men will literally pledge 10% of their lifetime income to highly effective charities before going to therapy

I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture. They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1

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Next Tuesday I'll join the 10% Club in Eindhoven (NL) at their event about how your donations can drive key innovations to reach net-zero emissions. With exciting speakers from Doneer Effectief and Future Cleantech Architects! Tickets via the link below. lu.ma/r2wksqzn

👩🏼‍🔬The scientific ecosystem—especially around cultivated meat—reported major breakthroughs in 2024, and faster than expected. Download the full report 👉 bit.ly/4jVLSEF Look below for a few highlights that shaped 2024 ⤵️

As GFI's @emmaiggie.bsky.social explains, Avian flu outbreaks like the one we're experiencing now are not a fluke — they're a recurring problem that is unlikely to stop until we diversify our protein supply with new, animal-free methods of production. Learn more: www.fooddive.com/news/eggs-bi...

This seems bad. Over time, what people have assumed was the physical limit of human heat tolerance keeps going down. It used to be thought it was a wet-bulb of 35C, now it seems it's more like 32C for resting humans and 27C for people doing minimal physical activity. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die. Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.

Twee jaar geleden had correspondent Simon van Teutem een contract van consultancybureau McKinsey in handen — een heilige graal voor talloze ambitieuze leeftijdsgenoten. Een paar jaar buffelen, vertelde hij zichzelf, om daarna iets echt betekenisvols te doen voor de wereld.

LinkedInfluencers are posting about how AI image generation can lead to false receipts. But no-one is talking about the real problem: how AI can create fake LinkedIn posts about these receipts. Will AI replace LinkedIn influencers? 🤔

Climate economists: Does any economist think that economic model estimates of good enough that they should guide our policy response? e.g., "economic models predict GDP declines of a few percent in 2100 from 3C of warming, so we don't need to work hard to avoid this."

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The blood that Elon Musk and his DOGE-cronies have on their hands because of the PEPFAR Funding Suspension. 200.000+ people not getting their daily HIV medication. 15.000+ deaths and counting.

Meanwhile, the actual EA community is fuming about the PEPFAR cuts and has set up an emergency fund to continue coverage. Elon is a just a loser who likes to act quirky. He found EA cool once because of the tech nerds but ultimately found out that nazism is a much better fit for him.

This has been on my mind a lot, recently: What if climate change will get much worse than we think? Find the @effectiveenvironmentalism.org article here, in our latest newsletter. 🗞️ effectiveenvironmentalism.substack.com/p/what-if-cl...

Veel berichten over de opkomst van populistisch rechts gaan over manieren om kiezers op andere gedachten te brengen: alsof alleen zíj moeten veranderen. Terwijl je ook de gevolgen van je eigen hoogopgeleide positie eens wat vaker zou kunnen onderzoeken. Mijn eerste stuk voor @decorrespondent.nl

The @signal.org app is now the most downloaded app in NL! Let's ditch WhatsApp and chat securely :) signal.org/install

Wonderbaarlijk dat elk nieuwsmedium dat ik tot nu toe heb gezien de term 'etnische zuivering' vermijdt in de kop en de lead over Trumps uitdrukkelijke voorstel tot etnische zuivering. www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

Tellen specials ook, @grotepodcastlas.bsky.social? (En kunnen jullie raden waar dit is?)

Ethnic cleansing is bad.

A good reminder that cycle lanes and footpaths don't appear congested as they (mostly) allow people to move through quickly and efficiently. Video taken from charlemont luas stop on a rainy morning.

More than 20 million people receive treatment for HIV through PEPFAR, the US Aid Relief Program. This is being rolled back, and doing so will cost many lives.

Here's an #EffectiveAltruism starterpack with accounts in global health, development, animal welfare, climate change, and EA-meta! DM or reply for suggestions. go.bsky.app/N5spcdc

What drives mountaineer Jennifer Stratton (@mieuxdonner.org) to fundraise for the world's most effective climate charities? "Climate change is an issue close to my heart, particularly as I live in the Alps and witness the glaciers retreating year after year." A thread 🧵👇

DeepSeek is a truly promising LLM but I feel like it could use some further training in some respects ;)

With Big Tech now ruling the U.S. unchecked, this is a great time to install an adblocker to cripple the power of Meta, X, and Google. uBlock origin is free and open-source and available for Firefox and Chrome: ublockorigin.com

🇺🇸 US: Food Policy Pathways is a newly-launched non-profit helping talented people pursue impactful careers in food policy within city, state, and federal governments. www.foodpolicypathways.org

Madrid has grown its metro system faster and cheaper than almost any other city. It's now the third longest one in Europe. What can we learn from Madrid for building #climate friendly mass transport? 🧵👇 @hopkinsonben.bsky.social for @worksinprogress.bsky.social: worksinprogress.co/issue/how-ma...

Will a carbon tax lead to a Small Animal Replacement Problem? We might substitute beef with chicken, leading to more animals being killed. But we probably won't. Read my pre-print on @ssrn.bsky.social: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... #carbontax #animalwelfare #economics

I wrote a post on the EA forum about whether a carbon tax will lead to more animals (mostly chickens) being slaughtered. A quantitative model: forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/KbREam...

The year is young, and I'm a month behind on my @aeajournals.bsky.social, but this might already take the Most Frustrating Paper of the year award: "The AI Dilemma: Growth versus Existential Risk" www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=... So, erm, yeah. But we've just gone through all this for climate!

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Anyone else saw this things in geography class and was like fk yes i wanna travel there?

The first actually impressive use case of AI www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/s...

What are the most promising philanthropic strategies to halt biodiversity loss? A report by Effektiv Spenden identifies four opportunities: 🧆 Alternative proteins ⛓ Supply chain transparency ⚖ Legal Action 💧 Wetland conservation Read a summary or the report: effektiv-spenden.org/en/blog/the-...

We've posted to the Effective Altruism Forum about our plans for Effective Environmentalism and budget needs. Check out our strategy here: forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/C6es25...

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