Robert_Wiblin

Karma: 5,447

My positive experience taking the antidepressant Wellbutrin / Bupropion, & why maybe you should try it too

Robert_WiblinFeb 1, 2019, 6:56 PM

51 points

9 comments1 min readEA link

Giving What We Can is still growing at a surprisingly good pace

Robert_WiblinSep 14, 2018, 2:34 AM

37 points

6 comments3 min readEA link

Do Prof Eva Vivalt’s results show ‘evidence-based’ development isn’t all it’s cut out to be?

Robert_WiblinMay 21, 2018, 4:28 PM

17 points

14 comments2 min readEA link

Rob Wiblin’s top EconTalk episode recommendations

Robert_WiblinOct 19, 2017, 12:08 AM

22 points

10 comments1 min readEA link

How accurately does anyone know the global distribution of income?

Robert_WiblinApr 6, 2017, 4:49 AM

22 points

28 comments7 min readEA link

In some cases, if a problem is harder humanity should invest more in it, but you should be less inclined to work on it

Robert_WiblinFeb 21, 2017, 10:29 AM

9 points

1 comment2 min readEA link

Philosophical Critiques of Effective Altruism by Prof Jeff McMahan

Robert_WiblinMay 3, 2016, 9:05 PM

50 points

9 comments12 min readEA link

A framework for comparing global problems in terms of expected impact

Robert_WiblinApr 26, 2016, 6:43 PM

35 points

7 comments19 min readEA link

(80000hours.org)

Health in poor countries problem profile

Robert_WiblinApr 1, 2016, 5:59 PM

14 points

4 comments7 min readEA link

(80000hours.org)

Why don’t many effective altruists work on natural resource scarcity?

Robert_WiblinFeb 20, 2016, 12:32 PM

14 points

41 comments7 min readEA link

Let’s conduct a survey on the quality of MIRI’s implementation

Robert_WiblinFeb 19, 2016, 7:18 AM

11 points

21 comments3 min readEA link

The most persuasive writing neutrally surveys both sides of an argument

Robert_WiblinFeb 18, 2016, 8:42 AM

14 points

23 comments3 min readEA link

How you can contribute to the broader EA research project

Robert_WiblinFeb 17, 2016, 9:23 AM

14 points

5 comments3 min readEA link

If tech progress might be bad, what should we tell people about it?

Robert_WiblinFeb 16, 2016, 10:26 AM

21 points

18 comments2 min readEA link

Should effective altruists work on taxation of the very rich?

Robert_WiblinFeb 15, 2016, 12:42 PM

20 points

18 comments6 min readEA link

The Important/Neglected/Tractable framework needs to be applied with care

Robert_WiblinJan 24, 2016, 3:10 PM

23 points

7 comments3 min readEA link

Notice what arguments aren’t made (but don’t necessarily go and make them)

Robert_WiblinJan 24, 2016, 1:52 PM

12 points

20 comments2 min readEA link

If you don’t have good evidence one thing is better than another, don’t pretend you do

Robert_WiblinDec 21, 2015, 7:19 PM

49 points

7 comments1 min readEA link

What if you want to have a big social impact and live in a poorer country?

Robert_WiblinDec 20, 2015, 4:58 PM

12 points

13 comments3 min readEA link

How big a deal could GWWC be? Pretty big.

Robert_WiblinDec 20, 2015, 12:46 AM

11 points

5 comments2 min readEA link