Thinking Big for Positive Futures

Existential Hope is a way of looking at the future with a lens that acknowledges the potential for positive change in the world.

By focusing on what is actually possible, we can start to map out the main developments and challenges that need to be navigated to reach our desired outcome.

On this platform you can explore ideas, technologies, and projects that makes you feel hopeful and ready to take action for the long-term flourishing of life.

THE EXISTENTIAL HOPE Podcast

We ask experts in various fields to describe what a positive future looks like to them, and how they believe their work can help humanity reach their vision.  

library of existential hope

Discover how the future can flourish and which tools help you make progress.

Technologies

Discover which technologies can make a difference, and how you can leverage them for good.

Existential Hope News & Opportunities

Explore news and opportunities from the world of science, technology and existential hope.

Introducing the Cosmos Institute

Announcing our pillars, new initiatives, and ways you can join the movement

Faithful AI: Stories of Hope from 2045

Diverse authors imagine eight visions of the near future where advanced artificial intelligence collides with faith, morality, and compassion.

Five Years After AGI

How will power be distributed in a post-AGI world? Might some scientific advances backfire? How exactly will AGI be used for the benefit of all. Explore Metaculus' new series.

The New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness

The New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness holds that all vertebrates and many invertebrates have a realistic chance of being conscious, and that their welfare merits consideration.

A Brief History of the Future

A Brief History of the Future is a six-part documentary series about our futures – and how we can reimagine them.

A literary magazine that publishes optimistic, realistic, scientific fiction

Possibilia is bringing you positive visions of the future, in magazine form — expressed through short stories and nonfiction companion pieces, brought to life with curated illustration and cutting-edge design.

Latest Videos

Mark Miller on Existential hope
Mark Miller (Agoric, Foresight Institute) interviewed on Existential Hope and Foresight Institute, during Vision Weekend 2018.
Anders Sandberg on Existential Hope
Anders Sandberg (Future of Humanity Institute) interviewed on Existential Hope and Foresight Institute, during Vision Weekend 2018.
Existential Risk and Existential Hope | Toby Ord
Toby Ord, Future of Humanity Institute Allison Duettmann, Foresight Institute

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