EA Talks

In this 2017 talk, the Open Philanthropy Project’s Claire Zabel talks about their work to mitigate Global Catastrophic Biological Risks. She also discusses what effective altruists can do to help, as well as differences between biological risks and risks from advanced AI.To learn more about effective altruism, visithttp://www.effectivealtruism.orgTo read a transcript of this talk, visithttp://www.effectivealtruism.org/arti…This talk was filmed at EA Global. Find out how to attend here:http://www.eaglobal.orgEffective 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.

In this talk from EA Global 2018: San Francisco, Dr. Neil Buddy Shah makes three arguments about effective altruism: that effective altruists should continue to be rigorous, that we should consider riskier interventions than we do, and that we should tailor our interventions at least somewhat to the moral preferences of their beneficiaries.To learn more about effective altruism, visithttp://www.effectivealtruism.orgTo read a transcript of this talk, visithttp://www.effectivealtruism.org/arti…This talk was filmed at EA Global. Find out how to attend here:http://www.eaglobal.orgEffective 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.

Did effective altruists take too long to start prioritizing the long-term future? When we disagree with others or the mainstream, how much should that affect our confidence? What is the “shape” of thinking in machine learning? In this lively fireside chat from Effective Altruism Global 2018: San Francisco, hosted by Rob Wiblin, Nick Beckstead discusses these and other questions.To learn more about effective altruism, visithttp://www.effectivealtruism.orgTo read a transcript of this talk, visithttp://www.effectivealtruism.org/arti…This talk was filmed at EA Global. Find out how to attend here:http://www.eaglobal.orgEffective 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.

Charitable giving is popular and substantial, but many donors do not choose to donate to highly effective causes. In this talk, Dr. Stefan Schubert explores some possible reasons why, as well as an overview of recent scientific studies on the subject. He also explores what we can do, as effective altruists, to promote effective giving in the world.To learn more about effective altruism, visithttp://www.effectivealtruism.orgTo read a transcript of this talk, visithttp://www.effectivealtruism.org/arti…This talk was filmed at EA Global. Find out how to attend here:http://www.eaglobal.orgEffective 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.

In this talk, Sam Carter of J-PAL and Joe Huston of GiveDirectly talk about the state of the evidence on universal basic income: what we know, what we’d like to know, and what we’re currently in the process of learning.To learn more about effective altruism, visithttp://www.effectivealtruism.orgTo read a transcript of this video, visithttp://www.effectivealtruism.org/arti…This talk was filmed at EA Global. Find out how to attend here:http://www.eaglobal.orgEffective 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.

Since co-founding GiveWell in 2007, Holden Karnofsky has been rigorously evaluating opportunities to do good. In this fireside chat with Will MacAskill, he discusses cause prioritization at the Open Philanthropy Project, his adherence to people-based giving, which work he’s found particularly exciting during the past year, and many other topics of interest.To learn more about effective altruism, visithttp://www.effectivealtruism.orgTo read a transcript of this talk, visithttp://www.effectivealtruism.org/arti…This talk was filmed at EA Global. Find out how to attend here:http://www.eaglobal.orgEffective 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.

In the last century, humanity’s successful eradication of smallpox shows that major victories against deadly pandemics are possible. And it’s a good thing too, because global catastrophic biological risks, or GCBRs, have the potential to be even worse. In this talk, Dr. Crystal Watson of the Center for Health Security at Johns Hopkins discusses GCBRs, the new field of study around them, and what effective altruists can do to aid in the fight.To learn more about effective altruism, visithttp://www.effectivealtruism.orgTo read a transcript of this video, visithttp://www.effectivealtruism.org/arti…This talk was filmed at EA Global. Find out how to attend here:http://www.eaglobal.orgEffective 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.

Billions of wild animals suffer daily from causes such as hunger, injury, and parasitism. But what, if anything, should we do about it? This advanced talk by Persis Eskander explores which questions we would need to answer to be confident about wild animal suffering as a moral cause area.To learn more about effective altruism, visithttp://www.effectivealtruism.orgTo read a transcript of this video, visithttp://www.effectivealtruism.org/arti…This talk was filmed at EA Global. Find out how to attend here:http://www.eaglobal.orgEffective 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.

In the opening talk of EA Global: San Francisco 2018, Will MacAskill encourages effective altruists to stay curious. He explores the tension between more goal-focused and more exploratory forms of community, and how to get the best of both worlds.To learn more about effective altruism, visithttp://www.effectivealtruism.orgTo read a transcript of this video, visithttp://www.effectivealtruism.org/arti…This talk was filmed at EA Global. Find out how to attend here:http://www.eaglobal.orgEffective 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.

Holden Karnofsky, Philanthropist and Co-Founder of the Open Philanthropy Project, discusses the concept of 'hit-based giving', criminal justice grants, biosecurity, AI risks, self-evaluation, money allocation, and farm animal welfare funding in East Asia.