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EA Global 2016

Eric Chisholm

Vancouver, Canada Area

I'm a depth-wise community builder in Vancouver. if you know anyone in Vancouver who might be interested in EA, Rationality, or Dancing, I'd love to be introduced to them

Topics:
US Immigration/Visas, EA/Rationalist Hubs outside the US
Cultishness and Community Building, Weirdness as PR
Applied Phenomenology
Partner Dance

2:00pm PDT

Opening reception 2. Pauley Ballroom East

3:00pm PDT

How to change your mind 6. MandroneMiya Perry

4:40pm PDT

Navigating intellectual disagreement I 6. MandroneMcKenzi Amodei

6:20pm PDT

Tactics and Strategies for Cooperative Conversation 6. MandroneTvsi Benson

7:20pm PDT

Opening announcement 2. Pauley Ballroom East

7:40pm PDT

Explaining concepts well 7. Bay ViewEric Rogstad

9:00am PDT

Coffee & Snacks 1. Zellerbach Hall Registration 8. Lower Sproul

10:00am PDT

Opening Keynote 1. Zellerbach HallWill MacAskill

11:40am PDT

Opening: Philanthropy and technology 1. Zellerbach HallJaan Tallinn (Remote) Existential Risk Careers Beyond Research 5. Tilden RoomNiel Bowerman

12:00pm PDT

Philanthropy and Technology 1. Zellerbach HallErik Torenberg • Jaan Tallinn (Remote) • Howie Lempel • Luke Nosek • Garreth Spillane • Katrin Verclas

12:40pm PDT

Lunch 8. Lower Sproul

2:20pm PDT

Q&A with Philip Tetlock 1. Zellerbach HallPhilip Tetlock 80,000 Hours - What's the highest impact career? 6. MandroneBen Todd MIRI - Using machine learning to address AI risk 7. Bay ViewJessica Taylor Are scientists responsible enough? 2. Pauley Ballroom EastMartin Rees

4:00pm PDT

80,000 Hours - Advanced Career Strategy 6. MandroneBen Todd MIRI - Logical Induction: Progress in AI Alignment 7. Bay ViewAndrew Critch

4:20pm PDT

Earning Influence with Thought Leaders 4. Senate ChambersJohn Chisholm

4:40pm PDT

Communicating Research 4. Senate ChambersHeidi McAnnally-Linz Engineering Revolutions 1. Zellerbach HallEd Boyden

5:40pm PDT

Virtue-signaling: From evolved trait-display to conspicuously effective altruism 4. Senate ChambersGeoffrey Miller The replication crisis: How widespread is it and should it affect our plans? 1. Zellerbach HallJulia Galef • Stuart Buck • Brian Nosek • Ivan Oransky • Stephanie Wykstra

6:20pm PDT

Coordinating for a Stronger Community 4. Senate ChambersJulia Wise

6:40pm PDT

Dinner [off campus] 8. Lower Sproul

8:00pm PDT

Hamming Circles 5. Tilden RoomDuncan Sabien

9:00am PDT

Applied Forecasting: Improving Organisational Decision Making 7. Bay ViewBen Goldhaber High Frequency EA Pitching 6. MandroneChris Cundy

10:20am PDT

Aggregating Knowledge 2. Pauley Ballroom EastTara Mac Aulay • Amanda Askell • Sarah Constantin • Julia Galef • Heidi McAnnally-Linz 80,000 Hours - Speed coaching 6. MandroneBen Todd

11:00am PDT

Concrete Problems in AI Safety 4. Senate ChambersChristopher Olah

12:00pm PDT

Introduction to Explicit Model-building 7. Bay ViewEmily Crotteau

1:00pm PDT

Lunch 8. Lower Sproul

2:20pm PDT

Data-driven movement building panel 2. Pauley Ballroom EastTara Mac Aulay • Sam Deere • Alexandre Sevigny • Ken Strasma • Brett Thalmann • Chris Wylie Navigating intellectual disagreement II 5. Tilden RoomMcKenzi Amodei

4:00pm PDT

Past, Present and Future of EA 1. Zellerbach HallTara Mac Aulay • Michael Page • Kerry Vaughan How to develop new hypotheses 6. MandroneGeoff Anders

5:40pm PDT

Predicting the Future of Technology 4. Senate ChambersRobin Hanson Hacking college: How to optimize university to get valuable skills 7. Bay ViewJordan Alexander