Max Rangeley

Founder of @ReboundTAG @Paywhatyouwant_.

On boards of @CobdenCentre and @LVMIEurope

[Max Rangeley @MaxRangeley]

This is the speech I gave in the European Parliament on the coming economic collapse.
Central banks' policy of zero percent interest rates has created the largest bubble in human history. When it bursts it will be worse than 1929.
https://t.co/s8isfPTDSG

[Max Rangeley @MaxRangeley]

I'm in Brussels to moderate a panel on cyber security at the Global Tourism Forum, with experts from https://t.co/lawgzCae1N and other companies. They are holding their annual meeting in the Belgium Royal Museum of Fine Arts, which is a nice touch!

[Max Rangeley @MaxRangeley]

Here in Trieste I got to see a fascinating lecture on Wagner's opera Lohengrin in the opera house.

Trieste is exquisitely beautiful at night!

[Max Rangeley @MaxRangeley]

I'm currently in Trieste, having coffee in the Caffè Stella Polare.

In the early twentieth century, James Joyce drank coffee here while writing Dubliners and Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man. Joyce also trained as an opera singer.

[Max Rangeley @MaxRangeley]

I arrived in Ljubljana - after finishing a long lunch with friends, I'm about to give an hour long lecture at a university on the decline of Western Civilization, taking through art, music, architecture, science and elan vital.

Ljubljana is very beautiful indeed!

[Max Rangeley @MaxRangeley]

Every time I come to Vienna there's a terrific exhibition (sometimes several). This time it was the Pablo Picasso and Francis Bacon dual exhibition at the Albertina.

[Max Rangeley @MaxRangeley]

I've got a few days in Vienna - on Tuesday I'm giving a lecture "Is the West in Civilisational Decline?"

I'll talk through architecture, music, literature and long term economic trends over hundreds of years.

Photos - Vienna State Opera House right opposite a 1950s specimen

[Max Rangeley @MaxRangeley]

In November I'm also moderating a panel on cybersecurity in Brussels.

With the recent extraordinary developments in AI and cybersecurity (which I've been talking about and predicting for a number of years) what will happen to security at both the corporate and government level?

[Max Rangeley @MaxRangeley]

Next week I'm giving lectures in Vienna and Ljubljana on "Is the West In Civilisational Decline?" This is deeper than economics. From the twentieth century, music, architecture, literature and innovation have been in decline, the classic pattern of a "civilisational lifecycle".

[Max Rangeley @MaxRangeley]

It was an honour giving a keynote at the Open University last week. I talked about how AI can be integrated into education, for personalised tutors and other benefits and how AI can extend education to the developing world. The OU is one of the best institutions in the world

[Max Rangeley @MaxRangeley]

On Thursday I gave a talk at the IEA think tank in Westminster on machine consciousness; I've given several lectures on this recently, at the RAND Corporation and some universities. It's one of the most fascinating areas of philosophy, science and policy making. Thanks to the IEA

[Harry Richer @harryricher96]

Great to be at @MaxRangeley and Dr Tsvetelina van Benthem's talk on The Artificial Intelligence Revolution at @iealondon tonight!

[Max Rangeley @MaxRangeley]

The Rebuilding Venezuela Summit in the European Parliament today was excellent. I gave a talk on how Venezuela can embrace emerging technologies in its reform process, to become the next Singapore.

[Max Rangeley @MaxRangeley]

I arrived in Brussels last night - today I had a meeting in the European Parliament for a book we're working on, on economics. Tomorrow I'm taking part in a panel discussion in the European Parliament on rebuilding Venezuela. There is a lot happening in Latin America right now!

[Max Rangeley @MaxRangeley]

I've got three speeches in three days coming up this week:

- On Tuesday I'm giving a speech in the European Parliament on the situation in Venezuela
- On Wednesday I'm giving the keynote speech at the Open University.
- On Thursday at the Institute of Economic Affairs on AI

[Max Rangeley @MaxRangeley]

Next spring I'm going to renovate the roof garden on my house, and do something truly unique - it's 100 metres square, so I can build something bold.

My house is right by the sea, and from my roof I can see Cornwall over the other side of the water, which adds a nice touch.

[Rt Hon Steve Baker FRSA 🗽 @SteveBakerFRSA]

🤔Fantastic interview with @MaxRangeley and Lord Fairfax from @CityAM on why AI could cause mass disruption to the UK labour market.

🎥Watch now👇

https://t.co/7vNzZuMZFR

[Max Rangeley @MaxRangeley]

Earlier this year I gave this speech in Florence on AI, culture and the lessons of the Italian Renaissance.

Will we enter a new age of polymaths, science and beautiful architecture (or just endless AI slop)?

https://t.co/rgG0OhshIT

[Max Rangeley @MaxRangeley]

Last month I gave this talk at Cambridge University's Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, talking through AI and robotics for the military, and the prospect of machine consciousness. The whole event was very well organised by CSER

https://t.co/eOK9a6YVTW

[Max Rangeley @MaxRangeley]

This summer I gave this speech on unidentified anomalous phenomena at the Organization of American States in Panama, talking the topic through from the perspective of evidence-based policy. Thanks to USA House for organising the excellent discussion.

https://t.co/wAQJ2jS96B

[Seán Ó hÉigeartaigh @S_OhEigeartaigh]

Just the thing to arrive in time for Saturday morning coffee no. 2. Thanks Nicholas and @MaxRangeley !