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Michael Specter — Course Development Support

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Descriptionto Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USD 85000, 2021-11
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notes[Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building] Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $85,000 to support Michael Specter’s work co-teaching a course with Professor Kevin Esvelt and developing a seminar for fellows of MIT’s Knight Science Journalism program. Both courses will be held at MIT. We soug
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