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Thread. In a new statement, my organization @GCRInstitute addresses the harmful & scientifically dubious idea of a genetic basis of racial differences in intelligence. It is prompted by recent remarks from a senior scholar in our field. gcrinstitute.org/gcri-statement…

GCRI's Seth Baum was interviewed for this GRID piece on the new AI search tool "Consensus": grid.news/story/science/… #AI #Science #ArtificialIntelligence

Deadline today! Our colleagues at @WCAPSnet are looking for mentors to their upcoming Mentorship Program! Application here: wcaps.org/mentorshipprog…

Our colleagues at @CSERCambridge have another job opening for: Research Associate, Risks from Global Systems (Fixed Term) Closing October 16. jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/37040/ #GCR #Xrisk

Our colleagues at @CSERCambridge have two more job openings: Research Associate in AI Risk and Foresight jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/36602/ and Research Assistant in Global Catastrophic Risk and Communication jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/36919/ #Xrisk #GCR #AI

Our colleagues at @CSERCambridge are seeking a new Director! Application closing date is 16 October 2022. Further details about the role and how to apply can be found here: jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/35440/ #GCR #Xrisk

We are excited to see this new paper on nuclear risk by GCRI fellow Matthew Rendall, titled "Nuclear War as a Predictable Surprise" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/17… #nuclearwar #nuclearrisk #GCR #Xrisk #RiskPolicy #Policy #GlobalCatastrophicRisk

EA Nordics had a great event last night! Deep Green Ethics and Catastrophic Risk with @OweAndrea from @GCRInstitute . Thanks Andrea! It is really interesting to hear an alternative approach to managing catastrophic risk youtu.be/oewBx77xAM4

GCRI's @OweAndrea has a new article "Space Expansion Must Support Sustainability - On Earth and in Space" written for the Royal United Services Institute @RUSI_org. gcrinstitute.org/space-expansio… #sustainability #outerspace #spaceethics #ethics #spacepolicy #future #climatechange

Research recently published in Risk Analysis entitled, "Pandemic refugees: Lessons from 2 years of COVID-19," by Seth D. Baum(@GCRInstitute) and Vanessa M. Adams(@UTAS_) was featured in @VICE. Thank you @beckyferreira for covering. lnkd.in/gKQEy-qM

GCRI's June newsletter includes information about the 2022 Advising and Collaboration Program, pandemic refuges, and a book review of Toby Ord's "The Precipice". Read and subscribe to the newsletter here: bit.ly/3Q6I9Wh

The GCRI article “Pandemic Refuges: Lessons from Two Years of COVID-19” looks at China and Australia during the pandemic to better understand refuges during global catastrophes. The conclusion might be surprising: bit.ly/38Ja3Hf

Two of our papers by @OweAndrea and @SethBaum on the intersection of #AI, #Nonhumans, the #Environment, and #Sustainability are discussed in this great piece by @Joshg "Is 2022 the Year that AI Ethics Takes Sustainability Seriously?" josh-gellers.medium.com/is-2022-the-ye… #AIethics #ethics

Our paper "Artificial Intelligence Needs Environmental Ethics" is now published in Ethics, Policy & Environment: tandfonline.com/eprint/GEZEDM3… #AI #AIethics #ethics #environment #ForNature

GCRI is happy to announce that the 2022 Advising and Collaboration Program is officially open! We welcome inquiries from anyone interested in career advice and/or collaborating with us. Details about the program and how to apply can be found here: bit.ly/3FRNk85

GCRI's Seth Baum reviews @tobyordoxford's #ThePrecipice: gcrinstitute.org/book-review-th… Forthcoming in Risk Analysis. #Xrisk #globalcatastrophicrisk

New paper by GCRI's Seth Baum and Vanessa M. Adams forthcoming in Risk Analysis: "Pandemic refuges: Lessons from two years of COVID-19" gcrinstitute.org/pandemic-refug… #pandemic #COVID19 #riskanalysis

GCRI's Seth Baum speaks about #nuclearthreat in this feature in Colorado Springs Indy, May 4: csindy.com/news/colorado-… #RussianUkrainianWar #RussiaUkraineConflict #UkraineRussiaWar #NuclearWar

Tune in to an online workshop on the #Ethics of #GlobalCatastrophicRisk with GCRI's McKenna Fitzgerald, April 21 at 5pm BST/6pm CET. Register here: forms.gle/2g4xW83yLTyjfW… linkedin.com/events/6917155…

The GCRI March Newsletter is out: Implications of the war in Ukraine gcrinstitute.org/march-newslett… #russianinvasion #UkraineWar #Ukraine #NuclearWeapons #ethics #globalcatastrophicrisk