Giv­ing now vs. later

Paul_ChristianoMar 12, 2013, 4:00 AM
4 points
1 comment7 min readEA link

Risk aver­sion and in­vest­ment (for al­tru­ists)

Paul_ChristianoFeb 28, 2013, 5:00 AM
5 points
6 comments8 min readEA link

Why might the fu­ture be good?

Paul_ChristianoFeb 27, 2013, 5:00 AM
5 points
0 comments9 min readEA link

To save the world, don’t get a job at a char­ity; go work on Wall Street

William_MacAskillFeb 27, 2013, 5:00 AM
3 points
5 comments3 min readEA link

Nick Bostrom – Ex­is­ten­tial Risk Preven­tion as Global Priority

Zach Stein-PerlmanFeb 1, 2013, 5:00 PM
15 points
1 comment1 min readEA link
(www.existential-risk.org)

Replaceability

Paul_ChristianoJan 22, 2013, 5:00 AM
15 points
0 comments4 min readEA link

Some gen­eral con­cerns about GiveWell

William_MacAskillDec 23, 2012, 5:00 AM
2 points
0 comments4 min readEA link

GiveWell’s recom­men­da­tion of GiveDirectly

William_MacAskillNov 30, 2012, 5:00 AM
2 points
0 comments5 min readEA link

Re­search­ing what we should

William_MacAskillNov 12, 2012, 5:00 AM
0 points
0 comments6 min readEA link

The most im­por­tant un­solved prob­lems in ethics

William_MacAskillOct 15, 2012, 2:28 AM
16 points
0 comments2 min readEA link

How to be a high im­pact philoso­pher, part II

William_MacAskillSep 27, 2012, 4:00 AM
0 points
0 comments3 min readEA link

Ob­jec­tions and Con­cerns About Our New Direction

Holden KarnofskyJun 22, 2012, 3:59 PM
2 points
0 comments7 min readEA link
(www.openphilanthropy.org)

How to be a high im­pact philosopher

William_MacAskillMay 8, 2012, 4:00 AM
3 points
0 comments3 min readEA link

Philan­thropy’s Suc­cess Stories

Holden KarnofskyMar 1, 2012, 4:53 PM
3 points
0 comments7 min readEA link
(www.openphilanthropy.org)

Prac­ti­cal ethics given moral uncertainty

William_MacAskillJan 31, 2012, 5:00 AM
23 points
5 comments3 min readEA link

Giv­ing isn’t de­mand­ing*

William_MacAskillNov 25, 2011, 5:00 AM
22 points
3 comments2 min readEA link

The Cog­ni­tive Science of Rationality

lukeprogSep 12, 2011, 10:35 AM
14 points
3 comments14 min readEA link
(www.lesswrong.com)

Brian To­masik – The Im­por­tance of Wild-An­i­mal Suffering

BabelJul 8, 2009, 12:42 PM
12 points
0 comments1 min readEA link
(longtermrisk.org)

Pas­cal’s Mugging

EA HandbookJul 1, 2009, 7:00 AM
9 points
0 comments4 min readEA link
(www.nickbostrom.com)

Scott Alexan­der – A Modest Proposal

Zach Stein-PerlmanNov 26, 2008, 5:00 PM
19 points
4 comments3 min readEA link
(web.archive.org)

Poli­cy­mak­ing for Posterity

EA HandbookSep 2, 2008, 1:39 AM
10 points
0 comments1 min readEA link
(www.nber.org)

Biotech­nol­ogy and biosecurity

EA HandbookSep 1, 2008, 7:00 AM
10 points
0 comments4 min readEA link

Three ways to ad­vance sci­ence (Nick Bostrom)

EA Forum ArchivesJan 31, 2008, 9:04 PM
5 points
1 comment2 min readEA link
(www.nickbostrom.com)

What is ev­i­dence?

EliezerYudkowskySep 22, 2007, 4:09 AM
12 points
0 comments3 min readEA link
(www.lesswrong.com)

Scope Insensitivity

EA HandbookMay 13, 2007, 11:08 PM
36 points
1 comment2 min readEA link
(www.lesswrong.com)

The Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant

EA Forum ArchivesMay 1, 2005, 1:18 PM
39 points
3 comments20 min readEA link
(nickbostrom.com)

Peter Singer – Famine, Affluence, and Morality

Zach Stein-PerlmanMar 1, 1972, 5:00 PM
43 points
2 comments19 min readEA link
(www.jstor.org)