Effective Altruism: An Introduction – 80,000 Hours (April 20...

Effective altruism in a nutshell

One: Holden Karnofsky on times philanthropy transformed the world & Open Phil's plan to do the same

Two: Dr Toby Ord on why the long-term future matters more than anything else & what to do about it

Three: Alexander Berger on improving global health and wellbeing in clear and direct ways

Four: Spencer Greenberg on the scientific approach to solving difficult everyday questions

Five: Prof Will MacAskill on moral uncertainty, utilitarianism & how to avoid being a moral monster

Six: Ajeya Cotra on worldview diversification and how big the future could be

Seven: Prof Tetlock on why accurate forecasting matters for everything, and how you can do it better

Eight: Prof Hilary Greaves on moral cluelessness, population ethics, & harnessing the brainpower of academia to tackle the most important research questions

Nine: Benjamin Todd on the key ideas of 80,000 Hours

Ten: Benjamin Todd on the core of effective altruism and how to argue for it

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