Jordan Stone
Space governance and macrostrategy
Imperial College London
Bio
I am currently doing a PhD in astrobiology at Imperial College London and I lead a longtermist space governance project within the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC).
Mentee must-haves/nice-to-haves
I'm open to a range of abilities. Ideally you have an interest in pursuing a career related to space governance or macrostrategy research.
Mentee role
I will provide resources and we can have a discussion, and mentees are expected to take the lead on the strategy to accomplish the project with support and mentorship.
❓ Sample mentee tasks
Final outputs might be: a post about something for the EA Forum a briefing on a topic for an organisation or group of people a paper
Mentor support
I can facilitate connections to people working on space governance and macrostrategy I can also help draft documents, give feedback, and discuss ideas.
Mentor-led project
Space governance and macrostrategy
There are various projects possible. I'm particularly interested in anything related to Dyson swarms at the moment, as I believe they might be possible shortly after the intelligence explosion. Projects might include: - designing policies or governance frameworks for solar panels in heliocentric orbit - mapping current actors to future capabilities to figure out who might be a first mover - building out scenarios for Dyson swarm construction - mapping different scenarios for AI development to Dyson swarms You would work closely with me on this and I'll provide lots of resources.
I'm also interested in the following topics and we can discuss projects related to them: - directed panspermia - asteroids/ planetary defence - asteroid mining law and policy - interstellar travel - governance of galactic civilisation (longtermism EV) - cosmic threats