Month: November 2019

Combining Empathy with Evidence

Climate Change: Read Group Notes 10/21

In this reading group meeting/dinner, we discussed “Climate Change (Extreme Risks)” by Roman Duda on 80,000 Hours, an organization offering research-based career advice on maximizing one’s positive impacts on the world. We also discussed “Does climate change deserve more attention within EA?” by effective altruist Louis Dixon. The meeting ended with a presentation from the New…
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Systematic Change: Reading Group Notes 10/14

In this reading group meeting/dinner, we discussed “Some Personal Thoughts on EA and Systemic Change” by researcher Carl Shulman and the podcast “Prof. Cass Sunstein on How Social Change Happens, and Why It’s So Often Abrupt & Unpredictable.” The podcast features a conversation between Prof. Sunstein and Rob Wiblin, director of Research at 80,000 hours, an…
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