Anthony Aguirre | |
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| Born | July 23, 1973 |
| Nationality | American |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Cosmology, Physics |
| Institutions | UC Santa Cruz |
| Thesis | Intergalactic dust and metals in cosmology (2000) |
| Doctoral advisors | Lars Hernquist, David Layzer |
Anthony Aguirre (born 1973) is a theoretical cosmologist.[1] Aguirre is a professor and holds the Faggin Presidential Chair for the Physics of Information at the University of California, Santa Cruz.[2] He is the co-founder and associate scientific director of the Foundational Questions Institute[3] and is also a co-founder of the Future of Life Institute.[4][5][6][7] In 2015, he co-founded the aggregated prediction platform Metaculus with Greg Laughlin. In 2019, he published the pop science book Cosmological Koans.[8][9]
- ^ "Anthony Aguirre". Anthony Aguirre. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ Stephens, Tim (28 September 2016). "Physicist Anthony Aguirre appointed to endowed chair in physics of information". UC Santa Cruz. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Who we are". Foundational Questions Institute. Retrieved 25 Nov 2014.
- ^ "Who we are". Future of Life Institute. Retrieved 25 Nov 2014.
- ^ Strong, Rebecca (15 January 2015). "3 Things to Know About the Elon Musk-Backed Future of Life Institute". Bostinno. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 Jun 2015.
- ^ Hardawar, Devindra (15 January 2015). "Elon Musk donates $10M to keep AI from going full Skynet". Engadget. Retrieved 5 Jun 2015.
- ^ Maynard, James (15 January 2015). "Elon Musk Donates $10 Million to Keep Us Safe from Artificial Intelligence". Tech Times. Retrieved 5 Jun 2015.
- ^ "Cosmological Koans publisher page". Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 Aug 2019.
- ^ Natarajan, Priyamvada (7 June 2019). "'Cosmological Koans' Review: Matter and Mystics". The Wall Street Journal.