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Max Tegmark, born on May 5, 1967 in Stockholm, Sweden, is a physicist, astronomer and astrophysicist. Max Tegmark is 59 years old as of 2026. Education on record includes University of California, Berkeley. Recorded honors include The KTH Great Prize (2015) and Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering (2001).
My Take
Max Tegmark is the rare scientist who is both dazzlingly smart and, to me, genuinely trustworthy. He started in cosmology, mapping the universe, then turned that same rigor toward the risks of advanced artificial intelligence through the Future of Life Institute. I find that trajectory compelling: a man who studied the cosmos deciding humanity's own survival is the urgent problem. As an author he works hard to make hard ideas reachable, which I read as a sense of responsibility that brilliance alone doesn't guarantee. I don't always agree with every alarm he raises, but I respect that he refuses to stay safely abstract.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Max Tegmark
- Name (Japanese)
- マックス・テグマーク
- Reading
- まっくす・てぐまーく
- Born
- May 5, 1967 (age 59)
- Origin
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Occupation
- physicist / astronomer / astrophysicist / cosmologist / writer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Goat
2. Background
- University
- University of California, Berkeley
Awards & achievements
- 2015 The KTH Great Prize
- 2001 Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering
3. Links
- Official sitehttp://space.mit.edu/home/tegmark/
- Xhttps://x.com/tegmark
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max%20Tegmark
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%86%E3%82%B0%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2076321
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Max Tegmark born?
Max Tegmark was born on May 5, 1967 and is 59 years old.
Where is Max Tegmark from?
Max Tegmark is from Stockholm, Sweden.
What does Max Tegmark do?
Max Tegmark works as physicist, astronomer, astrophysicist, cosmologist, writer.
Where did Max Tegmark study?
Max Tegmark attended University of California, Berkeley.
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