Philosophy & Computational Complexity | Scott Aaronson @ UT Austin

**• Main Event Page: https://lu.ma/complexity**

# 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.
• Sponsored by: David Protein, Sylvum AI.

# ​​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

## 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 (UT Austin, 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.