Podcast Episodes

[Linkpost] “Notes on equanimity from the inside” by stefan.torges

This is a link post.

I've always thought of myself as even-keeled and equanimous; that my mind is still. In hindsight, I had no idea what I was talki…

8 hours ago

“A new rationalist self-improvement book: the 12 Levers” by spencerg

I'm publishing a book that I think can fairly be described as a rationalist approach to self-improvement. Whereas many self-help books focus mainly …

15 hours ago

“How to actually give money away” by NickAllardice

This was originally posted here. It's written for an audience that's not deep in the weeds of EA giving theory/culture, but a few people suggested I…

2 days, 14 hours ago

“Book Review: All the Lives You Can Change” by Bentham’s Bulldog

Crosspost.

(Reminder: the farm bill which is being voted on imminently would destroy most state level animal protections and be the worst law for f…

2 days, 18 hours ago

“Celebrating 10 Years of EAGx” by Niki Kesseler

Today marks the 10-year anniversary of EAGx. On April 30, 2016, the very first EAGx events—EAGxBoston and EAGxBerkeley—were held simultaneously. A d…

3 days, 3 hours ago

[Linkpost] “Open strategic questions for digital minds” by Lucius Caviola

This is a link post.

These are strategic questions about digital minds and AI welfare that I think are especially important, and where I’d like to se…

3 days, 8 hours ago

“People really care about something they call nature” by Tandena Wagner

In this post I explore how much nature appears to matter to people. I attempt to show that this value is enduring across time and traditions and tha…

3 days, 13 hours ago

“Follow up: time sensitive animal welfare action” by Bentham’s Bulldog

Hi everyone, in my last post I talked about the federal effort to destroy state animal welfare laws. The farm bill is set to destroy most state-leve…

3 days, 14 hours ago

“The State of the AIxAnimals Field” by Itsi Weinstock

TL;DR: this is an incredibly underdeveloped field with very little funding deployed and only one small direct work org. There are clear basic projec…

3 days, 22 hours ago

“Comment on “Forecasting is Way Overrated, and We Should Stop Funding It”” by Jhrosenberg

Originally posted as a comment on this post. Reposting for visibility and since it is lengthy enough to be a standalone post. I plan to post a more …

3 days, 23 hours ago