Pros:
Appears first on any list or registry, and piques curiosity—may help in expanding the community
Cute but weird animal name may attract both biologists and nerds in general
Sounds a bit like “Harvard”, so won’t be hard to associate with it in memory
Fun to let people try to say “Harvard Aardvark” repeatedly
Cons:
Not immediately related to effectiveness or altruism. But all the astronomy names aren’t either.
Edit: this comment is about 60% serious. Also I think amusing names are a good and underexplored direction.
Aardvark
Pros:
Appears first on any list or registry, and piques curiosity—may help in expanding the community
Cute but weird animal name may attract both biologists and nerds in general
Sounds a bit like “Harvard”, so won’t be hard to associate with it in memory
Fun to let people try to say “Harvard Aardvark” repeatedly
Cons:
Not immediately related to effectiveness or altruism. But all the astronomy names aren’t either.
Edit: this comment is about 60% serious. Also I think amusing names are a good and underexplored direction.