelligent Cooperation: Cryptography, Security, AI
    • 2023 Foresight Molecular Systems Design Workshop
    • 2023 Vision Weekends
  • Publications
    • Nanotech: Molecular Machines
    • Biotech: Health Extension
    • Computation: Intelligent Cooperation
    • Youtube Channel
    • Podcast
    • Newsletters
  • Foresight X
    • Existential Hope
    • Gaming the Future
    • Tech Trees
  • Donate & Join
    • Personal Longevity Group

Gaming the Future: The Book!

 

BIOLOGY AS INSPIRATION FOR DESIGN AND ENGINEERING

+ last week’s video: Key Issues In Near Term AI Safety Research

 

REGISTER TO PARTICIPATE

 

Next Thursday, 11 am PDT/ 8 pm CEST, we will have the pleasure to host our former Foresight Fellow Dr. Michael M. Lerch and Dr. Thomas Schroeder (both – Harvard University) for a wondrous discussion on how biology can inspire elegant and original solutions for the design of new materials, systems, and structures.
 
Biological organisms operate within boundary conditions set by the physical world — conditions that vary incredibly widely, from the bottom of the ocean to the tops of mountains; from tropical rainforests to arid deserts.

In the 4+ billion years since life on earth began, it has colonized nearly every possible habitat on the surface of the globe.

Each of the diverse millions of species currently alive is bristling with an arsenal of incredibly specialized adaptations that evolved in response to the selective pressures faced by its ancestors.

It pays to pay attention: these adaptations often present elegant solutions to problems and tasks faced by humans, from the design of adhesives and slippery surfaces to sensing platforms and fabrication techniques.

They also present a rich showcase of the implications of natural laws; indeed, the study of biological organisms has led humanity toward many historically important insights about physical and chemical phenomena.

Dr. Michael Lerch and Dr. Thomas Schroeder will discuss turning to biology for inspiration (at varying levels of abstraction) for the design of engineered materials, systems, and structures. They will further discuss how bio-inspiration ultimately may lead to more autonomous, lifelike materials.

—

Foresight’s weekly salons:

Our community meets weekly on Thursdays at 11 AM PT / 8 PM CEST to explore cutting edge topics & undercover science.

We leave ample time for discussion and socializing so you can meet the brilliant speakers and fellow participants in breakout rooms.

Feeling like leading an inspiring salon or taking us into a deep-dive with your presentation? Nothing would have us more excited: you can apply to be a speaker, using this form.

Check out the video recordings of salons we have hosted so far here.

REGISTER TO PARTICIPATE

 

KEY ISSUES IN NEAR-TERM AI SAFETY

 

The video of last week’s wonderful salon can be found below!
 

We kick off with an overview by Aryeh Englander and follow with a focused presentation by Foresight Fellow Dan Elton on his paper “Self-explaining AI as an alternative to interpretable AI”. Robert Kirk joins them both for a panel and Q&A.
 

Key Issues In Near Term AI Safety Research | Aryeh L Englander, Daniel Elton, Ph D

 

Our work is entirely funded by your donations. Please consider donating (fiat, crypto, stock) to help us keep going and grow a global community with you. To collaborate closer, consider becoming a Senior Associate, Patron, or Partner, with different membership benefits.  

Thank you so much!

 

 

  • Mission
  • Join
  • Contact
  • About Nanotechnology
    • Foresight Nanotechnology Roadmap
  • Do Not Sell My Information
Menu
  • Mission
  • Join
  • Contact
  • About Nanotechnology
    • Foresight Nanotechnology Roadmap
  • Do Not Sell My Information
Facebook Twitter Youtube Linkedin Podcast Discord Spotify

Search Foresigh Institute