David_R 🔸

• David_R 🔸 6 Feb 2026 9:52 UTC

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  in reply to: David_R 🔸’s comment on: a Fun Idea for at­tract­ing New Fun­ders: Pet Sitting

  My first attempt went pretty poorly but I’m not giving up yet. I’m making some adjustments and will try again in 2026.

[Question] SOS: I’m about to be­come a shrimp mad scientist

• David_R 🔸 6 Feb 2026 8:53 UTC

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  on: The USDA is in­vest­ing $100M in in­no­va­tion for screw­worm con­trol and erad­i­ca­tion. SFF can help you ap­ply.

  This is great news and good timing! A few days ago I was wondering what your org was up to.

  I’m afraid I’m quite unqualified to do this screw worm research myself but please let me know if there’s any other way I can support this effort

• David_R 🔸 18 Jan 2026 7:07 UTC

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  on: An­nounc­ing The High-Im­pact Pro­fes­sional’s Playbook

  Sounds great! Do you plan to release an audiobook of this?

• David_R 🔸 26 Nov 2025 14:34 UTC

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  in reply to: JoA🔸’s comment on: a Fun Idea for at­tract­ing New Fun­ders: Pet Sitting

  Thanks! I genuinely appreciate that and will keep you posted.

a Fun Idea for at­tract­ing New Fun­ders: Pet Sitting

• David_R 🔸 14 Nov 2025 15:51 UTC

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  on: His­tor­i­cal EA fund­ing data: 2025 update

  This is an incredible first post! Thanks so much for sharing!

• David_R 🔸 8 Nov 2025 3:48 UTC

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  in reply to: Animal Charity Evaluators’s comment on: An­nounc­ing ACE’s 2025 Char­ity Recommendations

  Would you mind shedding some light on why The New Roots Institute wasn’t recommended this year?

• David_R 🔸 6 Nov 2025 22:46 UTC

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  in reply to: Alex Mayers @GFI 🌱’s comment on: Scale-up: the ne­glected bot­tle­neck fac­ing al­ter­na­tive proteins

  Thanks so much for your time and consideration. And I’m very happy to hear this:

  “Regarding your first question about whether alternative protein products are ready for large-scale production, we believe the answer is yes”

  And the other good news you shared about the European market. Btw I asked ChatGPT 5 to factcheck your guide “on plant-based foods and health” and it concluded it was “very accurate overall” :) Source: https://​​chatgpt.com/​​s/​​t_690d22d30ed8819196577cca4f47ab84

  So I dug all this and just wanted to say thanks again! I really appreciate your feedback!

• David_R 🔸 6 Nov 2025 22:42 UTC

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  in reply to: LewisBollard’s comment on: The Protein Problem

  “the general concept of UPFs is nonsense”

  I can’t argue with that! In case you’re interested, GFI Europe “recently partnered with the Physicians Association for Nutrition to publish one of the most comprehensive, evidence-based guides on plant-based foods and health”* and it makes a very strong case that UPFs are overblown when it comes to concerns over plant based meat since that’s usually healthier than conventional meat.

  *Source: head of GFI Europe: https://​​forum.effectivealtruism.org/​​posts/​​rGt4PADp65iN6zupG/​​scale-up-the-neglected-bottleneck-facing-alternative?commentId=AGgZmHLmTZ89KYFa8

• David_R 🔸 6 Nov 2025 22:18 UTC

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  in reply to: LewisBollard’s comment on: The Protein Problem

  “But I’m also far from an expert on any of this, so on reflection I should have just skipped weighing in on this point at all.”

  Lol I’m glad you didn’t skip it since your writing never fails to brighten my day. And your TED talk was great too btw! Thanks for all your hard work and reading and replying to my comment

• David_R 🔸 5 Nov 2025 22:39 UTC

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  on: Scale-up: the ne­glected bot­tle­neck fac­ing al­ter­na­tive proteins

  I bet you know a lot more about alternative proteins than I do, so are more likely to be right, but are you sure about this?

