​WHAT ⭐️:

​​​• Guests will join us for a live Q&A discussion with Professor Scott Aaronson (UT Austin & OpenAI) on his influential essay: Why Philosophers Should Care About Computational Complexity.

​• More work from Scott Aaronson can be found on his site: https://scottaaronson.blog

​• Get a chance to directly ask Scott and our group your most burning questions in computing, AI, and philosophy!

​​• Catering: Enjoy food, snacks, and beverages during our event!

​​• Hosted by Addy from ekkolapto.org. Previous hackathons and salons at MIT and FAU.

​​​WHEN 🗓️:

​​​• Saturday May 17th from 5:30PM CDT to 9PM CDT.

​​​WHO 👀:

​​​• Students, researchers, professors, and founders passionate about fields of philosophy and logic, computer science and AI, math and physics, engineering, and cognitive science.

​​​• A technical background is preferred but not required. Even if you think you are not a fit for this event, apply anyways!

​​​SCHEDULE 🗒️:

​​​• 5:30PM to 6PM: Networking + Check-In.

​• 6PM to 8:30PM: Live Q&A with Professor Scott Aaronson as he discusses his influential essay "Why Philosophers Should Care About Computational Complexity".

​• 8:30PM to 9PM: Closing Remarks + Networking.

​​WHERE📍:

​​• Located at The University of Texas at Austin.

​PREVIOUS SALONS 📸:

​​​​​• Past Polymath Salons and discussions are uploaded for you to watch on the Ekkolápto channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ekkolapto3

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PRESENTING POLYMATHS💡:

​Each vetted Polymath gets a chance to present and actively discuss their work at our salons:

​• Safal Aryal (Tufts University): https://sites.google.com/view/safalaryal

​• Dugan Hammock (Wolfram Institute, UMass Amherst, University of Tübingen): https://www.linkedin.com/in/dugan-hammock-ba49b111a/

​• Dan Van Zant (Florida Atlantic University, Sylvum AI): https://www.danielvanzant.com

​• TBA.