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- Dane Valerie 14 Jul 2025 16:58 UTC4 points0 ∶ 0in reply to: Clare G’s comment on: New? Start here! (Useful links)
Hi!
The diamonds usually signal someone has taken the GWWC Pledge (check out this post or this post).
The pause button you’re seeing might be connected to AI pause advocacy.
You might also find this guide to EA acronyms and abbreviations helpful.
- Dane Valerie 16 Jun 2025 14:15 UTC1 point0 ∶ 0
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- Dane Valerie 12 May 2025 19:54 UTC1 point0 ∶ 0in reply to: Matrice Jacobine🔸🏳️⚧️’s comment on: Contact us
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- Dane Valerie 10 Apr 2025 16:20 UTC1 point0 ∶ 0in reply to: DracoRX’s comment on: DracoRX’s Quick takes
It’s amazing that you’re diving into this in high school! I’m not the best person to answer, but someone from Non-Trivial or Effective Thesis might.
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- Dane Valerie 18 Oct 2024 12:12 UTC1 point0 ∶ 0in reply to: MC Dinh’s comment on: More to explore on ‘Radical Empathy’
Thanks for flagging this! I just updated the hyperlink.
I used Claude to translate the linked wiki page:
Tore Godal (born May 19, 1939 in Rauland, Telemark) is a Norwegian physician and public servant. Godal’s life’s work has been to improve public health in developing countries, especially for women and children.
In a speech in 2005, Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said that “Tore Godal is probably the Norwegian who has saved the most lives since Fridtjof Nansen”.
Godal was the driving force behind the establishment of the vaccine alliance GAVI (Global Alliance of Vaccination and Immunization),[needs reference] and led the organization in its first six years.
Background and career He holds an M.D. from the University of Oslo. In 1970, he moved to Ethiopia to research leprosy at the newly established Armauer Hansen Research Institute.
In 1975, he left his job as head of the Immunology Laboratory at the Norwegian Radium Hospital to become chairman of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) steering group for research in leprosy immunology and tuberculosis immunology. In 1986, he became director of the program dedicated to research and education in tropical diseases, initiated by UNDP, WHO, and the World Bank.
Godal was central in the establishment of “Roll Back Malaria”, the world’s largest initiative to combat malaria.[needs reference] and in the establishment of the “Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations” (CEPI), which funds and coordinates the development of new vaccines against infectious diseases.[needs reference]
He was a special advisor to Gro Harlem Brundtland when she was Director-General of WHO (1998-1999) and has been an advisor to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. From 2005-2009, Godal was a special advisor for Jens Stoltenberg at the Office of the Prime Minister. Since 2009, Godal has been a special advisor for global health at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Godal is a lecturer and author of more than 300 publications[needs reference].
Godal received the King’s Medal of Merit in 2019.
Crown Princess Mette-Marit has called Tore Godal her role model. When asked by a student at NTNU what one should do to save the world, the Crown Princess replied “become Tore Godal”.
You can also use worldtimebuddy.
You may know will.i.am as the frontman of The Black Eyed Peas, but his interests beyond music have taken him down a fascinating path at the intersection of creativity and technology. In a recent podcast, he discussed his thoughts on AI and the creative process with host Adam Grant.
Some key points:
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Adam notes that the most creative people are often the worst at explaining their ideas, because creativity requires divergent, non-linear thinking while explanation favors convergence and linearity.
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The podcast features some impressive live wordplay and freestyling from will.i.am. His verbal creativity is on full display.
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Interestingly, will.i.am now hosts a radio show with an AI co-host named Fiona. He shares his hopes about the future of AI in entertainment and creativity.
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will.i.am and Adam debate what AI can and can’t do for human creativity. No definitive answers, but a great discussion nonetheless.
I didn’t previously associate will.i.am with the AI scene, but he clearly has an innovative and forward-thinking perspective to share. Worth a listen for anyone interested in the intersection of AI and creativity.
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Sharing this podcast interview with Mark Zuckerberg. He chats about his thoughts on the Apple Vision Pro, shares some of his AI predictions, and even spills some beans on what’s next for Meta. Here’s the link.
I just finished listening to a podcast episode that explores the use of gene therapy to treat deafness in children. It includes an insightful discussion with a bioethicist on the ethical implications we should ponder. You can listen to it here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/19HRlmRoU0plZqUAVsidIl?si=d59c661d1fb1487a.
I recently listened to a podcast episode featuring Jason Ballard, the CEO and Co-Founder of ICON3D—company that uses 3D-printing technology to build homes using concrete. This is not only an innovative solution for affordable housing, but their homes even survived a 7.2 magnitude earthquake. In this episode, Jason talks about their journey towards developing this cutting-edge technology capable of building disaster-resistant homes in less time and at lower costs than traditional methods.
I couldn’t find projects or articles about this in the forum so I’m sharing it here for people who might be intrigued by this approach.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3KK70QlNQIzaKbDCKGaBxj?si=2b33bbc955364a09
It used to run on Claude, but I’ve since moved it to a ChatGPT project using GPT-5. I update the system instructions quarterly based on feedback, which probably explains the difference you’re seeing. You can read more in this doc on posting SummaryBot comments.