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* GOAL 3 is a social enterprise that created IMPALA, a patient monitoring and digital platform system for low-resource settings. There is also a GOAL 3 foundation that raises funds to ensure underserved communities will be reached.
* A recently completed report from Rethink Priorities calculated IMPALA to have a cost per DALY averted of $7–17 in paediatr...
This month effective altruism has gotten lots of attention, including a cover story in The Economist. It feels pretty surreal to be on the receiving end of it. But I feel grateful these ideas have caught on, and even more grateful for the drive, earnestness, and compassion of so many people who took strange but well-argued ideas seriously and then actually acted on them....
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Subtitle: On vegan advocacy, effective altruism, and FIFA
I turn 40 today. Here are some hot takes.
On factory farming
1. Our biggest challenge is salience. If factory farming led the evening news, it wouldn’t last lo...
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I'm running a small fundraise match for Innovate Animal Ag until January 16th. IAA helped accelerate in-ovo sexing in the US, one of Lewis' Ten big wins in 2024 for farmed animals. I think Robert and team have a thoughtful and different approach to welfare that seems tractable. At least - it's a bet worth placing. I imagine IAA bringing new welfare technologies above the line of commercial viability and providing the fuel for orgs like Humane League to push forward. Join me in my (small) match!