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May 14, 2023 • 41min

Hilary Greaves | On the desire to make a difference | Global Priorities Institute 2022

You can watch this talk with the video on the GPI YouTube channel. This presentation was given at the 10th Oxford Workshop on Global Priorities Research, June 2022.You can find the full transcript here: https://globalprioritiesinstitute.org...Find out more about the Global Priorities Institute: https://globalprioritiesinstitute.org/Effective Altruism is a social movement dedicated to finding ways to do the most good possible, whether through charitable donations, career choices, or volunteer projects. EA Global conferences are gatherings for EAs to meet. You can also listen to this talk along with its accompanying video on YouTube.
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May 13, 2023 • 36min

Teruji Thomas | The Multiverse and the Veil: Population Ethics Under Uncertainty | Global Priorities Institute 2022

You can watch this talk with the video on the GPI YouTube channel. This presentation was given at the 10th Oxford Workshop on Global Priorities Research, June 2022.Full transcript is available here: https://globalprioritiesinstitute.org...Find out more about the Global Priorities Institute: https://globalprioritiesinstitute.org/Effective Altruism is a social movement dedicated to finding ways to do the most good possible, whether through charitable donations, career choices, or volunteer projects. EA Global conferences are gatherings for EAs to meet. You can also listen to this talk along with its accompanying video on YouTube.
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May 12, 2023 • 31min

Benjamin Tereick | Creating short term proxies for long term forecasts | Global Priorities Institute 2022

You can watch this talk with the video on the GPI YouTube channel. This presentation was given at the 10th Oxford Workshop on Global Priorities Research, June 2022.You can find the full transcript here: https://globalprioritiesinstitute.org...Find out more about the Global Priorities Institute: https://globalprioritiesinstitute.org/Effective Altruism is a social movement dedicated to finding ways to do the most good possible, whether through charitable donations, career choices, or volunteer projects. EA Global conferences are gatherings for EAs to meet. You can also listen to this talk along with its accompanying video on YouTube.
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May 7, 2023 • 56min

Oded Galor | The Journey of Humanity | Global Priorities Institute 2022

You can view this talk with the video on the GPI YouTube channel. Public Lecture: The Journey of Humanity - Oded Galor 10 June 2022In The Journey of Humanity Oded Galor offers a revelatory explanation of how humanity became, only very recently, the unique species to have escaped a life of subsistence poverty, enjoying previously unthinkable wealth and longevity. He reveals why this process has been so unequal around the world, resulting in the great disparities between nations that exist today. He shows why so many of our efforts to improve lives have failed and how they might succeed.The full transcript is available here: https://globalprioritiesinstitute.org...Find out more about the Global Priorities Institute: https://globalprioritiesinstitute.org/You can find more information about Oded Galor here: https://www.odedgalor.com/The Journey of Humanity: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/44495...Effective Altruism is a social movement dedicated to finding ways to do the most good possible, whether through charitable donations, career choices, or volunteer projects. EA Global conferences are gatherings for EAs to meet. You can also listen to this talk along with its accompanying video on YouTube.
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May 6, 2023 • 56min

Jeffrey Sanford Russell | Problems for Impartiality | Global Priorities Institute 2022

You can view this talk with the video on the GPI YouTube channel. Parfit Memorial Lecture 2022 hosted by the Global Priorities Institute 16 June 2022The Parfit Memorial Lecture is an annual distinguished lecture series established by the Global Priorities Institute in memory of Professor Derek Parfit. The aim is to encourage research among academic philosophers on topics related to global priorities research - using evidence and reason to figure out the most effective ways to improve the world. This year, we were delighted to have Jeffrey Sanford Russell deliver the Parfit Memorial Lecture. The Parfit Memorial lecture is organised in conjunction with the Atkinson Memorial Lecture.The full transcript is available here: https://globalprioritiesinstitute.org...Find out more about the Global Priorities Institute: https://globalprioritiesinstitute.org/Effective Altruism is a social movement dedicated to finding ways to do the most good possible, whether through charitable donations, career choices, or volunteer projects. EA Global conferences are gatherings for EAs to meet. You can also listen to this talk along with its accompanying video on YouTube.
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May 5, 2023 • 35min

