I Imagine an alternate version of the Effective Altruism movement, whose early influences came from socialist intellectual communities such... more

The last ten years have witnessed rapid advances in the science of animal cognition and behavior. Striking results have... more

Disclaimer: While I criticize several EA critics in this article, I am myself on the EA-skeptical side of things... more

In this post, I hope to inspire other Effective Altruists to focus more on donation and commiserate with those... more

Attend his talk if he's giving one By Jacob Trefethen Scientific conferences are great even if you’re an outsider to... more

The two podcasts where I discuss FTX are now out: Making Sense with Sam Harris Clearer Thinking... more

Anders Sandberg has written a “final report” released simultaneously with the announcement of FHI's closure. The abstract and an... more

Author: Sam Hilton, AIM Director of Research In March 2021 I received an odd letter. It was from a... more

In the aftermath of SBF's convinction, there have been a few posts trying to make sense of FTX. Some... more

Thanks to Eli Lifland, Molly Hickman, Değer Turan, and Evan Miyazono for reviewing drafts of this post. The opinions... more