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After five years of running the Boston EA meetup, I was reluctant to try something like a reading group because my model of them is that no one does the reading. But this fall we tried it anyway.
Ideas for possible readings:
Reasons to be nice to other value systems, Brian Tomasik
Estimation is the best we have, Katja Grace
Beware surprising and suspicious convergence, Gregory Lewis
The timing of labour aimed at reducing existential risk, Toby Ord
The long-term significance of reducing global catastrophic risks, Nick Beckstead
Upstream altruism, Christine Peterson (video, talk is until 18:15 and rest is Q&A)
Making sense of long-term indirect effects, Rob Wiblin (video)
The value of coordination, Benjamin Todd
Rationality and effective altruism, Jess Whittlestone (video)
Finding more effective causes, Michelle Hutchinson
EA risks falling into a "meta trap". But we can avoid it, Peter Hurford
Should non-experts shut up? The skeptic’s catch-22, Julia Galef
Effective animal activism, Kelly Witwicki (video)
Cosmopolitanism, Topher Hallquist
On progress and prosperity, Paul Christiano
Passive vs. rational vs. quantified, Holden Karnofsky
Apples and oranges? Some initial thoughts on comparing diverse benefits, Katja Grace
The practical importance of theoretical population ethics, Theron Pummer
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