&bull\; Join us for an exclusive \;in-person Q&\;A \;discussion with \;Professor Scott Aaronson \;(UT Austin \;&\; OpenAI) on his influential work: \;Why Philosophers Should Care About Computational Complexity.
\n&bull\; More work from Scott Aaronson can be found on his site: \;https://scottaaronson.blog
\n&bull\; Get a chance to directly ask Scott your most burning questions in AI and alignment\, computational complexity and theory of computation\, unconventional computing\, philosophy of mind and physics\, and the future of intuition and intelligence!
\n&bull\; \;Catering: \;Enjoy food\, snacks\, and beverages during our event!
\n&bull\; \;Hosted by \;Addy from \;ekkolapto.org. Previous hackathons and salons at \;MIT \;and \;FAU.
\n&bull\; \;Sponsored by: \;David Protein\, \;Sylvum AI\, \;Longevity Global\, \;FlatFace Fingerboards.
\n&bull\; \;Special thanks to Justin Taylor from Longevity Global! \;Apply to join their vetted community of top researchers\, investors\, and entrepreneurs in the longevity and healthspan space: \;https://longevitygl.org/join/
\nPRIZES: \;\nTo make things more fun\, we like to add some extra prizes to our salons!
\n&bull\; \;Best Questions\, \;Best Response\, and \;Best Ideas \;can win: \;TWO FREE tickets \;to \;Longevity Global's Aging Code Summit &\; PitchFest\, a \;full FlatFace Fingerboards complete\, and more TBA!
\nWHEN:\n&bull\; \;Saturday May 17th \;from \;5:30PM CDT \;to \;9PM CDT.
\nWHO:\n&bull\; \;Students\, researchers\, professors\, and founders passionate about fields of philosophy and logic\, computer science and AI\, math and physics\, engineering\, and cognitive science. \;
\n&bull\; A technical background is preferred but not required. Even if you think you are not a fit for this event\, apply anyways! \;
\nSCHEDULE:\n&bull\; \;5:30PM to 6PM: \;Networking + Check-In.
\n&bull\; \;6PM to 8:30PM: \;Live Q&\;A with Professor Scott Aaronson as he discusses his influential essay "Why Philosophers Should Care About Computational Complexity".
\n&bull\; \;8:30PM to 9PM: \;Closing Remarks + Networking.
\nWHERE:\n&bull\; Located at The University of Texas at Austin.
\nPREVIOUS SALONS:\n&bull\; Past Polymath Salons and discussions are uploaded for you to watch on the Ekkolá\;pto channel: \;https://www.youtube.com/@ekkolapto3
\nEach vetted Polymath gets a chance to present and actively discuss their work at our salons:
\n&bull\; Safal Aryal (Tufts University): \;https://sites.google.com/view/safalaryal
\n&bull\; Dugan Hammock (UT Austin\, Wolfram Institute\, UMass Amherst\, University of Tü\;bingen): \;https://www.linkedin.com/in/dugan-hammock-ba49b111a/
\n&bull\; Dan Van Zant (Florida Atlantic University\, Sylvum AI): \;https://www.danielvanzant.com
\n&bull\; TBA.
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