  “We’re at a stage where many alternative protein products are no longer just ideas or early prototypes. They’re ready, or very close to being ready, for large-scale production [!]… continued R&D funding is still necessary; taste and texture must keep improving if these products are to compete with conventional meat But the next phase, building the infrastructure to scale these products, is being neglected.”

  I also want more funding into scale up (and GFI :) but I’m not convinced that scale up is the main bottleneck and should be the top priority. Here’s some examples of why:

  • Lewis Bollard just posted how many consumers are turned off by the “ultra-process”ing of many alternative proteins.

  • I remember a few years ago Jacob Peacock posted his analysis of a study where majority of consumers declined alternative proteins even when they cost the same as conventional meats.

  • And I bet I could pull up more sad stats with more time but I remember I found this post was also convincing and depressing.

  I’d love to be corrected if I’m wrong andI really want to alternative proteins to succeed asap (and will continue to donate to GFI). But that’s why I feel the need to be as objective as possible when assessing the challenges.

• David_R 🔸 5 Nov 2025 21:41 UTC

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  on: The Protein Problem

  I love this post but got to pushback on the recommended protein intake of “0.7 to 1 gram per kilogram daily.”

  • Double to triple that intake is ideal for gaining muscle mass. And more protein helps lose more undesirable weight since it helps people feel more full with less calories.* These are very common goals.

  However I agree and/​or learned a lot from the rest of this post!

  *I asked Chatgpt to factcheck these claims (and it basically endorsed them) and cite sources here: https://​​chatgpt.com/​​s/​​t_690bc48ee7fc819196ef1112f1cefa9f

• David_R 🔸 5 Nov 2025 14:59 UTC

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  on: Every Fo­rum Post on EA Ca­reer Choice & Job Search

  Woah! This looks really helpful and impressive! Thanks for conquering that “hellscape of tabs” 😅

• David_R 🔸 27 Sep 2025 16:02 UTC

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  on: Cul­ti­vated Meat: A Wakeup Call for Optimists

  I was overly optimistic before reading this so I appreciate you recalibrating me.

  I think the best case for clean meat is how unacceptable the status quo is i.e. factory farming is so cruel its worth eating strange science slop to avoid.

  But I’ll keep thinking about this thanks to you.

• David_R 🔸 24 Sep 2025 2:28 UTC

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  in reply to: SiobhanBall’s comment on: Beyond ‘Go Ve­gan’: A video in­tro­duc­ing om­nivores to an­other effec­tive way to help animals

  Yeah that podcasts impact was amazing to watch

• David_R 🔸 8 Aug 2025 21:05 UTC

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  on: As of July 2025, 92% of cage-free egg com­mit­ments with dead­lines of 2024 or ear­lier have been fulfilled.

  Thanks for this motherclucking great news

• David_R 🔸 8 Aug 2025 20:37 UTC

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  on: Frog Welfare

  Thank you for bringing attention to this insane issue.

  And thank you @Chad Brouze for your comments further shedding light on why they aren’t decapitated first (and why that probably wouldn’t be enough).

  As horrifying as this issue is, I’m grateful I don’t have to learn and deal with it alone. Please don’t hesitate to let me know if there anything I can do to help support the solution.

• David_R 🔸 8 Aug 2025 20:34 UTC

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  on: Not in­evitable, not impossible

  Hey Mr. Bollard, thanks so much for yet another informative and inspiring post.

  And thanks for your endorsement of Farmkind.

  Tbh I wasn’t sure how much I should trust it since its a really new org but I’m guessing it’s got to be good if you’re mentioning it.

• David_R 🔸 23 Jul 2025 12:29 UTC

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  in reply to: Felix Wolf 🔸’s comment on: Thomas Ste­wart’s Shortform

  Thanks so much Mr. Wolf!