Thanks! I’ll pass this along to the CEA dev team. They’re working on adding channels, threads, etc but wanted to release something while the rest gets developed.
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Good point! I’ll share it with the developers :)
Hi! I’m Elika! I work at the NIH (national institutes for health) doing bioethics research. My research is on biosecurity (considerations of dual use/gain of function in funding biomedical research), global health priority setting (how do we measure disease, what are the most pressing problems and what are we more ethically-obligated to thus fund), and more!
I do a bunch of stuff in EA from running this group to organising EAGxBerkeley to working on improving Virtual Programs.
Stuff I’m interested in doing with this group: thinking about how to use it (suggestions wanted), writing a Forum post on the intersection of bioethics and EA, of the dual use situation in US health policy, and more!
Hi all—Welcome to the subform trial for the bioethics group! I’d be great if everyone could join, introduce yourself, and maybe mention one hope you have for integrating EA and bioethics the next few weeks (could be to share an interesting reading here, get career advice, find a project, write a forum post), etc!
Thank you Dion!! I really really loved the speech. Thanks for posting it online. I think this should be something many EAs, especially older community members read so it helps them refresh to how scary it is to be a new EA and know it might change your life, but not know exactly how.
I’m definitely going to send this out to EAGxBerkeley attendees :)
+10 as someone making the move from Berkeley to DC :)
Thanks!! Good to know :)
I like 55% agree and it’s updating me to think about what spots I’m taking by attending. I am slightly worried about a) the logistics of organising a massive open conference, and b) potentially getting less value aligned / EA involved people and it negatively impacting the community.
As one of the EAGxBerkeley organisers, we’re trying to figure out how to do outreach to those early level EAs and those that are very EA aligned without knowing what EA—two groups I think would get the most benefit out of an EAGx. Do you (I mean this in a general sense for anyone to answer) have any suggestions for how to do outreach to those not deep in the EA radar so we can make it more of an ‘open’ conference?
Hmm it works for me and for the other’s that submitted. Can you try again? thanks!
Thanks for sharing ! I really loved reading this and it’s inspired me (and hopefully) others to share more EA ‘origin’ stories.
I love this list and the thought of it!!
I’d add to also take time to get to know people and make connections in EA that aren’t only about EA and impact! I think it not only leads to a better community but is also just a nice, personal thing to do.
Just letting you know that there’s going to be a red teaming contest soon (I think June sometime) if you wanted to submit this.
As someone who has heard a lot of criticism from non-EAs about the perception of loose money and funding in EA, I really appreciate this post and the thoughtfulness :)
I do really believe that the outsider perception of lots of money in EA is a significantly negative and potentially a major deterrent to community-building efforts. Posts like this and, as you mention, criticisms/red teaming of EA I think really help build a more positive image and more importantly accountability. Curious about how to translate these efforts (which take place mainly on the Forum, not something new EAs typically are on) into outreach material and community building.
You are super right and my hunch is that bringing in older professionals is extremely valuable from an impact perspective.
Thanks, Miranda! Happy to share more as this project develops. I’d love to hear what you are doing at UChicago as well.
I’m not going to EAGxPrague—but from my experience at other conferences, they usually start Friday evening with an opening reception and a career fair. All the conferences I’ve been to have used Swapcard, but it hasn’t been made public until about a week before the event. If you haven’t heard anything and it’s a few days before the event, I would reach out to the organisers because some people at EAGxBoston didn’t get the email about the Swapcard. Hope this helps!
Awesome idea Jeremy! I’m also happy to talk to people, just PM me. For some background, I’ve attended a few conferences, help with some community building, and work in public health, bioethics, and biosecurity. I’ve organized a few intro and in-depth fellowships, so I like to talk to people and get them introduced into the EA community :)
I agree! I also feel like we’re heading in that direction (especially with GiveWell) with EA getting more into mainstream media (ex. Vox’s Future Perfect). I’d be curious how whoever is doing it chooses to communicate EA.
Would be super happy to help! I know we chatted a bit about this already and I think Rethink would be super interested in working with you