bruce

Karma: 2,692

Doctor from NZ, independent researcher (grand futures / macrostrategy) collaborating with FHI / Anders Sandberg. Previously: Global Health & Development research @ Rethink Priorities.

Feel free to reach out if you think there’s anything I can do to help you or your work, or if you have any Qs about Rethink Priorities! If you’re a medical student / junior doctor reconsidering your clinical future, or if you’re quite new to EA / feel uncertain about how you fit in the EA space, have an especially low bar for reaching out.

Outside of EA, I do a bit of end of life care research and climate change advocacy, and outside of work I enjoy some casual basketball, board games and good indie films. (Very) washed up classical violinist and Oly-lifter.

All comments in personal capacity unless otherwise stated.

Legal template for conditional gift deed as an alternative to wagers on AI doom

bruceMar 13, 2025, 2:57 PM

30 points

6 comments1 min readEA link

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

29 comments6 min readEA link

Articles about recent OpenAI departures

bruceMay 17, 2024, 5:38 PM

126 points

12 comments1 min readEA link

(www.vox.com)

Historical Global Health R&D “hits”: Development, main sources of funding, and impact

Rethink PrioritiesJun 12, 2023, 12:46 PM

56 points

0 comments2 min readEA link

(rethinkpriorities.org)

Better weather forecasting: Agricultural and non-agricultural benefits in low- and lower-middle-income countries

Rethink PrioritiesApr 28, 2023, 4:25 PM

41 points

6 comments3 min readEA link

(rethinkpriorities.org)

bruce’s Quick takes

bruceMar 30, 2023, 5:00 PM

4 points

8 comments1 min readEA link

Our research process: an overview from Rethink Priorities’ Global Health and Development team

Rethink PrioritiesMar 20, 2023, 5:02 PM

63 points

12 comments6 min readEA link

How effective are prizes at spurring innovation?

Rethink PrioritiesNov 1, 2022, 9:31 AM

109 points

15 comments86 min readEA link

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