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56 minutes | Mar 19, 2023
Innovation, Experimentation, and Effective Altruism | Michael Kremer | EAG DC 22
Innovation is a key long-run driver of economic growth, and wellbeing more broadly. In this talk, Michael Kremer will discuss how governments and philanthropists can accelerate innovation and shape it to meet human needs, and why doing this can have such large returns. Kremer will give examples from his current work at the Development Innovation Lab, including on developing innovations to expand access to clean water. He will also answer questions, including on his experience founding organizations. 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.
57 minutes | Mar 18, 2023
Current Gaps in the Nonprofit Space & How You Can Help to Address Them | Karolina Sarek | EAG DC 22
Aric Floyd and Karolina Sarek discuss current gaps in the nonprofit space. In this talk, learn more about: 1. The current gaps in the animal advocacy space, biosecurity and global health & development2. How starting a charity can be one of the most impactful ways to fill these gaps3. How to determine whether you are a good fit to start a charity4. And more! This talk is useful for anyone interested in animal advocacy, biosecurity or global health & development and are curious about how starting a charity in this space can be an extremely rewarding and impactful career path. 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.
60 minutes | Mar 12, 2023
Lessons from the Alternative Protein Public-sector Playbook | Bruce Friedrich | EAG DC 22
Alternative proteins will benefit enormously from government support (e.g., research funding, private sector incentives, and regulatory clarity). In this talk, GFI’s Bruce Friedrich discusses lessons from the alt protein playbook and suggest strategies that can be applied to EA public-sector efforts around the world (e.g., localizing your public-sector strategy, finding experienced guides, focusing on job creation, pursuing multiple vectors of influence simultaneously, framing your issue as non-partisan, borrowing from other movements, and maintaining a continuous learning mindset). 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.
54 minutes | Mar 11, 2023
Safeguarding Catastrophic Biological Events | Jaime Yassif, Beth Cameron, Jaspreet Pannu | EAG DC 22
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.
63 minutes | Mar 10, 2023
Nuclear risk | Emma Belcher, Joan Rohlfing, Christine Parthemore, Carl Robichaud | EAG DC 22
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.
49 minutes | Mar 7, 2023
How To Maximize Your Impact as a Working Professional | Devon Fritz | EAGxBerlin 22
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.
49 minutes | Mar 6, 2023
The changing landscape of high-impact climate philanthropy | Johannes, Violet, Luisa | EAGxBerlin 22
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.
45 minutes | Mar 5, 2023
Biosecurity: A Governance Perspective | Tessa Alexanian | EAGxBerlin 22
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.
47 minutes | Mar 4, 2023
Taking Happiness Seriously | Michael Plant | EAGxBerlin 22
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.
30 minutes | Feb 27, 2023
Measuring Good Better | Barry, Olivia, Michael, Katrina, Jason, Matt | EA Global: SF 22
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.
38 minutes | Feb 26, 2023
How could you contribute to the development of safe AGI? | Mrinank Sharma | EAGxBerlin 22
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.
46 minutes | Feb 25, 2023
Effective giving in Germany and Switzerland | Sebastian Schwiecker, Anne Schulze | EAGxBerlin 22
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.
49 minutes | Feb 24, 2023
Effective Psychotherapy | Thomas Blank | EAGxBerlin 22
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.
50 minutes | Feb 23, 2023
Animal Welfare & Alternative Proteins | Alex Holst | EAGxBerlin 22
In this session, Alex will give a brief overview of effective approaches to improving animal welfare, with a focus on alternative proteins. He will outline how plant-based and cultivated meat can also help combat climate change, why policy change is crucial, and what early-career individuals can do to contribute to this field. 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.
22 minutes | Feb 21, 2023
How to deliver cash to millions in minutes | Lucio Melito | EAGxBerlin 22
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.
40 minutes | Feb 21, 2023
Biosecurity: A Technical Perspective | Anemone Franz, Jasper Götting | EAGxBerlin 22
COVID-19 has demonstrated the disruptive potential of pandemics. But global catastrophic biological risks – the ways in which biological agents could cause civilisational catastrophes or extinction – are even more concerning than history's most disastrous pandemics. So, what can we do to prevent them? In this talk, Anemone and Jasper will explore promising technological interventions against catastrophic biological risks and outline possible contributing ways. 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.
50 minutes | Feb 19, 2023
Paradigms of AI alignment: components and enablers | Victoria Krakovna | EAGxVirtual 2022
This is Victoria's high-level view of the AI alignment research landscape and the ingredients needed for aligning advanced AI. She divides alignment research into work on alignment components, focusing on different elements of an aligned system, and alignment enablers, which are research directions that make it easier to get the alignment components right. 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.
41 minutes | Feb 18, 2023
Panel Discussion: Local Priorities Research | EAGxVirtual 2022
Local priorities research is about figuring out what things we should prioritise working on in a local context (typically at non-EA-hubs) to best maximise impact based on our context. The panelists discuss why you might want to try this research, and how to get started doing it.Panelists: Brian Tan, Vaidehi Agarwalla, and Yi-Yang Chua 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.
41 minutes | Feb 18, 2023
Writing Well | Shakeel Hashim | EAGxVirtual 2022
In this talk, Shakeel discusses some of the principles behind good, engaging writing that people will want to read. He draws on his experience as a journalist and editor, pointing out common pitfalls and quick tips for improving your writing. 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.
40 minutes | Feb 17, 2023
Working on an Impactful Thesis | Vorathep Sachdev | EAGxVirtual 2022
The Effective Thesis project aims to assist students in their thesis topic choice. Choosing a final thesis topic is an important step that can influence the rest of a researcher’s career, yet there doesn’t seem to be much assistance provided through standard channels. Vorathep provides a brief overview of how Effective Thesis can help you towards an impactful research career. 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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