Humanity 2050

We offer new tools for thought, helping people think more clearly, work together more effectively and find real solutions to key challenges of the modern age.

[Humanity 2050 @humanity2050org]

We are in a new phase of civilization when emergent complexity is creating a world that no one understands in detail. How we might approach this #ComplexityCrisis and breaking out of the trap, by @CarlPabo: https://t.co/wQuEc6ZPrp #science #technology #scicomm #democracy

[Berggruen Institute @berggruenInst]

"Either we learn, or we disappear." @tobias_rees director of #TofTH, talks about the importance of bridging philosophy and art with engineering and science to better understand ourselves and our world on @slowdownmedia
Listen Here: https://t.co/geV5RQUGhu

[Humanity 2050 @humanity2050org]

The world's ever-increasing connectivity and complexity means that the risk of black swan events like #COVID19 will only increase in the future. What can we do to prepare? via @CarlPabo: https://t.co/aiqEwr2O14 #tech #future cc @berggruenInst @longnow @Medium @elemental

[Nicolas Berggruen @NBerggruen]

We are at a crossroads, perhaps even the end of a road. But it is not the end of a trip... there is a vast ocean before us and it is now when we build boats for the voyage ahead.

[Humanity 2050 @humanity2050org]

How to avert the dangers and maximize the benefits of #AI for #education https://t.co/jxLFMZTVpU via @sciam #artificialintelligence

[Humanity 2050 @humanity2050org]

“In science, a flawed experiment — and the subsequent discovery of the flaw — can be as valuable as a perfect study” https://t.co/pDf5mis4dD via @undarkmag

[Quanta Magazine @QuantaMagazine]

The mathematical universe is vast and all-encompassing. Any attempt to map it will necessarily be incomplete. But that has not stopped us from trying. #mathmap https://t.co/5wAzA6iy0W

[Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D. @NicoleBarbaro]

Happy #DarwinDay! 🐒🦧🦍🙎🏻

“In the distant future ... Psychology will be based on a new foundation, that of the necessary acquirement of each mental power and capacity by gradation. Light will be thrown on the origin of man and his history.”

[Filippo Veglio @fveglio]

Democracy, capitalism, and science have led to humanity's remarkable progress - but the increasingly rapid deployment of sophisticated technologies is fueling an emerging complexity crisis
- Carl O. Pabo @humanity2050org via @ProSyn
https://t.co/hxns5qZlUy

[Dee Smith @DeeSmithTexas]

An important analysis and call to action from @humanity2050org : ‘we have now entered a phase in which increasing complexity is creating a world that no one understands in detail...the resulting increase in complexity poses a huge and possibly unmanageable challenge.’

[Humanity 2050 @humanity2050org]

Thank you @ProSyn for helping us to advance this important conversation. #science #technology #democracy #complexitycrisis

[Project Syndicate @ProSyn]

Humanity has made remarkable progress in recent centuries, notes Carl O. Pabo of @humanity2050org. But the increasingly rapid deployment of sophisticated technologies is fueling an emerging complexity crisis https://t.co/VZZ7prDPqR

[Quanta Magazine @QuantaMagazine]

Isaac Asimov’s three laws of robotics have been updated for the 21st century: To avoid nefarious consequences of AI, Berkeley computer scientist Stuart Russell has proposed three principles of beneficial machines. https://t.co/4YoA3ka9gf

[Project Syndicate @ProSyn]

The ever-growing complexity of modern life is far beyond the comprehension of any individual, says Carl O. Pabo @humanity2050org. To address the big global challenges of the next decade, we need a paradigm shift in how we regulate new technologies https://t.co/VZZ7prDPqR

[Berggruen Institute @berggruenInst]

"Democracy and capitalism have allowed a wonderful flourishing of thought... But we now enter a new phase in civilization when emergent complexity is creating a world that no one understands in detail." @CarlPabo @humanity2050org
#FutureOfDemocracy
https://t.co/d03bnTzuxj

[Humanity 2050 @humanity2050org]

"There is a danger for democracy when the complexity of real-world events moves beyond the limits of human comprehension" -@CarlPabo https://t.co/AVpNwyymEo #ComplexityCrisis #innovation
cc @berggruenInst

[Humanity 2050 @humanity2050org]

“Algorithms can amplify the bias in the data, so you have to be thoughtful about how you actually build these systems” https://t.co/IwR4UCKqYt via @nytimes #artificialintelligence #tech

[Fyodor Urnov @UrnovFyodor]

Carl Pabo discovered how zinc fingers bind to DNA, and then trained the scientists who designed all the ZFNs in current clinical trials. After enabling editing, he turned to even bigger challenges (see below). Carl is the deepest thinker I have ever met.
https://t.co/AUIGVMVhq4

[Humanity 2050 @humanity2050org]

“As technology makes it easier to lie and spread false information incredibly quickly, we need intellectually humble, curious people” https://t.co/CAsN2P9MFu by @B_resnick via @vox #ComplexityCrisis

[Humanity 2050 @humanity2050org]

How can we solve the most pressing challenges for the next decade? We believe the answer lies in new disciplined modes of thought. Learn more: https://t.co/cxtfB8gz6R #newdecade2020 #science #technology #complexitycrisis

[Humanity 2050 @humanity2050org]

Interesting look at the convergence of research in evolutionary biology, social psychology, and history and how varied factors are affecting democracy today

[Aeon Magazine @aeonmag]

A tendency to believe conspiracy theories has evolved through natural selection, so why are some people more prone to believing conspiracy theories? https://t.co/exrcM3tdXQ