Philosophy & Computational Complexity | Scott Aaronson @ UT Austin

​​• Guests will join us for a live Q&A discussion with Professor Scott Aaronson (UT Austin & OpenAI) on his influential essay: Why Philosophers Should Care About Computational Complexity.

• More work from Scott Aaronson can be found on his site: https://scottaaronson.blog

• Get a chance to directly ask Scott and our group your most burning questions in computing, AI, and philosophy!

​• Catering: Enjoy food, snacks, and beverages during our event!

​• Hosted by Addy from ekkolapto.org. Previous hackathons and salons at MIT and FAU.

• Sponsored by: David Protein, Sylvum AI, Longevity Global, FlatFace Fingerboards.

• Special thanks to Justin Taylor from Longevity Global! Apply to join their vetted community of top researchers, investors, and entrepreneurs in the longevity and healthspan space: https://longevitygl.org/join/

To make things more fun, we like to add some extra prizes to our salons!

• Best Questions, Best Response, and Best Ideas can win: TWO FREE tickets to Longevity Global's Aging Code Summit & PitchFest, a full FlatFace Fingerboards complete, and more TBA!

​​• Saturday May 17th from 5:30PM CDT to 9PM CDT.

​​• Students, researchers, professors, and founders passionate about fields of philosophy and logic, computer science and AI, math and physics, engineering, and cognitive science.

​​• A technical background is preferred but not required. Even if you think you are not a fit for this event, apply anyways!

​​• 5:30PM to 6PM: Networking + Check-In.

• 6PM to 8:30PM: Live Q&A with Professor Scott Aaronson as he discusses his influential essay "Why Philosophers Should Care About Computational Complexity".

• 8:30PM to 9PM: Closing Remarks + Networking.

​• Located at The University of Texas at Austin.

​​​​• Past Polymath Salons and discussions are uploaded for you to watch on the Ekkolápto channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ekkolapto3

Each vetted Polymath gets a chance to present and actively discuss their work at our salons:

• Safal Aryal (Tufts University): https://sites.google.com/view/safalaryal

• Dugan Hammock (UT Austin, Wolfram Institute, UMass Amherst, University of Tübingen): https://www.linkedin.com/in/dugan-hammock-ba49b111a/

• Dan Van Zant (Florida Atlantic University, Sylvum AI): https://www.danielvanzant.com

• TBA.

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