We are piloting the Animal Welfare Talent Program, created for promising researchers who want to work on farmed invertebrates and wild animals. Just this week, we welcomed the first of two fellows who will work with us for the next 4–6 months. While we are not currently seeking applications for this program, you can sign up for our newsletter to get notified if and when we do.
Rethink Priorities—Updates
Digital Minds Fellowship
Rethink Priorities is partnering with the University of Cambridge and PRISM to organize a seven-day, all-expenses-paid fellowship program on digital minds, August 3–9, 2026. Learn more and apply here by March 27.
Animal Welfare Talent Program
We are piloting the Animal Welfare Talent Program, created for promising researchers who want to work on farmed invertebrates and wild animals. Just this week, we welcomed the first of two fellows who will work with us for the next 4–6 months. While we are not currently seeking applications for this program, you can sign up for our newsletter to get notified if and when we do.
Monthly research roundup
Cause Prioritization
Which charitable causes do U.S. adults care most about?
Which cause areas do Effective Altruism community members prioritize?.
Global Health and Development
AI for Health: Where can frontier AI make the biggest difference in global health? and What does AI progress mean for health systems in low- and middle-income countries?
The impacts of maternal mortality
Landscape of water programs in low- and middle-income countries
Animal Welfare
Electrical stunning does not yet ensure prolonged insensibility in several European finfish species
Can investment into alternative protein innovation have unintended consequences for animals?
Contrary to popular belief, adult black soldier flies can eat