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Homepage - ForesightHomepage - Foresight Menu Focus Areas Secure AI Neurotechnology Longevity Biotechnology Nanotechnology Space Existential Hope Engage Vision Weekend Workshops AI Nodes Grants Prizes Fellowship Seminar Groups Resources Recordings Podcasts About Donate Focus Areas Secure AI Neurotechnology Longevity Biotechnology Nanotechnology Space Existential Hope Engage Vision Weekend Workshops AI Nodes Grants Prizes Fellowship Seminar Groups Resources Recordings Podcasts About Donate Advancing frontier science and technology since 1986. Foresight Institute is a research organization founded in 1986. With a track record of supporting Nobel Laureates decades before their acclaim, we focus on areas that are too ambitious or interdisciplinary for legacy institutions. Through grants, prizes, fellowships, and events, we back pioneering scientists and innovators advancing technologies that benefit the future of life. Upcoming Events All upcoming events Vision Weekend Vision Weekend Puerto Rico 2026 February 6-8, 2026 Old San Juan, Puerto Rico Register Vision Weekend Vision Weekend United Kingdom 2026 June 5-7, 2026 London, United Kingdom Register Distinguished Awardees David Baker Biochemist & Computational Biologist 2004 Winner of our Feynman Prize 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Sir J. Fraser Stoddart (1942 – 2024) Chemist 2007 Winner of our Feynman Prize 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Explore our prizes Our Offerings Conferences Our flagship events – the Vision Weekend conferences – gather leading scientists, entrepreneurs, funders, and policymakers to explore the frontiers of science and technology, and plan for flourishing futures. Explore conferences Workshops Throughout the year, we host a handful of technical workshops – bringing together top talent to solve the bottlenecks holding back progress at the frontiers of science and technology. Explore workshops AI Nodes Our two physical hubs – to be launched in San Francisco and Berlin in early 2026 – offer project funding, office and community spaces, and local compute for ambitious researchers and builders who use AI to advance science and safety. Explore AI Nodes Grants Explore our grants, which support projects that use AI to advance science and safety – across security, privacy, decentralized cooperation, epistemics, neurotechnology, longevity biotechnology, and molecular nanotechnology. Explore grants Prizes Honoring the scientists Richard Feynman and Norm Hardy, we award two annual prizes to exceptional contributions to nanotechnology and usable security. Explore prizes Fellowship This one-year program supports early-career scientists, engineers, and innovators to supercharge their ability to advance technological progress. Explore fellowship Seminar Groups Our 40+ online seminars per year feature experts presenting cutting-edge research and practical applications, in a small, focused setting. Explore seminar groups Recordings Explore presentations on the frontier of science and technology by the world’s leading experts – including Nobel laureates – recorded at our seminars and events. Explore recordings Explore Seminars & Podcasts On beauty, knowledge, and progress Podcast with David Deutsch David Deutsch is a physicist at the University of Oxford. He pioneered the field of quantum computation by formulating a description for a quantum Turing machine, as well as specifying an algorithm designed to run on a quantum computer. He has also proposed the use of entangled states and Bell’s theorem for quantum key distribution and is a proponent of the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics. In this episode of the Existential Hope podcast he shares his thoughts on knowledge, progress, and beauty. Watch Explore Seminars & Podcasts Gene and cell therapies for age-related and infectious diseases Presented by George Church George Church is a Professor at Harvard and MIT, Director of PersonalGenomes.org, which provides the world’s only open-access information on human genomic, environmental and trait data (GET). In this seminar he presents his work on gene and cell therapies for age-related and infectious diseases. Watch Explore Seminars & Podcasts A Handheld Device to Defeat Cancer Podcast with Mary Lou Jepsen In this podcast episode, we talk with Mary Lou Jepsen about Openwater’s remarkable $10K handheld device that kills cancer cells and treats severe depression – using ultrasound, infrared light and electromagnetic waves. Watch Explore Seminars & Podcasts Agential interventions: from diverse intelligence to next-generation biomedicine Presented by Michael Levin Michael Levin is the Vannevar Bush Distinguished Professor of Biology at Tufts University, and associate faculty at Harvard’s Wyss Institute. He has published over 400 peer-reviewed publications across developmental biology, computer science, and philosophy of mind. In this seminar, Levin shares his work on agential interventions. Watch Explore Seminars & Podcasts Why the future looks better than you think Podcast with Steven Pinker Steven Pinker is a cognitive psychologist, linguist, and leading public intellectual. In this podcast episode Pinker, a professor at Harvard University and author of renowned books, discusses updates since the publication of ‘Enlightenment Now,’ the exciting progress he envisions, and strategies for advancing towards a brighter future. The discussion covers human progress indicators, declines in war, terrorism, and poverty, as well as the importance of reason, science, and human efforts. Pinker also shares his existential hope for the future, emphasizing the potential for technological advancements, cleaner energy, and continued societal improvements. Watch Explore Seminars & Podcasts Self Assembling Space Architecture Presented by Ariel Ekblaw Dr. Ariel Ekblaw, engineer and researcher at MIT and the Aurelia Institute, presents insights on the latest advancements in next-generation space technologies, with a focus on rapidly evolving technology in cislunar and Low Earth Orbits (LEO). Her work pioneers innovations in commercial space stations and sustainable lunar habitats, including the TESSERAE platform, a breakthrough in scalable, self-assembling space architecture. Dr. Ekblaw’s perspective outlines the future of a robust space economy, driven by engineering advancements in spacecraft systems and habitat construction. Watch Explore Seminars & Podcasts Using AI for science to solve humanity’s biggest problems Podcast with David Baker In this podcast episode, Nobel Laureate David Baker reveals how scientists are now inventing entirely new proteins—life’s fundamental building blocks—to tackle some of the world’s most pressing challenges. Baker shares his journey and his vision for a future where custom-built “molecular machines,” an idea once explored by thinkers like Eric Drexler, could repair our bodies, clean up pollution, and create sustainable materials. He explains how breakthroughs in AI are supercharging this field, but also why human ingenuity and collaborative science are still essential to unlocking these revolutionary possibilities. Watch Explore Seminars & Podcasts Tools for mapping and controlling the brain Presented by Ed Boyden In this seminar, leading neuroscientist Ed Boyden shares his work on mapping the brain. Boyden wants to understand the ground truth of the brain – what are the building blocks and how do they interact? We need to map the brain using expansion microscopy, then control and observe high speed dynamics using technologies like optogenetics and fluorescent imaging. Watch Focus Areas Secure AI Neurotechnology Longevity Biotechnology Nanotechnology Space Existential Hope Secure AI Supporting researchers, engineers, and entrepreneurs in computer science, ML, crypto, security, and related fields who leverage those technologies to improve cooperation across humans and ultimately AIs. View Secure AI Grant Secure AI Neurotechnology Longevity Biotechnology Nanotechnology AI for Science & Safety Nodes Application deadlines at the end of each month Apply now Incomplete Contracts & AI Alignment Gillian Hadfield Recording Sep 2021 AI: A Modern Approach Peter Norvig Recording Oct 2021 Our Milestones Since our founding in 1986, we have been at the forefront of advancing emerging technology. Hosted the first ever nanotech conference. Host of the first nanotech conference in 1989. Coined ‘open-source software’. Coined the term ‘open-source software’ in 1998. Ran one of the world’s first prediction markets. Ran a prediction market as early as 1994. Pioneered early AGI dialogue. Hosted first serious AGI discussion in 1997. Learn more about Foresight Institute Fund the science of the future. 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