Kairos.fm

Kairos.fm

A content network focused on the world’s most pressing risks.

Kairos.fm supports creators working at the intersection of science, technology, and catastrophic risk, including AI development, biotechnology, nuclear security, and pandemic preparedness. We produce and distribute content designed to make these topics accessible to broad audiences, not just specialists.

For listeners, we offer a reliable way to stay informed on issues that matter, regardless of technical background. For creators, we provide production support, distribution, and a community of collaborators working on the same problems. For organizations looking to add a podcast, we may be able to help with that too.

Why this work matters

The convergence of powerful technologies has created an urgent need for broader public engagement with catastrophic risk. These challenges won't be solved by experts alone. They require informed citizens, diverse perspectives, and meaningful participation across society. We believe that improving the quality and reach of science communication is one of the highest-leverage ways to contribute to that goal.

How we measure impact

Measuring the impact of science communication requires more than engagement metrics. We track listening hours, retention, and subscriber growth, but we also run audience surveys and continually explore new ways to understand whether we're actually moving the needle on awareness, involvement, and community growth.

Interested in learning more? Contact us at listen@kairos.fm.

Team

Jacob Haimes is the founder of Kairos.FM and host of muckrAIkers and Into AI Safety. He is a scientific communicator and field-builder working to bring more people into meaningful conversations about AI development and governance.

Jacob has supported 100+ fellows through Apart Research’s global fellowship program, published at NeurIPS and IASEAI, and leads Odyssean Institute’s work combining citizens assemblies and expert elicitation for public-led AI governance consensus. He also mentors the first CORDA Democracy Fellowship.

He holds a BS in mechanical engineering and MS in computational modeling from CU Boulder. Outside work, he runs and plays tabletop RPGs.