Jeff Sebo | Artificial Sentience and the Ethics of Connected Minds | Global Priorities Institute 2022

You can watch this talk with the video on the GPI YouTube channel. This presentation was given at the 10th Oxford Workshop on Global Priorities Research, June 2022.The full transcript is available here: https://globalprioritiesinstitute.org...Find out more about the Global Priorities Institute: https://globalprioritiesinstitute.org/Effective Altruism is a social movement dedicated to finding ways to do the most good possible, whether through charitable donations, career choices, or volunteer projects. EA Global conferences are gatherings for EAs to meet. You can also listen to this talk along with its accompanying video on YouTube.
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May 1, 2023 • 33min

Andreas Mogensen, David Thorstad | Tough enough? Robust satisficing as a decision norm for long term | Global Priorities Institute 2021 (Academic talks)

 You can watch this talk with the video on the GPI YouTube channel. Presentation given March 2021.The full transcript is available here: https://globalprioritiesinstitute.org...Read the working paper: https://globalprioritiesinstitute.org...Find out more about the Global Priorities Institute: https://globalprioritiesinstitute.org/Effective Altruism is a social movement dedicated to finding ways to do the most good possible, whether through charitable donations, career choices, or volunteer projects. EA Global conferences are gatherings for EAs to meet. You can also listen to this talk along with its accompanying video on YouTube.
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Apr 30, 2023 • 58min

Orri Stefansson | Should welfare equality be a global priority? | Global Priorities Institiute 2021

You can view this talk with the video on the GPI YouTube channel. Parfit Memorial Lecture 2021 hosted by the Global Priorities Institute 14 June 2021.The Parfit Memorial Lecture is an annual distinguished lecture series established by the Global Priorities Institute in memory of Professor Derek Parfit. The aim is to encourage research among academic philosophers on topics related to global priorities research - using evidence and reason to figure out the most effective ways to improve the world. This year, we were delighted to have Professor Orri Stefansson deliver the Parfit Memorial Lecture. The Parfit Memorial lecture is organised in conjunction with the Atkinson Memorial Lecture.The full transcript is available here: https://globalprioritiesinstitute.org...Find out more about the Global Priorities Institute: https://globalprioritiesinstitute.org/Parfit Memorial Lecture 2021: https://globalprioritiesinstitute.org...Atkinson Memorial Lecture 2021: https://globalprioritiesinstitute.org...Effective Altruism is a social movement dedicated to finding ways to do the most good possible, whether through charitable donations, career choices, or volunteer projects. EA Global conferences are gatherings for EAs to meet. You can also listen to this talk along with its accompanying video on YouTube.
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Apr 29, 2023 • 28min

Teruji Thomas | A paradox for tiny probabilities and enormous values | Global Priorities Institiute 2020

Presentation given December 2020.The full transcript is available here: https://globalprioritiesinstitute.org...Read the working paper: https://globalprioritiesinstitute.org...Find out more about the Global Priorities Institute: https://globalprioritiesinstitute.org/Effective Altruism is a social movement dedicated to finding ways to do the most good possible, whether through charitable donations, career choices, or volunteer projects. EA Global conferences are gatherings for EAs to meet. You can also listen to this talk along with its accompanying video on YouTube.
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Apr 28, 2023 • 50min

Andreas Mogensen | The good news about just saving | Global Priorities Institute 2020

You can watch this talk with the video on the GPI YouTube channel. Presented as part of the Global Priorities Seminar series 12 June 2020.The full transcript is available here: https://globalprioritiesinstitute.org...Find out more about the Global Priorities Institute: https://globalprioritiesinstitute.org/ Effective Altruism is a social movement dedicated to finding ways to do the most good possible, whether through charitable donations, career choices, or volunteer projects. EA Global conferences are gatherings for EAs to meet. You can also listen to this talk along with its accompanying video on YouTube.

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