Bioscience and biotechnology advances are vital for fighting disease, protecting the environment, and promoting economic development — and they hold incredible promise. However, these innovations can also pose unique challenges — increasing the risks of accidental misuse or deliberate abuse with potentially catastrophic global consequences.This session will begin with a talk by Dr. Jaime Yassif highlighting these issues and discussing effective strategies for improving bioscience governance and reducing emerging biorisks — including through the establishment of the International Biosecurity and Biosafety Initiative for Science (IBBIS). Jaspreet Pannu will then lead a discussion between Jaime Yassif and Dr. Beth Cameron.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.

Carl Robichaud chairs a discussion on reducing nuclear risk. Emma Belcher, Joan Rohlfing and Christine Parthemore, who each have decades of experience on mitigating catastrophic risk, explore why nuclear issues are important from an EA perspective, talk through specific nuclear policy measures that seem particularly promising, and what EAs can do to help with this issue.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.

In this talk, Devon will discuss the different ways that EA working professionals can have an impact, both on and off the job.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.

In this session, Johannes Ackva, Violet Buxton-Walsh and Luisa Sandkühler explore how climate action and philanthropy have changed over the last year, and what this means for high-impact philanthropy and other action in this space. They discuss ways in which our climate impact can be multiplied, as well as uncertainties and directions for further research. This talk builds on the November 2021 report by Founders Pledge, and also considers new developments, such as Russia's invasion of Ukraine.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.

Many failures during COVID-19 have not been failures of technology, but failures in the social and regulatory context surrounding the pandemic. In this talk, Tessa discusses how governance interventions can contribute to reducing biological risk from prevention to response. The talk does not assume a background in biosecurity.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.

If we want to 'do the most good' then two fundamental - but often overlooked - questions are 'What is good?' and 'How do we measure it'? Cost-effectiveness - both inside and outside effective altruism - is assessed in terms of health, wealth, intuitive judgements, or some mix of three. In this talk, Michael will explain why a simpler, better alternative is 'subjective wellbeing', using self-reports of happiness and life satisfaction, and share the latest research from the Happier Lives Institute showing how this could and should radically alter our ideas about how to do the most good, perhaps changing our focus from alleviating poverty to treating mental health. This talk aims to introduce people to some of the ideas underlying cause prioritisation and is most relevant for those interested in global health and wellbeing.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.

What is wellbeing and how should we measure it? Representatives (Barry Grimes, Olivia Larsen, Michael Plant, Katrina Sill, Jason Schukraft, Matt Lerner) from a range of organisations (Happier Lives Institute, GiveWell, Innovations for Poverty Action, Open Philanthropy, Founders Pledge) who use different health, wealth, and subjective wellbeing metrics to determine impact, discuss the nature of wellbeing and its measurement.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.

In this introductory talk, Mrinank will give a brief overview of the arguments for working on the development of safe, aligned artificial general intelligence. He will highlight several pathways for impact in the field: technical research, governance, field-building, and enhancing the productivity of other alignment workers. He'll then discuss the key strengths and critical competancies required for each pathway, and suggest ways you can test your fit for them. This talk will be useful for anyone hoping to contribute to this cause area but doesn't yet know how to.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.

Do you want to understand why effective giving is still relevant? And how Effektiv-Spenden turned that into reality in Germany and Switzerland? The two Co-CEO’s of Effektiv-Spenden (Basti, Anne) share their story from an idea to a 20m EUR donation platform, and other insights of their entrepreneurial journey. Please note that this is not about the latest research in any of the cause areas promoted on Effektiv-Spenden, but rather focused on the creation of an EA-aligned organization in continental Europe.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.

Thomas will elaborate on what makes psychotherapy effective and how you can use this knowledge to improve your own mental health. He will talk about therapist and patient variables in treatment and introduce a novel EA aligned framework that you as a patient can apply in your own therapy (or suggest to friends) to create better outcomes. Several mental health resources for EAs will be shared.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.