EA Talks

This talk discusses the ongoing situation in Ukraine, especially the risk of it escalating to nuclear war. As Ukrainian forces retake territory, Russia may be running out of non-nuclear options. This creates one of the most dangerous situations in history. The talk addresses the specifics of the situation, including how large the risk is and what can be done about it, as well as more general implications for managing the risks of Great Power conflict.

Effective Altruism is a social movement dedicated to finding ways to do the most good possible, whether through charitable donations, career choices, or volunteer projects. EA Global conferences are gatherings for EAs to meet. You can also listen to this talk along with its accompanying video on YouTube.

Community members deliver short, 5-minute talks on a variety of topics:

1. Hen welfare is tricky - Lukas Jasiunas
2. AI Safety Low Hanging Fruit - Erik Otto
3. The UN Common Agenda: a major opportunity for x-risk governance and future generations - Jacob Arbeid
4. Animals and longtermism - Aditya S.K
5. Extending cause prioritization research to the behavioral sciences - Falk Lieder
6. Strengthening democracy of the world’s superpower - J.T. Stanley
7. Why you should have a coach - Dave Cortright
8. Introducing EA Virtual Reality - Hampton Mosel

Effective Altruism is a social movement dedicated to finding ways to do the most good possible, whether through charitable donations, career choices, or volunteer projects. EA Global conferences are gatherings for EAs to meet. You can also listen to this talk along with its accompanying video on YouTube.

Effective Altruism is a social movement dedicated to finding ways to do the most good possible, whether through charitable donations, career choices, or volunteer projects. EA Global conferences are gatherings for EAs to meet. You can also listen to this talk along with its accompanying video on YouTube.

A fireside chat with Spencer Greenberg.

Effective Altruism is a social movement dedicated to finding ways to do the most good possible, whether through charitable donations, career choices, or volunteer projects. EA Global conferences are gatherings for EAs to meet. You can also listen to this talk along with its accompanying video on YouTube.

Climate change is complex - giving doesn’t have to be. Giving Green is a charity evaluator using EA principles to identify evidence-backed, cost-effective, and high-leverage climate giving opportunities that anyone can support. In this talk, Emily walks you through the climate giving landscape and explains the research methodologies used by our experts to uncover high-impact climate giving opportunities.

Effective Altruism is a social movement dedicated to finding ways to do the most good possible, whether through charitable donations, career choices, or volunteer projects. EA Global conferences are gatherings for EAs to meet. You can also listen to this talk along with its accompanying video on YouTube.

In this talk, Steve walks through the case for using your career to found an EA-aligned charity and why this path might be particularly impactful. He outlines what it takes, the barriers, and how Charity Entrepreneurship’s incubation program is designed to help you overcome those barriers. He lays out the major considerations for deciding on this career path and walks through the application process and breakdown the career trajectories of past incubatees.

Effective Altruism is a social movement dedicated to finding ways to do the most good possible, whether through charitable donations, career choices, or volunteer projects. EA Global conferences are gatherings for EAs to meet. You can also listen to this talk along with its accompanying video on YouTube.

Q&A session with Michael Aird, Senior Research Manager at Rethink Priorities and guest fund manager at the EA Infrastructure Fund.

Effective Altruism is a social movement dedicated to finding ways to do the most good possible, whether through charitable donations, career choices, or volunteer projects. EA Global conferences are gatherings for EAs to meet. You can also listen to this talk along with its accompanying video on YouTube.

The talk covers CEA's work supporting EA university groups, suggestions for how to organize groups effectively, and solutions to common obstacles.

Effective Altruism is a social movement dedicated to finding ways to do the most good possible, whether through charitable donations, career choices, or volunteer projects. EA Global conferences are gatherings for EAs to meet. You can also listen to this talk along with its accompanying video on YouTube.

In this talk, David discusses how he thinks about biorisk in the context of other existential risks, both in terms of relative priorities, and the interplay between them.

Effective Altruism is a social movement dedicated to finding ways to do the most good possible, whether through charitable donations, career choices, or volunteer projects. EA Global conferences are gatherings for EAs to meet. You can also listen to this talk along with its accompanying video on YouTube.

Unsure about the future? Perhaps uncertainties in your personal life lead to inaction and stagnation toward your goals. Learning to forecast won't solve this, but can be a great tool to add to your arsenal. We subconsciously make bets on ourselves and others all the time. In this introductory workshop, David guides you through practical steps on how you can approach decisions and goals through the lens of forecasting and prediction markets.

Effective Altruism is a social movement dedicated to finding ways to do the most good possible, whether through charitable donations, career choices, or volunteer projects. EA Global conferences are gatherings for EAs to meet. You can also listen to this talk along with its accompanying video on YouTube.