We will probably be doing this at that time as well.
Still, we’re getting high rates of return lately on money and on time, which suggests that if existential risk reduction is your aim, sooner is better than later. What are your aims and your current plans?
At the moment I’m beginning my Ph.D. in statistics at Iowa State, so the school year is pretty much filled with classes—at least until I reach the dissertation stage. That leaves summers. I’m not completely sure what I’ll be doing this summer, but I’m about 90% sure I’ll be taking a summer class to brush up on some math so I’m ready for measure theory in the fall. If the timing of that class is bad, I may not have more than a contiguous week free over the summer. Next summer I expect to have more disposable time.
How long will this opportunity be available? I’m very interested, but I probably won’t have a large enough block of free time for a year and a half.
We will probably be doing this at that time as well.
Still, we’re getting high rates of return lately on money and on time, which suggests that if existential risk reduction is your aim, sooner is better than later. What are your aims and your current plans?
At the moment I’m beginning my Ph.D. in statistics at Iowa State, so the school year is pretty much filled with classes—at least until I reach the dissertation stage. That leaves summers. I’m not completely sure what I’ll be doing this summer, but I’m about 90% sure I’ll be taking a summer class to brush up on some math so I’m ready for measure theory in the fall. If the timing of that class is bad, I may not have more than a contiguous week free over the summer. Next summer I expect to have more disposable time.