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Max Tegmark
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Swedish-American physicist and cosmologist
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Max Tegmark, born Max Shapiro on 5 May 1967 in Stockholm, is a physicist, astronomer, astrophysicist, and cosmologist. He holds citizenship in Sweden and the United States and serves as a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His academic background includes studies at the Royal Institute of Technology, the Stockholm School of Economics, and the University of California, Berkeley, where he earned a Doctor of Philosophy. He speaks English and Swedish.
Tegmark’s work focuses on physical cosmology, and he is a member of the International Astronomical Union. He has an Erdős number of 2. His notable works include *What Are You Optimistic About?*, *Life 3.0*, *Microwave foregrounds*, *Improved limits on gamma-ray burst repetition from BATSE*, and *The angular power spectrum of BATSE 3B gamma-ray bursts*.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 5 May 1967
- Works
- 6
Top works
- What Are You Optimistic About?
- Life 3.0
- Microwave foregrounds
- Improved limits on gamma-ray burst repetition from BATSE
- The angular power spectrum of BATSE 3B gamma-ray bursts
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Key facts
- Born
- Max Erik Shapiro , ( 1967-05-05 ) 5 May 1967 (age 59) , Stockholm , Sweden
- Alma mater
- Stockholm School of Economics ( BA ), Royal Institute of Technology ( MSE ), University of California, Berkeley ( MA , PhD )
- Fields
- Cosmology , physics , machine learning
- Institutions
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Future of Life Institute
- Thesis
- Probes of the Early Universe (1994)
- Doctoral advisor
- Joseph Silk
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Max
- Family name
- Shapiro
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Stockholm
- Father
- Harold S. Shapiro
- Occupation
- astrophysicist
- Educated at
- University of California, Berkeley
- Languages spoken
- Swedish
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Field of work
- cosmology
- Official website
- space.mit.edu/home/tegmark
- Image
- Max Tegmark 2024 (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1967-05-05
- Erdős number
- 2
- name in native language
- Max Tegmark
- Commons category
- Max Tegmark
- birth name
- Max Shapiro
- professorship
- professor
- member of
- International Astronomical Union
- social media followers
- 125997
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- interested in
- physical cosmology
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Encyclopedic overview
Max Tegmark (born 5 May 1967) is a Swedish-American physicist, machine learning researcher and author. He is a professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He co-founded and leads the Future of Life Institute, a nonprofit focused on reducing global catastrophic risks from advanced technologies.
Originally a cosmologist, Tegmark's focus shifted toward artificial intelligence (AI). His 2017 book Life 3.0 presents scenarios for what the world might look like as AI continues to develop. Tegmark advocates for a halt on the development of artificial superintelligence.
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