{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6527e4f1d40c9700125f42de/65f816f7c9e6d500182a31d1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Anthony Aguirre, FLI | Why Worldbuilding? | Xhope Worldbuilding Course","description":"<p><strong>Speaker</strong></p><p>Anthony is the Executive Director &amp; Secretary of the Board at the <a href=\"https://futureoflife.org/person/anthony-aguirre/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Future of Life Institute</a>, and the Faggin Presidential Professor for the Physics of Information at UC Santa Cruz. He has done research in an array of topics in theoretical cosmology, gravitation, statistical mechanics, and other fields of physics. He also has strong interest in science outreach, and has appeared in numerous science documentaries. He is a creator of the science and technology prediction platform&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.metaculus.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Metaculus.com</a>, and is founder (with Max Tegmark) of the Foundational Questions Institute.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Worldbuilding Course</strong></p><p>This session is a part of <a href=\"https://www.existentialhope.com/existential-hope-worldbuilding-course\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">THE WORLDBUILDING CHALLENGE</a>:&nbsp;CO-CREATING THE WORLD OF 2045. In this virtual and interactive course, we engage with the most pressing global challenges of our age—climate change, the risks of AI, and the complex ethical questions arising in the wake of new technologies. Our aim is to sharpen participants’ awareness and equip them to apply their skills to these significant and urgent issues.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Existential Hope</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.existentialhope.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Existential Hope</a> was created to collect positive and possible scenarios for the future so that we can have more people commit to creating a brighter future, and to begin mapping out the main developments and challenges that need to be navigated to reach it. Existential Hope is a <a href=\"https://foresight.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Foresight Institute</a> project.</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted by<a href=\"https://foresight.org/our-team/allison-duettmann-president-ceo/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Allison Duettmann</a> and<a href=\"https://foresight.org/our-team/beatrice-erkers-chief-of-operations/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Beatrice Erkers</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Us: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/foresightinst\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong> |</strong><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ForesightInstitute/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> Facebook</strong></a><strong> |</strong><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/foresight-institute/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> LinkedIn</strong></a><strong> |</strong><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/existential.hope/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> Existential Hope Instagram</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p>Explore every word spoken on this podcast through<a href=\"https://fathom.fm/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Fathom.fm</a>.</p>","author_name":"Foresight Institute"}