Phil Torres is an accomplished author, Affiliate Scholar at the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, and founding Director of the X-Risks Institute who is known for his perspective on existential risks, emerging technologies, and apocalyptic terrorism. He has made appearances on podcasts and TV shows to discuss these critical issues to various audiences. Phil has also contributed to several reputable publications, including Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Skeptic, Free Inquiry, The Humanist, Journal of Future Studies, Bioethics, Journal of Evolution and Technology, Foresight, Erkenntnis, and Metaphilosophy. He has also published widely in popular media like Time, Motherboard, Salon, Common Dreams, Counterpunch, Alternet, The Progressive, and Truthout. His educational background includes a Visiting Graduate Student degree in Philosophy from Harvard University, an MS in Neuroscience from Brandeis University, and a BA in Philosophy from the University of Maryland College Park. In a past life, Phil was a musician for Baobab and Crowdsource and composed, recorded, and mastered a song that ended up on a viral GoPro commercial. He has worked with prominent experts in his field, like Ray Kurzweil, as a Research Assistant at Singularity University.