We need to stop unleashing more things we do not fully understand.
Read MoreWhy keeping your options open isn’t as important as most people think.
Read MoreWhat crows can teach us about AI alignment
Read MoreWhere money in EA comes from and where it goes in 2021 and 2022.
Read MoreEngaged and motivated workers are more likely to make a positive impact.
Read MoreWhy it’s important and how to do it well
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An illustrated book based on Peter Singer’s “The Drowning Child”.
Read MoreReally, though, EA doesn’t use your whole brain…it only uses half of your brain: the left half.
Read MoreWith some reflection, I realized there is something meaningful that I can do now to ensure a high degree of future impact - take a giving pledge.
Read MoreAlthough there is quite a bit of dissent within the community, EA’s lack of support for an issue that many feel is the most tangible threat to humanity does not go unnoticed.
Read MoreChances are high that you have felt lost sometimes with the thousands of charities, the sheer amount of causes there are and most importantly, the billions of people suffering…
Read MoreDrug policy reform (DPR) is currently overlooked by EA, despite having vast potential to make a difference to mental health.
Read MoreA world in which no one has an obligation to support those immediately around them is a community that will falter and collapse.
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Being able to choose what one does for a living, under capitalism at least, is a privilege rather than a right – and in failing to recognise this fact, EA systematically discriminates against marginalized communities in its efforts to “do good better.”
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Tackling challenges on a global scale demands some sort of quantitative framework. What professions and experiences, however, are left behind when we rely too heavily on these optimized models?
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In this blog post, I analyze three different cause areas of Effective Altruism (global health and development, animal welfare, and existential risk) from the perspective of different philosophical theories of well being.
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An overview of the unique challenges and opportunities of donating a kidney while young
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By incorporating science-backed compromises we are able to work with the cognitive biases that stand in the way of applying EA to our daily lives.
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In which I accidentally run over a Nobel prize winner and, subsequently, ask myself, "How do I know that I'm actually making the right decisions?"
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An infographic: What characteristics should we consider when supporting non-profit efforts?
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