Upcoming events.
Mimir reading group
The first reading group for 2024 will be first of a two-part series on the Hinge of History Hypothesis. We will be discussing “Are We Living at the Hinge of History?” by William MacAskill, from the anthology Ethics and Existence: The Legacy of Derek Parfit (2022), edited by Jeff McMahan, Tim Campbell, James Goodrich, and Ketan Ramakrishnan.
The Mimir reading group meets every three weeks to discuss academic papers related to the project’s main research topics. The reading group usually takes place on Fridays at 15:00 (CET) at the IFFS office and on Zoom.
Sign up for the reading group here.
Note: The reading group is a pre-read event.
Mimir Center launch workshop
This is an academic research workshop to launch the research program of the Mimir Center. We are inviting researchers who work in futures studies, catastrophic risks, and aligned topics, to participate in a 1.5 day workshop at the Institute for Futures Studies in Stockholm. The programme will feature research presentations from invited speakers and Center members.
External speakers:
Lara Mani (Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, Cambridge)
Fei Song (Lingnan University & Hong Kong Catastrophic Risk Center)
Daniel Steel (University of British Columbia)
David Thorstad (Vanderbilt University)
Mimir at the Effective Altruism Nordics conference
Principle Investigator Karim Jebari and project member Anders Sandberg will give a presentation at the Effective Altruism Nordics in Stockholm presenting Mimir. Read more.