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Global Catastrophic Risks Conference - Speakers Biographies

Toby Ord's research interests encompass both theoretical and practical ethics. He is currently focusing on a number of questions concerning the nature of consequentialism, its connection to practical decision making, and its relationship to other normative theories. In addition, he is looking at the moral status of the human embryo and at techniques to identify and overcome biases in ethical decision making.