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Noah Birnbaum

Karma: 487

I am a rising junior at the University of Chicago (co-president of UChicago EA and founder of Rationality Group). I am mostly interested in philosophy (particularly metaethics, formal epistemology, and decision theory), economics, and entrepreneurship.

I also have a Substack where I post about philosophy (ethics, epistemology, EA, and other stuff). Find it here: https://​​substack.com/​​@irrationalitycommunity?utm_source=user-menu.

Why You Should Be­come a Univer­sity Group Organizer

Noah BirnbaumJul 29, 2025, 1:00 PM
129 points
9 comments7 min readEA link

Yes, Wel­lbe­ing Can Be Aggregated

Noah BirnbaumJul 21, 2025, 12:35 AM
14 points
0 comments11 min readEA link

Noah Birn­baum’s Quick takes

Noah BirnbaumJul 16, 2025, 4:56 PM
4 points
1 commentEA link

Mo­ral­ity Isn’t Objective

Noah BirnbaumJun 26, 2025, 1:42 PM
43 points
17 comments16 min readEA link

Univer­sity Groups Should Run Socials

Avik GargApr 28, 2025, 9:39 PM
37 points
4 comments7 min readEA link

In­for­mal Poll on Mo­ral Real­ism Among EAs at EAG Bay Area

Noah BirnbaumMar 20, 2025, 11:39 PM
11 points
4 comments1 min readEA link

Is­sues in (Meta) Nor­ma­tive Ethics

Noah BirnbaumFeb 5, 2025, 3:34 AM
14 points
5 comments11 min readEA link
(irrationalitycommunity.substack.com)

[Question] Chil­dren in Low-In­come Countries

Noah BirnbaumDec 12, 2024, 5:45 PM
2 points
3 comments1 min readEA link

Against AI As An Ex­is­ten­tial Risk

Noah BirnbaumJul 30, 2024, 7:24 PM
6 points
3 comments1 min readEA link
(irrationalitycommunity.substack.com)

[Question] Prizes for EA Red Teaming

Noah BirnbaumJul 22, 2024, 9:13 PM
12 points
0 comments1 min readEA link

Ar­ti­cle Against Utilitarianism

Noah BirnbaumJul 18, 2024, 8:59 PM
3 points
1 comment1 min readEA link
(open.substack.com)

EAs Shouldn’t Talk About (Most) Politics

Noah BirnbaumJun 23, 2024, 5:19 PM
2 points
2 comments1 min readEA link
(irrationalitycommunity.substack.com)

Progress Stud­ies Vs EA

Noah BirnbaumJun 18, 2024, 6:00 PM
8 points
1 comment1 min readEA link
(asteriskmag.com)

Effec­tive Altru­ism and Reflec­tive Equilibrium

Noah BirnbaumJun 6, 2024, 2:49 PM
13 points
3 comments1 min readEA link
(irrationalitycommunity.substack.com)

[Question] Thoughts on con­se­quen­tial­ism?

Noah BirnbaumNov 3, 2023, 2:41 AM
3 points
2 comments1 min readEA link

Ra­tion­al­ity Club at UChicago

Noah BirnbaumOct 17, 2023, 2:13 AM
1 point
0 comments1 min readEA link

[Question] Or­gan Donation

Noah BirnbaumSep 14, 2023, 6:00 PM
4 points
2 comments1 min readEA link

Dou­ble-check­ing research

Noah BirnbaumMay 22, 2023, 5:16 PM
11 points
5 comments1 min readEA link
(www.science.org)