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This post is co-authored with Ben Garfinkel. It is cross-posted from the CEA blog. A PDF version can be found here.
Summary: Some strategic decisions available to the effective altruism m...
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TL;DR: I'm releasing a website that ranks philanthropists according to EA principles and research, and allows users to re-rank the list using their own assumptions. I'd like feedback and help making it better. I'd especially like ideas for how to make the results more trustworthy. Funding may be available.
Crossposted to LessWrong.
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(Please share with your friends in the Netherlands).
On August 5, in Amsterdam in the Netherlands, there’s a protest that could help shut down the world’s largest insect farm. It’s at Teleportboulevard 105 1043 EJ Amsterdam, Netherlands. Read more at this link. There’s also a zoom call on Wednesday 29th July at 12:30pm (CEST) with more info. This...
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From an email sent to all EA Global attendees this weekend:
The EA Global team has appointed a board of advisors to help us decide whether to cancel or reschedule EA Global, given the outbreak of COVID-19. However, we may still hold the conference at the intended time.
Our advisors will consider recent data on the spread of the virus in the Bay Area and in areas many attendees are traveling from, among other factors. We plan to provide more information next week about the board members and the process they will use to make a decision.