Jessica Bland

Deputy Director @CSERCambridge. Previously @expo2020dubai, foresight @SOIFutures, head of research @dubaifuture, science+tech policy @nesta_uk @royalsociety.

[Jessica Bland @pesska]

Excited to see this launch - building a vital bridge between research and practice.

[Global Volcano Risk Alliance @GloVolcRisk]

We are Global Volcano Risk Alliance a new charity organisation working to build global resilience to volcanic eruptions. Our mission is to safeguard millions of lives through regional and international preparedness, monitoring, and advocacy. https://t.co/TeVIb4fwVh

[Jessica Bland @pesska]

Now at infrastructure session discussing how over-integrating ways of working across different projects and types (transport, utilities…) leads to paralysis in decision making @Euspri_Forum - there can be too much joined up thinking!

[Jessica Bland @pesska]

Society in transition requires a transition in science policy. @eefjecuppen1 wants more projects designed as dynamic interactions between science and society @Euspri_Forum. Feels like an evolution of Stoke on Pasteur’s Quadrant https://t.co/iniPIqZAnP

[Jessica Bland @pesska]

“Visions of technology are performative… they shape investments, regulation and decisions” and can limit how science contributes to society when it’s undergoing upheaval or is highly polarised. @eefjecuppen1 reflecting on the role of research @Euspri_Forum

[Matthew Connelly @mattspast]

I enjoyed sitting down with David Adam to talk about the future of future studies @CSERCambridge and around the world. https://t.co/b9L28xVb5h

[Matthew Connelly @mattspast]

Much of the discussion that followed centered on why young people don't seem to think much about the nuclear risk compared to other threats -- nuclear war would bring about truly rapid and catastrophic climate change!

[Centre for the Study of Existential Risk @CSERCambridge]

A London Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) March is seared into @AtheneDonald memory; its when she told her mother she was pregnant for the first time. Our existential risk map of Cambridge includes CND HQ + links to photos of 1960s protests https://t.co/e3BFeGpSyJ

[Lara Mani @laramani14]

Had the pleasure to contribute to this chapter on 'Communicating in Crisis: Community Practices of Online Participation During Extreme Events' as part of the new book 'Climate Disaster Preparedness' from the wonderful team at the @UNSW iCinema.
https://t.co/0UZGsEnleJ

[Centre for the Study of Existential Risk @CSERCambridge]

Congratulations to @laramani14 for being awarded the @GeolSoc Murchison Fund for her considerable contributions to 'hard' rock studies!

https://t.co/fUlOaXfKt8

[Centre for the Study of Existential Risk @CSERCambridge]

Welcome to new CSER team member Kennedy Mbeva @deusse!

Mbeva's research examines how risk and uncertainty shape international cooperation and global governance, focusing on economic, sustainability, and demographic issues

[Mark Reed @profmarkreed]

My new guide to best practice engagement and impact will be useful for those preparing @REF2028 impact narratives https://t.co/r1x68dMtpT. Drawing on resources from @NCCPE and @fasttrackimpact, it proposes 9 principles [thread]

[Centre for the Study of Existential Risk @CSERCambridge]

📢New paper by @FreyJephcott out now!

Ineffective responses to unlikely outbreaks: Hypothesis building in newly-emerging infectious disease outbreaks

Read more from Freya in the thread below⬇️

[Geoff Mulgan @geoffmulgan]

My new book on science and power comes out this week - showing how politics and governments should cope with an era when pandemics, climate change and AI dominate their agendas, yet often reveal a gulf between their capabilities and what's needed.

[Cundill History Prize @CundillPrize]

Continuing our spotlight on the #CundillHistoryPrize 2023 longlist, our third entry is ‘The Declassification Engine: What History Reveals About America's Top Secrets' by Matthew Connelly (@mattspast), published by @PantheonBooks.

Discover the longlist: https://t.co/ZBRml3sM7B

[Jessica Bland @pesska]

@GR_Morgan @sciencemuseum Great to meet you at Tuesday's workshop. I am going to see this in early August now! We're doing quote a lot of work on disaster mitigation and space if useful to keep chatting.

[Cecil Yongo @CecilYongo]

I’m SO SO excited by our 2023 Fellows. Feeling 💯 confident that they will go on to do very impactful work ✨✨🙌🏾🙌🏾

[Martin Rees @LordMartinRees]

This one-hour interview with CBC managed to cover a lot of the themes from my recent book

https://t.co/dHxLZhJgyV

[Seán Ó hÉigeartaigh @S_OhEigeartaigh]

Pleased to have signed this clear, concise, and important statement, alongside Turing Award winners, leaders of commercial AI labs, and academic and civil society experts: mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority.
https://t.co/L0ZQo09mLK

[Centre for the Study of Existential Risk @CSERCambridge]

Welcome to CSER visitor @rossgritz!
Ross, Exec Director of the Transformative Futures Institute & Asst. Prof. at @WichitaState, specializes in forecasting tech advancements & X-risks, with a primary focus on transformative AI's development & impacts.
https://t.co/YVhVpxKET4

[Jessica Bland @pesska]

@Geofutures @PolicyHorizons As well the wider set of wildlife pathogens in the Arctic that can detrimentally impact Inuit health and wellbeing. It was a shout out to this project that @FreyJephcott works on: https://t.co/iBXtOztkl2