EAG Talks

Brief 8-minute talks about a range of topics. Louise Pfeiffer: The Life You Can Save's new Charity Evaluation Framework Simon Zhang: Thoughts on EA China Outreach: the two-way flow of context

Lily Ordano is the Director of CATF’s Energy and Climate Innovation Program, Africa. She leads CATF’s effort to address the dual need of expanding affordable energy in Africa and building a global decarbonized energy system. Her work focuses on development-centric energy transitions, utility markets, and technology innovation for low-carbon energy development in Africa. Having lived, studied, and...

Judith is a passionate generalist energized by complex challenges & making the highest possible impact. She has a diverse professional background in project management, team leadership, academic & applied research, and digital communications. At CE, Judith currently creates and executes highly predictive vetting processes to find top talent future charity entrepreneurs for CE’s nonprofit I...

Emma Hurst is a Member of the NSW Legislative Council representing the Animal Justice Party. Emma has campaigned for animal protection for over 15 years, first working as a campaign director for Animal Liberation and later as media officer at PETA. During this time, Emma ran a number of highly successful campaigns that saw two major duck producers successfully prosecuted by the ACCC, multiple comp...

This session is for attendees that are fairly new to the EA community. Catherine will give a quick overview of Effective Altruism, what the EA community does, and the ways our community is unique. EA conferences are unlike any other conferences! So Catherine will also share some tips on how you can make the most of your weekend, and give you a chance to meet other newcomers.

The EA movement prioritizes cause areas based on scale, neglectedness, and tractability, and seeks effective interventions within each area. However, certain interventions can address multiple cause areas simultaneously. This talk explores the concept of intercausal impacts and analyses food system change as a prime example, given that our current food system not only causes vast amounts of animal...

GiveDirectly grew 6x during COVID-19, in part because the realities of the pandemic made cash transfers exciting to many more people than before. Two years later, a senior leader from their growth team shares lessons learned about to build and adapt an effective-intervention brand to multiple audiences and retain mass-appeal.

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This session will be an interactive introduction to some of the key ideas, concepts, and terminology of artificial intelligence. The aim is to provide a focused and accessible introduction for EAs little or no background in AI, but who would like to be able to understand what all the fuss is about. Topics addressed include machine learning, neural networks, Bayesian methods, reinforcement learning...

Join representatives from The Life You Can Save, Giving What We Can and Effective Altruism Australia as they discuss the current landscape of effective giving in Australia and abroad, implications for causes and donors, and what it means for you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVSJ3A2R7q0

This weekend you have been surrounded by ambitious, like minded people. You might have learnt, made new connections, and/or been inspired to take action! In this session we’ll share tips and set up systems so you are more likely to stay motivated and follow up with your plans. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hnxxmhcQQc

See main posting at: https://hearthisidea.com/episodes/sandberg-live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMIWsrS39dI Description: Hear This Idea is a podcast about new thinking in effective altruism, hosted by Fin Moorhouse and Luca Righetti. In this episode, recorded live at EAGxCambridge 2023, they interview Anders Sandberg, who is a researcher, futurist, transhumanist and author. He holds a PhD in...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22TwVKbl08c Description: The first exoplanet, a planet outside the Solar System, was discovered almost 30 years ago. Today, astronomers count over 5,000, and keep finding alien worlds on an increasing pace. The detection of a second Earth will become reality by 2030. Earth analogs, particularly those older than our home planet, are a window into our own future. They...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfB50JgOo64 Description: In this talk Lily will shed light on how the challenges of energy poverty and underdevelopment shape a unique the terrain for climate action in Africa. She will make a case for why Africa should be front and center in the fight against climate change and highlight opportunities for impact and CATF's work in the space.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=ERtJeac0Lh4 Description In the aftermath of COVID-19, how do we prioritise long-term strategies for future pandemics amidst pressing domestic issues? Taking the UK as a focal point, Jasmin Kaur, Director of UK Advocacy at 1Day Sooner, analyses the challenges and policy tools for coordinating domestic and international bodies for policies that improve resilience to bioth...

Youtube description** (youtu.be/-YC-ZhdcVck): This event took place on Tuesday September 5, 2023 and was hosted by the NYU Mind, Ethics, and Policy Program. About the event This panel discussion featured four authors from the recently released and widely discussed AI consciousness report. This report argues for, and exemplifies, a rigorous and empirically grounded approach to AI consciousness: ass...

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