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Nov 24, 2022 • 32min

The Importance of Building EA Communities at Universities | Jessica McCurdy | EAGxBoston 22

For many high impact opportunities, individuals have to spend decades developing their expertise and influence. In this talk, Jessica claims that building EA communities on university campuses may be an exception to this general principle. These opportunities provide outsized impact for individuals in their early twenties. In addition, she outlines career capital and personal development benefits of these roles, and provides advice for how an individual might know if they are a good fit.View the original talk and video here.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.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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Nov 23, 2022 • 15min

Opening Session | William MacAskill | EAGxOxford 22

The organisers of EAGxOxford and William MacAskill kick off the conference.View the original talk and video here.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.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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Nov 22, 2022 • 24min

What we’re learning about spreading EA ideas | Grace Adams | EAGxOxford 22

"In this talk, Grace covers: why we need to spread the ideas of effective altruism, the principles Giving What We Can uses to spread EA ideas, what has worked well in the past, some preliminary results and insights from recent marketing tests completed and how individuals can best share these ideas.View the original talk and video here.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.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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Nov 21, 2022 • 24min

Doing Research, and Life as a Researcher | Julian Jamison | EAGxOxford 22

Julian Jamison from Exeter University talks about what skills are useful for a career in research and what life is like being a researcher. View the original talk and video here.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.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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Nov 20, 2022 • 44min

What happens if you decide to start a charity | Karolina Sarek | EAGxOxford 22

Karolina Sarek (Charity Entrepreneurship) hosts a discussion following her talk on how to found a high-impact charityView the original talk and video here.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.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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Nov 19, 2022 • 23min

Sustainable proteins: plant-based, cultivated, and fermentation | Seren L. Kell | EAGxOxford 22

Seren Kell (GFI Europe) provides an introduction to GFI and the sustainable proteins industry, giving an overview of the benefits which can be realised for climate change, animal welfare, public health (including antibiotic resistance and preventing future pandemics), and food security, as well as how young leaders can build a career in the space.View the original talk and video here.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.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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Nov 18, 2022 • 25min

Effective Thesis and highly impactful research careers | David Janku | EAGxOxford 22

David Janků introduces a variety of ways in which the organisation he founded, Effective Thesis, can help students begin a highly impactful research career, including help with choosing a thesis topic, with finding a supervisor, other like-minded students and researchers, research internships and opportunities, PhD funding, etc. David also mentions how you can get involved in helping to develop these services and the organization as a whole.View the original talk and video here.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.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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Nov 13, 2022 • 18min

Student Group Case Study: Cambridge Alt. Protein Society | Will Saunter | EAGxOxford 22

This talk includes a presentation by the Cambridge University Alternative Protein Society, giving a tangible case study and demonstration of how a university-adjacent EA society has come to lead in alternative proteins’ field-building.View the original talk and video here.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.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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Nov 12, 2022 • 26min

Q&A: Operations | Jonathan Michel, Caroline Jeanmaire, Ivan Burduk | EAGxOxford 22

Jonathan Michel (Operations Associate at the Centre for Effective Altruism), Caroline Jeanmaire (former Director of Strategic Research at the Center for Human-Compatible AI) and Ivan Burduk (Events Associate at the Centre for Effective Altruism) host a Q&A on operations careers.View the original talk and video here.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.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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Nov 11, 2022 • 24min

Making Effective Causes Scalable | Kwamina Orleans-Pobee | EAGxOxford 22

Over the past decade, cash transfers have gained popularity and academic support as an effective intervention against extreme poverty. GiveDirectly has been at the vanguard of this sector change, and this talk walks through the work GiveDirectly does, the lessons learned, and plans for the future as we seek to ameliorate and eradicate global poverty.View the original talk and video here.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.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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