Nick Bostrom
Nick Bostrom is a Professor in the Faculty of Philosophy at Oxford University. He has been recognized as one of the most important thinkers of our age. Bostrom is a philosopher and polymath with a background in theoretical physics, computational neuroscience, logic, artificial intelligence, and philosophy. His widely influential work on philosophy, science, ethics, and technology has cast a new light on the human condition. He is the author of over 200 publications, which have been translated into 28 languages.
Nick Bostrom Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Professor, Faculty of Philosophy
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Lecturer, Department of Philosophy
Academic History
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PhD, Philosophy
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MA, Philosophy and Physics
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BA, Philosophy, Mathematics, Mathematical Logic, Artificial Intelligence
- Bostrom is the Founding Director of the Future of Humanity Institute, a multidisciplinary research center based in Oxford.
- There have been more than 100 translations and reprints of his works.
- His publications have garnered more than 13,000 academic citations.
- He is a repeat TED speaker and has done more than 2,000 interviews with television, radio, and print media.
- He has appeared as a guest on Real Vision.
- He is the recipient of a Eugene R. Gannon Award.
- He has been listed on Foreign Policy’s Top 100 Global Thinkers list twice.
- He was included on Prospect’s World Thinkers list, the youngest person in the top 15.
- He is best known for his work in five areas:
- existential risk
- the simulation argument
- anthropics
- impacts of future technology
- implications of consequentialism for global strategy