Hi! Thanks for checking out my EA Forum Bio! My name is Coleman; I am the President of Cornell Effective Altruism, a Global Catastrophic Risk researcher, and a science communicator with a focus on AI, emerging technology policy, societal health/resilience, ethics, and long-term flourishing. In addition to my passion for community building and speaking with various folks (both seasoned veterans and completely new to EA/GCR), I am interested in improving clearing thinking surrounding this century’s greatest challenges, in part through expanding upon the systemic risk approach.
My academic background is in Cognitive Science, Ethics, and Politics. My favorite thinkers from history are Aristotle, Hegel, and I especially admire the work of Derek Parfit, Vikctor Frankl, and the recent empirical studies out of Cornell’s Purpose and Identity Lab.
Currently projects (updated semi-regularly):
Expansion of The X-Risk Podcast + Expanding our team (Feel free to reach out via cjs386@cornell.edu if interested in learning more about our production & research assistant roles)
Ongoing research on the underpinnings of cooperation and policy with Matthew Gentzel of LongView
Resilience research with Luke Kemp and Nathaniel Cooke.
Guest lecturing at Undergraduate/Graduate Student Groups on X Risk