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Back to Search“Impact Requires Implementation: What Dispensers for Safe Water Scale-Back Can Teach Us About Monitoring” by Tony Senanayake
TL;DR
Between 2022 and 2023, GiveWell and Open Philanthropy committed over $70 million to Evidence Action's Dispensers for Safe Water programme. An …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
“By Strong Default, ASI Will End Liberal Democracy” by MichaelDickens
Cross-posted from my website.
The existence of liberal democracy—with rule of law, constraints on government power, and enfranchised citizens—relie…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
“Scrutinizing One of Our Longest-Funded Programs” by GiveWell
This is a new episode of the GiveWell Conversations podcast. You can listen to the episode or read a summary of the conversation below.
Vitamin A su…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
[Linkpost] “Menstrual Cups - A cost effective gem?” by NickLaing
This is a link post.
TLDR: Menstrual cups cost a few dollars and have great potential to improve lives in low-income settings. High quality Wellbeing…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
[Linkpost] “Defense-favoured coordination design sketches” by Forethought, Owen Cotton-Barratt, Oliver Sourbut, Lizka, rosehadshar
This is a link post.
Intro
We think that near-term AI could make it much easier for groups to coordinate, find positive-sum deals, navigate tricky di…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
“Coefficient Giving is seeking proposals for biosecurity projects” by cwbakerlee
Coefficient Giving's Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness team is launching a new Request for Proposals to support work aimed at preventing enginee…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
“Chicken-Free Egg Whites” by Jeff Kaufman 🔸
Baking has traditionally made extensive use of egg whites, especially the way they can be beaten into a foam and then set with heat. While I eat egg…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
“You should write about your giving” by Aaron Gertler 🔸
In the early days of EA, people often tracked their giving on personal websites, or at least wrote about each year's donations. I read about it and …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
“If You’re To Die” by Bentham’s Bulldog
Crosspost of a blog article.
Andrew Sullivan's most impactful work came in the shadow of death.
Tyler Cowen declared Sullivan the generation's most …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
“Impact of Holocaust on soil nematodes, mites, and springtails” by Niki Dupuis
Summary
I estimate the Holocaust increased the living time of (wild) soil nematodes, mites, and springtails. My best guess is that those soil invert…2 months, 2 weeks ago