Aaron Bergman

Karma: 2,546

I graduated from Georgetown University in December, 2021 with degrees in economics, mathematics and a philosophy minor. There, I founded and helped to lead Georgetown Effective Altruism. Over the last few years recent years, I’ve interned at the Department of the Interior, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Nonlinear.

Blog: aaronbergman.net

Screwworm Free Future is hiring for a Director

NiaJan 29, 2025, 8:50 PM

87 points

0 comments2 min readEA link

Launching Screwworm-Free Future – Funding and Support Request

lrobertsDec 31, 2024, 6:34 PM

216 points

25 comments6 min readEA link

Panel discussion on AI consciousness with Rob Long and Jeff Sebo

Aaron BergmanSep 9, 2023, 3:38 AM

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6 comments42 min readEA link

(www.youtube.com)

Daniel Filan and I discuss suffering focused ethics and total utilitarianism [podcast + transcript]

Aaron BergmanAug 27, 2023, 3:51 AM

24 points

1 comment28 min readEA link

(www.aaronbergman.net)

Podcast (+transcript): Nathan Barnard on how US financial regulation can inform AI governance

Aaron BergmanAug 8, 2023, 9:46 PM

12 points

0 comments23 min readEA link

(www.aaronbergman.net)

Announcing the EA Archive

Aaron BergmanJul 6, 2023, 1:49 PM

70 points

18 comments2 min readEA link

Buy yourself a combo CO₂/air quality monitor

Aaron BergmanDec 18, 2022, 12:00 AM

28 points

14 comments6 min readEA link

Aaron Bergman’s Quick takes

Aaron BergmanDec 15, 2022, 1:09 AM

2 points

89 comments1 min readEA link

Giving opportunity: $50 ‘thank you’ notes

Aaron BergmanSep 26, 2022, 1:49 AM

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5 comments1 min readEA link

[Question] Which of Will MacAskill’s many recent podcast episodes would you recommend to other engaged EAs?

Aaron BergmanAug 15, 2022, 11:44 AM

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Cause exploration: improving wild fish slaughter [half-baked, post-deadline]

Aaron BergmanAug 12, 2022, 10:47 AM

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Most Ivy-smart students aren’t at Ivy-tier schools

Aaron BergmanAug 7, 2022, 1:49 AM

215 points

57 comments9 min readEA link

(www.aaronbergman.net)

Some research questions that you may want to tackle

Aaron BergmanJul 9, 2022, 4:26 AM

71 points

21 comments3 min readEA link

(Cleaned) EA Forum data for your interest and enjoyment

Aaron BergmanJul 3, 2022, 1:29 AM

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What does ‘one dollar of value’ mean?

Aaron BergmanJun 7, 2022, 3:00 AM

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4 comments3 min readEA link

Stuff I buy and use: a listicle to boost your consumer surplus and productivity

Aaron BergmanJun 1, 2022, 12:09 AM

106 points

34 comments12 min readEA link

How about we don’t all get COVID in London?

Aaron BergmanApr 10, 2022, 11:16 PM

66 points

34 comments4 min readEA link

The unthinkable urgency of suffering

Aaron BergmanJun 26, 2021, 12:14 AM

54 points

9 comments6 min readEA link

(aaronbergman.substack.com)

Should Effective Altruists Focus More on Movement Building?

Aaron BergmanDec 30, 2020, 3:16 AM

20 points

4 comments9 min readEA link