Anthony Aguirre Explained

Anthony Aguirre
Birth Date: July 23, 1973
Nationality:American
Field:Cosmology, Physics
Work Institution:UC Santa Cruz
Thesis Title:Intergalactic dust and metals in cosmology
Thesis Url:https://www.proquest.com/openview/9c1bac0b4ac7419a12216e01ac4e25f8/
Thesis Year:2000
Doctoral Advisors:Lars Hernquist, David Layzer

Anthony Aguirre (born 1973) is a theoretical cosmologist.[1] Aguirre is a professor and holds the Faggin Presidential Chair for the Physics of Information at the University of California, Santa Cruz.[2] He is the co-founder and associate scientific director of the Foundational Questions Institute[3] and is also a co-founder of the Future of Life Institute.[4] [5] [6] [7] In 2015, he co-founded the aggregated prediction platform Metaculus with Greg Laughlin. In 2019, he published the pop science book Cosmological Koans.[8] [9]

Early life and education

Aguirre was born on July 23, 1973.[10] He received a B.S. in Mathematics/Physics from Brown University in 1995, an M.S. in Astronomy from Harvard University in 1998 and a Ph.D. in Astronomy from Harvard University.

Career

His research has focused on various topics in theoretical physics including early universe, inflation, the foundations of quantum mechanics, foundations of statistical mechanics, gravity physics, first stars, the intergalactic medium, galaxy formation and black holes.

Together with Max Tegmark he developed the cosmological interpretation of quantum mechanics.

In the media

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anthony Aguirre. Anthony Aguirre. 17 August 2023.
  2. Web site: Physicist Anthony Aguirre appointed to endowed chair in physics of information. 28 September 2016. 12 September 2020. UC Santa Cruz. Stephens. Tim.
  3. Web site: Who we are . Foundational Questions Institute . 25 Nov 2014.
  4. Web site: Who we are . Future of Life Institute . 25 Nov 2014.
  5. Web site: 3 Things to Know About the Elon Musk-Backed Future of Life Institute. Bostinno . 5 Jun 2015. Strong. Rebecca. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304015907/http://bostinno.streetwise.co/2015/01/15/elon-musk-future-of-life-institute-artificial-intelligence-research-could-be-crucial/. 4 March 2016. 15 January 2015.
  6. Web site: Elon Musk donates $10M to keep AI from going full Skynet . . 5 Jun 2015. 15 January 2015. Devindra. Hardawar.
  7. Web site: Elon Musk Donates $10 Million to Keep Us Safe from Artificial Intelligence . Maynard. James. 15 January 2015 . Tech Times . 5 Jun 2015.
  8. Web site: Cosmological Koans publisher page . 28 Aug 2019 . 28 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190828190544/https://www.wwnorton.co.uk/books/9780393609219-cosmological-koans . dead .
  9. Web site: 'Cosmological Koans' Review: Matter and Mystics. Natarajan. Priyamvada. The Wall Street Journal. 7 June 2019.
  10. Web site: Anthony N. Aguirre CV. ucsc.edu. 17 August 2023.
  11. How Big is the Universe?. Horizon (British TV series). Horizon. BBC Two. 4. 49. 12 September 2020. 27 August 2012.
  12. Living in a Parallel Universe. Naked Science. Naked Science. National Geographic Channel. 8. 9. 19 May 2011. 12 September 2020.

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