Hi all! My name’s Osnat. I have been interested on and off in effective altruism since my teens, but only just signed up for the forum.
I’ve been interested in science, ethics, and science as an ethical pursuit since I was very little. I have a background in physics and I trained as a space historian (it’s a real job!)
Since finishing my PhD last year I’ve decided that
a) I can put my skills to better use outside academia than inside it
b) since I know quite a lot about how science is done in practice, thanks to my science-y background and science-adjacent research, I want to work on tools to make science more effective
c) science (and indeed most areas of life) would benefit greatly from more forecasting
d) I would do a decent amount of good by trying to make forecasting more accessible to policymakers and scientists. Not a tremendous amount of good, but more than I was doing before. And I think one has to start somewhere.
So, now I am working on testing free, open-source prediction market software and on engaging people with forecasting.
Hi Osnat! Welcome to the EA Forum. I don’t think we have any space historians here yet, which is a massive oversight. Thanks for rectifying that. Let me know if you’d like any tips for navigating the Forum/ finding what you’re looking for on here. All the best, Toby (Content Manager for the EA Forum).
Hi all! My name’s Osnat. I have been interested on and off in effective altruism since my teens, but only just signed up for the forum.
I’ve been interested in science, ethics, and science as an ethical pursuit since I was very little. I have a background in physics and I trained as a space historian (it’s a real job!)
Since finishing my PhD last year I’ve decided that
a) I can put my skills to better use outside academia than inside it
b) since I know quite a lot about how science is done in practice, thanks to my science-y background and science-adjacent research, I want to work on tools to make science more effective
c) science (and indeed most areas of life) would benefit greatly from more forecasting
d) I would do a decent amount of good by trying to make forecasting more accessible to policymakers and scientists. Not a tremendous amount of good, but more than I was doing before. And I think one has to start somewhere.
So, now I am working on testing free, open-source prediction market software and on engaging people with forecasting.
I write about stuff and things at osnatkatz.com.
Hi Osnat!
Welcome to the EA Forum. I don’t think we have any space historians here yet, which is a massive oversight. Thanks for rectifying that.
Let me know if you’d like any tips for navigating the Forum/ finding what you’re looking for on here.
All the best,
Toby (Content Manager for the EA Forum).