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Q&A with Marcus Davis
Marcus DavisJune 13, 2020
Marcus Davis is a co-founder and co-executive director at Rethink Priorities, where he leads research and strategy. He's also a co-founder of Charity Entrepreneurship and Charity Science Health.
Q&A with Leah Edgerton, Executive Director of Animal Charity Evaluators
Leah EdgertonMarch 22, 2020
Animal suffering is a global problem that requires action on a global level. How can we think about effectiveness across geographical and cultural contexts?
Facing the risk of nuclear war in the 21st century
Carl RobichaudMarch 21, 2020
Recent technological and geopolitical trends make nuclear war more likely than it has been in decades. Carl discusses these developments and assesses the options for reducing nuclear risk.
Fireside Chat: Q&A with Toby Ord
Toby OrdMarch 21, 2020
If all goes well, human history is just beginning. Humanity could survive for billions of years, reaching heights of flourishing unimaginable today. But this vast future is at risk.
The Evolution of GiveWell's Research
James SnowdenSeptember 09, 2019
GiveWell recommends charities that directly deliver interventions to beneficiaries, with advantages that are easy to measure, but some hard-to-measure interventions might be more cost-effective.
Risks from Great Power Conflicts
Brian TseFebruary 04, 2019
Brian Tse explores the prevention of war between the world’s great powers, which sharply increases the risk of a global catastrophe via the risk of nuclear weapon use.
Crucial Considerations in Wild Animal Suffering
Persis EskanderJune 08, 2018
This talk explores the most important questions in wild animal suffering, how to approach them, and how different answers might motivate our priorities.
Biosecurity as an EA Cause Area
Claire ZabelAugust 13, 2017
Open Philanthropy Project's Claire Zabel talks about their work to mitigate Global Catastrophic Biological Risks.
Effective altruism: an elucidation and a defence
Stefan SchubertMarch 22, 2017
In this paper, the authors discuss Iason Gabriel’s recent piece on criticisms of effective altruism.
Understanding cause-neutrality
Stefan SchubertMarch 10, 2017
The term “cause-neutrality” has been used for at least four concepts: cause-impartiality, cause-agnosticism, cause-general investment, and cause-divergent investments. We explore those concepts.
Moral Progress and Cause X
Will MacAskillOctober 07, 2016
In this edited transcript of his talk at EA Global, Will MacAskill explores what are the major moral problems that we'll regret in the future? What are the major issues that we haven't even conceptual