Rethink Priorities

Cli­mate re­search in effec­tive altruism

What hurts shrimp the most? (Quan­tify­ing and pri­ori­tiz­ing shrimp welfare threats)

Three Pre­con­di­tions for Helping Wild An­i­mals at Scale

Linkpost: A land­scape anal­y­sis of wild an­i­mal welfare

Re­search sum­mary: The evolu­tion of no­ci­cep­tion in arthropods

Linkpost: Prospec­tive cost-effec­tive­ness of farmed fish stun­ning cor­po­rate com­mit­ments in Europe

Pre-slaugh­ter mor­tal­ity of farmed shrimp

• Rethink PrioritiesFeb 22, 2024, 8:00 PM

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  on: Who’s hiring? (Feb-May 2024)

  Rethink Priorities is seeking a Global Health and Development Director who will work closely with all team members and have at least initially direct reports of two Senior Research Managers. The Department typically carries out short research projects, often commissioned by philanthropic organizations and other relevant actors in the global health and development space.

  Salary: $125,000 - $125,250 /​ year for a full-time position (prorated for part-time work)

  Location: Remote (we can hire from many countries; some international travel is required)

  Deadline: February 25, 2024, at the end of the day (11:59 PM) in US/​Eastern (EST) time zone

  Learn more here on our website!

Pri­or­ity re­view vouch­ers for trop­i­cal dis­eases: Im­pact, dis­tri­bu­tion, effec­tive­ness, and po­ten­tial improvements

Welfare con­sid­er­a­tions for farmed shrimp

Risk Aver­sion in Wild An­i­mal Welfare

Vac­cine de­liv­ery: Timelines and drivers of de­lay in low- and mid­dle-in­come countries

Re­think Pri­ori­ties: Seek­ing Ex­pres­sions of In­ter­est for Spe­cial Pro­jects Next Year

Road safety: Land­scape of the prob­lem and routes to effec­tive policy advocacy

A re­view of GiveWell’s dis­count rate

Re­think Pri­ori­ties’ 2023 Sum­mary, 2024 Strat­egy, and Fund­ing Gaps

We­bi­nar in­vi­ta­tion: learn how to use Re­think Pri­ori­ties’ new pri­ori­ti­za­tion tool

How Re­think Pri­ori­ties’ Re­search could in­form your grantmaking

A Model Es­ti­mat­ing the Value of Re­search In­fluenc­ing Funders

Shrimp: The an­i­mals most com­monly used and kil­led for food production