The field lacks a friendly wiki. Pick one concept (far-UVC, DNA screening, elastomeric respirators, metagenomic surveillance) and write the clear, well-sourced page you wish existed.
Newcomers spend hours piecing together scattered sources. A good page saves that time for everyone after you, and writing it teaches you the topic properly.
Output: One wiki-style page with sources.
Choose something you keep seeing but could not explain yet.
Note the definition, why it matters, the current state, and open questions.
Use headings: What it is · Why it matters · How it works · Open questions · Further reading.
Double-check every claim against a source and ask someone to read it. Share it with your group.
All steps done
Share what you made, then try another project. The PDF version has room for notes.
Next: Teaching biosecurity: primers, curricula and case studies Next steps
Write the primers, problem sheets, curricula and case-study collections that would help the next wave of people get into biosecurity.
Companies make synthetic DNA to order. Screening those orders and the customers who place them is one of the main defences against engineered pandemics. Explain how it works and where the gaps are.
Far-UVC light might kill airborne germs in occupied rooms. Write the clear, honest explainer the field is missing: what it is, how it works, what the evidence says, and what is still uncertain.
Write a short, jargon-free explainer of one AI safety idea (reward hacking, sycophancy, compute governance, DNA screening) for someone outside tech.
