Announcement: Do you have experience using psychedelics to treat cluster headaches? Want to support science and advocacy in this area? Submit your personal and/or professional testimonial to our upcoming “ClusterFree” Open Letter initiative. Sitting Down with Cluster Busters at Psychedelic Science 2025 One of the highlight moments for me at Psychedelic Science 2025 in Denver this […]| Qualia Computing
[Originally posted on the EA Forum] When I ask effective altruists who their hero is, it’s always the same names. Peter Singer. Stanislav Petrov. Jonas Salk. No one ever mentions Ea-nasir, the ancient Sumerian coppersmith and businessman. Which is a shame, really. I guess it makes sense. Most people haven’t heard of him, and those … Continue reading Introducing EA-nasir→| Unexpected Values
The intellectual movement that calls itself longtermism is an outgrowth of Effective Altruism (EA), a utilitarianism-inspired philanthropic programme founded just over a decade ago by Oxford philosophers Toby Ord and William MacAskill. EA, which claims to guide charitable giving to ...| Radical Philosophy
[Epistemic Status: fiction (in most timelines, that is); in my lane, having fun] Place: The Equatorial Republic (pop. ~190M) Time: 2032 My fellow citizens of this great Equatorial Republic, Today, as I stand before you having accepted the solemn responsibility of the presidency, I am humbled by your trust and energized by the possibilities that […]| Qualia Computing
Effective altruism, a 21st-century movement that encourages individuals to do the most good by donating to cost-effective causes, has been damaged by the collapse of FTX, which had funneled game-changing amounts of money in its direction, and the conviction of its founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, for stealing billions of dollars from customer accounts.| Worth
I’m hesitant to write this piece because it’s directly about my EA ambitions, and I’ve talked to a lot of EAs trying to get into biosecurity who want advice, and I have no idea what they should tak…| Eukaryote Writes Blog
Last month, I gave a talk on Texas A&M campus about effective altruism from a Christian perspective. While that presentation isn’t available, I recorded myself presenting the same talk (with a whole one additional slide) and it is now up on YouTube. In it, I introduce effective altruism, which is the idea that we should […]| What the Gospel Demands
[X-Posted @ The EA Forum] By Andrés Gómez Emilsson Digital Sentience Creating “digital sentience” is a lot harder than it looks. Standard Qualia Research Institute arguments for why it is…| Qualia Computing
Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin discuss the failing empire of Justin Sun and the almost certain insolvency of his firms.| Crypto Critics' Corner
As activists convince us that late-stage capitalism is ending, it’s time for foundation capitalism.| The Risk-Monger
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Effective Altruism (EA) is a programme for rationalising charitable giving, positioning individuals to do the ‘most good’ per expenditure of money or time. It was first formulated – by two Oxford philosophers just over a decade ago – as an application of ...| Radical Philosophy
In my post on where I plan to donate in 2016, I said that I would set aside $2000 for funding promising projects that I come across in the next year: The idea behind the project fund is … [to…| Academically Interesting
What is civilian OSINT, and could it be used altruistically?| Eukaryote Writes Blog