Ā
Ā
This morning, we had a fantastic kick-off salon withĀ Jaan Tallinn, founding engineer of Skype, co-founder of the Future of Life Institute and the Centre for the Study of Existential Risks, discussing Existential Risk opportunities arising from the COVID-19 crisis.
90 people joined from across the globe to listen in and share! Videos will be available on ourĀ Youtube ChannelĀ soon.
Now we’re on to the next one,Ā today at 6 pm PT,Ā with three lightning talks, followed by discussion breakouts:
Alex Gladstein, Human Rights Foundation, on Authoritarianism & COVID-19
Jonathan Cain, Velorum Capital, on The Community Safety Net Fund
Matt Bell, Matterport, on Reasons for COVID-19 “Optimism”
Join via the Zoom link below!
Ā
How it works:Ā Twice a day, at 9 am and at 6 pm PT, we’ll meet in the Zoom room for aĀ global, free online salon, the ForesightĀ Sanity Preserver. We have en exciting speaker line-up for next week!
Update:Ā There is now a collaboration tab on the daily program that is editable. If you are working on responses toĀ COVID-19 and other efforts that are crucial for the long-term flourishing of life, and are seeking support and collaboration, please add your info.
Ā
A sneak peek of what you can find on the schedule:Ā
Existential Risk Opportunities from COVID-19, Jaan Tallinn, CSER, FLI
Authoritarianism & COVID-19 | Alex Gladstein, Human Rights Foundation
Reasons for COVID-19 “Optimism” | Matt Bell, MatterportĀ
Community Safety Net Fund | Jonathan Cain, Velorum Capital
Health Tips for COVID-19 | Nell Watson, COVID-19 Taskforce
Prompts for Connection | Allison Duettmann, Foresight Institute
What the CDC is not telling you | Steve Fowkes
The Pseudo-Time Arrow | Andres Gomez, Qualia Research Institute
Lessons from Hong Kong | De Kai Wu, HKUST
TBD | Jim OāNeill, SENS Research Foundation
“The Renaissance Came from the Plague” | Tyler Alterman
TBD | Lydia Laurenson, New Modality
Pronomos: Better Cities, Better Laws | Patri Friedman, Pronomos Capital
TBD | Todd Huffman, Prellis
Intelligent Voluntary Cooperation | Mark, Christine, Allison, ForesightĀ
Introduction to Agoric Smart Contracts Ā | Dean Tribble, Agoric
Considering Deliberate Exposure | Robin Hanson, George Mason University
TBD | Creon Levit, Planet Labs
Ā
Growing a global community: We hope that in addition to a great intellectual discussion, this will also serve as an opportunity for connection, sharing personally, and making friends globally. Letās make this a time of more connection, not less!
Update:Ā It is fantastic to have so many people from across the globe join. If you want to make sure to not miss a salon and to get the time zones right, please add the salons to your Google calendar!
Can you help us growingĀ community from this crisis?
Ā We canāt wait to see you up to twice a day in the coming weeks!Ā
