Future of Humanity Institute

Nick Bostrom video on 'Infinite Worlds'

At this year's World Science Festival in New York, Nick Bostrom joined a distinguished panel, led by Robert Krulwich and featuring physicist Brian Greene, cosmologists Alan Guth and Andrei Linde to discuss and debate 'infinite worlds'.  The multiverse hypothesis, suggesting that our universe is but one of perhaps infinitely many, speaks to the very nature of reality.  Visit the World Science Festival website to view videos of the panel as they discuss and debate this controversial implication of forefront research and explore its potential for redefining the cosmic order.

20 November 2009

World Economic Forum (Dubai, 20-22 November)

Nick Bostrom is to attend the World Economic Forum's Summit on the Global Agenda later this week.

The Summit will bring together over 700 council members of the most innovative and relevant minds from over 90 countries – leaders from academia, business, government and civil society – to address some of the most pressing issues on the global agenda. The councils will be represented by 3 Nobel Laureates, 300 business leaders, 240 members from academia, 100 leaders from civil society – NGOs, think tanks, over 50 leaders from international organizations and 30 public figures.

More from the WEF website.

18 November 2009

James Martin Research Seminar - Week 6

Dr Toby Ord (The Future of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford)
“Moral uncertainty”

Dr. Jason J. Blackstock (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (Austria) and Centre for International Governance Innovation (Canada))
"Geoengineering the Climate: Technologies for rebalancing or reinforcing global inequity?"

Further details, abstracts and full programme available here

30 July 2009

Latest FHI publication from Nick Bostrom and Anders Sandberg

Bostrom, N. and Sandberg, A., (2009), 'Cognitive Enhancement: Methods, Ethics, Regulatory Challenges', Science and Engineering Ethics,  Vol: 15 (3) / September,  pp. 311-341

23 July 2009

Nick Bostrom wins the Inaugural Gannon Award

Professor Nick Bostrom has been named the winner of the 2009 Gannon Award for the Continued Pursuit of Human Advancement. He will receive between one and two thousand dollars for the Future of Humanity Institute, and half of the Gannon Award’s fundraising for 2010.