Robin Hanson
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Robin Hanson is an American economist and futurist known for his work on prediction markets, social science, and thought-provoking analyses of topics like the Fermi paradox and future technologies.
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academic
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author → blogger → economist → futurist → human → |
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PhD in social science
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| citizenship |
United States of America
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Kevin Simler
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| doctoralAdvisor |
James Coleman
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California Institute of Technology
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University of California, Los Angeles → University of Chicago → |
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George Mason University
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artificial intelligence policy
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economics → epistemology → futurism → health economics → mechanism design → prediction markets → social science → |
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analysis of the Fermi paradox
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blog Overcoming Bias → book The Age of Em → book The Elephant in the Brain → futarchy concept → research on prediction markets → the Great Filter hypothesis → work on emulated minds (ems) → work on grabby aliens model → work on idea futures → |
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English
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| occupation |
economist
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professor → |
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The Age of Em: Work, Love, and Life when Robots Rule the Earth
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The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life → various academic papers on prediction markets → |
| researchInterest |
disagreement and Bayesian reasoning
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emulated minds and whole brain emulation → future of labor and automation → health care incentives → institution design → |
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Great Filter explanation of the Fermi paradox
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futarchy (governance via prediction markets) → grabby aliens model of cosmic expansion → |
| website |
http://www.overcomingbias.com/
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| workLocation |
Fairfax, Virginia
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Great Silence
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Fermi paradox
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Great Filter
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