Why this talk:
Plagues throughout history suggest the potential for biology to cause global catastrophe. This potential increases in step with the march of biotechnological progress. Global Catastrophic Biological Risks (GCBRs) may compose a significant share of all global catastrophic risk, and, if so, a credible threat to humankind.

As we individually and comunally look for insight and support in protecting and creating the most beautiful futures for life on earth then, a major resource for us will be a better understanding of GCBRs and what we might get to do to mitigate them.

What to expect:
Chris Bakerlee is a Senior Program Associate at Open Philanthropy, focusing on design and implementation of policies and technologies for mitigating anthropogenic biorisks.

Chris will give a talk explaining Global Catastrophic Biorisk (GCBR) generally and pointing us to some of the most promising pathways for their mitigation, followed by a Q&A.

This presentation will be recorded and shared on the Effective Altruism Toronto Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/EAtoronto), but the faces and and names of participants won't be visible in the recording.

Welcomingness:
New and returning members are welcome to join us, and those with some interest in understanding or working in this cause area will get the most out of this event.

More information:
To learn more about GCBRs, check out the problem profile on 80,000Hours: https://80000hours.org/problem-profiles/global-catastrophic-biological-risks/

To learn more about OpenPhilanthropy's reseach and giving, check out their cause reports: https://www.openphilanthropy.org/research/cause-reports

If you're interested in working on some of the world’s most important and neglected causes, you can also check out Open Philanthropy's hiring page, which currently lists 11 open roles: https://www.openphilanthropy.org/get-involved/working-at-open-phil