Nick Bostrom

Summary

Nick Bostrom is a human^[1]. Born in Helsingborg^[2], he… he was born on March 10, 1973^[3]. He worked as a philosopher^[4] and university teacher^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,645 views/month, #6,607 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Nick Bostrom's place of birth was Helsingborg^[2].
• Nick Bostrom was born on March 10, 1973^[3].
• Nick Bostrom held citizenship in Sweden^[7].
• Nick Bostrom worked as a philosopher^[4].
• Nick Bostrom worked as a university teacher^[5].
• Nick Bostrom's field of work was philosophy^[8].
• Nick Bostrom's field of work was virtual reality^[9].
• Nick Bostrom's field of work was global catastrophic risk^[10].
• Nick Bostrom was employed by University of Oxford^[11].
• Nick Bostrom's education included a stint at King's College London^[12].
• Nick Bostrom was educated at University of Gothenburg^[13].
• Nick Bostrom's education included a stint at TriQuint Semiconductor^[14].
• Nick Bostrom was educated at London School of Economics and Political Science^[15].
• Nick Bostrom's doctoral advisor was Colin Howson^[16].
• Nick Bostrom's doctoral advisor was Craig Callender^[17].
• Nick Bostrom is recorded as male^[18].
• Nick Bostrom's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Nick Bostrom's Commons category is recorded as Nick Bostrom^[20].
• Nick Bostrom earned the academic degree of philosopher^[21].
• Nick Bostrom's family name is recorded as Boström^[22].
• Nick Bostrom's given name is recorded as Niklas^[23].
• Nick Bostrom's official website is recorded as https://www.nickbostrom.com^[24].
• Nick Bostrom's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nick Bostrom^[25].
• Nick Bostrom's academic thesis is recorded as Observational selection effects and probability^[26].
• Nick Bostrom's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[27].

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Origins and Family

Nick Bostrom's place of birth was Helsingborg^[2]. He was born on March 10, 1973^[3].

Education

Educated at King's College London^[12], a public research university^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1829^[30], headquartered in London^[31]; University of Gothenburg^[13], a university^[32], in Sweden^[33], founded in 1954^[34], headquartered in Gothenburg^[35]; TriQuint Semiconductor^[14], a business^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1985^[38], headquartered in Hillsboro^[39]; and London School of Economics and Political Science^[15], a public research university^[40], in United Kingdom^[41], founded in 1895^[42], headquartered in London^[43]. Doctoral advisors include Colin Howson^[16], a philosopher^[44], 1945–2020^[45], of United Kingdom^[46] and Craig Callender^[17], a philosopher^[47], b. 1968^[48], awarded the Lakatos Award^[49], specialised in philosophy and science^[50]. Nick Bostrom earned the academic degree of philosopher^[21].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher^[4] and university teacher^[5]. Fields of work include philosophy^[8], an academic discipline^[51]; virtual reality^[9]; and global catastrophic risk^[10], a type of risk^[52]. Nick Bostrom was employed by University of Oxford^[11].

Why It Matters

Nick Bostrom ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,645 views/month, #6,607 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[53] He is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]

He has been cited as an influence by effective altruism^[55], a social movement^[56], founded in 2009^[57].

He is credited with the discovery of information hazard^[58] and reversal test^[59], a heuristic^[60]. Works attributed to him include Superintelligence^[61], a literary work^[62].

FAQs

Where was Nick Bostrom born?

Nick Bostrom was born in Helsingborg^[2].

What did Nick Bostrom do for work?

Nick Bostrom worked as philosopher^[4] and university teacher^[5].

Where did Nick Bostrom go to school?

Nick Bostrom was educated at King's College London^[12], University of Gothenburg^[13], TriQuint Semiconductor^[14], and London School of Economics and Political Science^[15].

Who did Nick Bostrom influence?

Nick Bostrom has been cited as an influence by effective altruism^[55].

What did Nick Bostrom discover?

Nick Bostrom is credited as discoverer of information hazard^[58] and reversal test^[59].