Effective altruism is a project that aims to find the best ways to help others, and put them into practice. It’s partly a research field, which aims to identify the world’s most pressing problems and
(4)Which of the following is the best title of the passage?___A. Giving the basics of life to those in needB. Giving best gifts to your beloved onesC. Making the best gift countD. The effective-altruism movement " /> What was the best gift I ever received? Well, I'm a music...
Will MacAskill is a cofounder of the effective altruism movement, a philosophy that tries to answer the question: How can we do as much good as possible? Will MacAskill's resource list Learn more Doing Good Better: How Effective Altruism Can Help You Help Other...
The rise of AI has led to a boom in demand for computing power. Another possibility is that philosophical disagreements between Altman and Brockman and the board came to a head. Some board members with ties to the effective altruism movement (which disgraced crypto executive Sam Bankman-Fried ...
Bankman-Fried was an acolyte of Scottish philosopherWilliam MacAskilland theeffective altruismmovement, which emphasizes causes that its supporters believe can do the most good. Many effective altruists “earn to give,” trying to make as much money as they can in order to maximize their...
Lizabeth Roemer, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology at the University of Massachusetts Boston, where she is actively involved in research and clinical training of doctoral students in clinical psychology. Find a Therapist Get the help you need from a therapist near you–a FREE service from ...
Hope and love are popular themes of literature and art in many human societies. The human physiology of love and hope is less well understood. This review presents evidence that the lack of love and/or hope delays growth disturbs development and maturati
I’m going through another health valley, but over on LessWrong I hired DirectedEvolution to investigate the benefits of Xofluza, an anti-flu treatment. His conclusion is that it’s far more effective than Tamiflu, but you can read the whole post and play around with the model to come ...
On the other hand, with the rise of the new public management movement, governments have realized that nonprofit organizations can compensate for the government by responding to the diverse needs that are not being met because of the “government failure” problem and can be more effective in ...
The whole extent to which private and professional life is shaped and claimed or could be facilitated by digital technologies was impressively revealed during the COVID-19 pandemic: many employees worked from home; e-commerce became a common standard; and meetings, conferences, trade fairs, concerts...