Anthony Aguirre and Anna Yelizarova join us to discuss FLI's new Worldbuilding Contest.

Topics discussed in this episode include:

-Motivations behind the contest

-The importance of worldbuilding

-The rules of the contest

-What a submission consists of

-Due date and prizes

Learn more about the contest here: https://worldbuild.ai/

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

2:30 What is "worldbuilding" and FLI's Worldbuilding Contest?

6:32 Why do worldbuilding for 2045?

7:22 Why is it important to practice worldbuilding?

13:50 What are the rules of the contest?

19:53 What does a submission consist of?

22:16 Due dates and prizes?

25:58 Final thoughts and how the contest contributes to creating beneficial futures

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