Known as Mad Max for my unorthodox ideas and passion for adventure, my scientific interests range from artificial intelligence to the ultimate nature of reality

MIT
Joined May 2014
I feel honored and excited to be back to @LexFridman's podcast; he's really deep, and has a unique knack for getting into the most important and exciting questions about tech, life & reality. invidious.snopyta.org/RL4j4KPwNGM
Here's my conversation with Max Tegmark (@tegmark). Our first chat was episode #1 of this podcast. Now he's back! We talk about the intersection of machine learning and physics, and also about how to avoid near-term and long-term existential threats of AI. invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=RL4j4KPw…
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What does our victory over smallpox (which killed 15 million people the year I was born) teach us about how to fight #COVID?
Recipient of the 2020 #FutureofLifeAward #BillFoege explains how he pioneered surveillance-containment, the strategy which eventually led to the global eradication of smallpox. If you’d like to hear more, listen to the full podcast episode here: futureoflife.org/2020/12/11/…
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This has been my favorite present from Santa so far:
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I just photographed the conjunction through our 8'' scope, but Ed's pic below is so much better – so awesome to celebrate the solstice by admiring my two favorite planets simultaneously! :)
The #GreatConjunction of #Jupiter and #Saturn thru my telescope just after 6pm. 4 of Jupiter's moons; Europa, Ganymede, Io & Callisto, and Saturn's Titan moon visible. Stacked many images for more clarity and color. Nexstar Celestron 6SE with Nikon D750 attached. #scwx #ncwx
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