EA Forum Podcast (All audio)
Episodes
“Recreation of EA-Pioneer Igor Kiriluk” by turchin
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On 3 September 2022, Igor Kiriluk suddenly died (see EA Forum obituary). He was a great communicator and organized the first Moscow EA meetup. He had...
“High Impact Defense - a request for strategic takes” by The Sailor 🔸
08 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Introduction A few years ago, John Fogle initiated an effort to support and coordinate people from a military background seeking career transitions w...
[Linkpost] “Effective Altruism Will Be Great Again” by Mjreard
07 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is a link post. Forum note: this post embodies the spirit of a new project I—Matt Reardon—am starting to reinvigorate in-person EA communitie...
“Feelings about the end of the world” by Michelle_Hutchinson
07 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Many of us in this community are in the shocking position of thinking there's a real chance of humanity being wiped out over the next decade or two. ...
“Mox is the largest AI Safety community space in San Francisco. We’re fundraising!” by Rachel Shu
07 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Overview Who we are Mox is SF's largest AI safety coworking space, and also its primary Effective Altruism community space. We opened just over a yea...
“Announcing: AGI & Animals Debate Week” by Toby Tremlett🔹
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
During the week of March 23 – 29[1], we’ll be debating the statement:“If AGI goes well for humans, it’ll probably[2] go well for animals”I'...
“I underestimated AI capabilities (again)” by Ajeya
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Note: This post was crossposted from Planned Obsolescence by the Forum team, with the author's permission. The author may not see or respond to comme...
“Comparing alternative proteins: which ones should we prioritize? A summary of my recent scoping review” by Tom Bry-Chevalier🔸
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Context Last year, I shared on this forum my growing skepticism about cultivated meat and the case for being more critical about where we direct reso...
“EA gives permission to care about many things” by Rockwell
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A short post to put a feeling down in words... One of the aspects of EA thinking I love the most is the way it sanctions caring, and caring broadly. ...
[Linkpost] “Launching AI & Animals: A Documentary” by Animal_Ethics
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is a link post. Following the release of the teaser earlier this year, Animal Ethics has now launched AI & Animals: A Documentary. The full ...
“A call for biosecurity fieldbuilding” by Abbey Chaver
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
My name is Abbey, and I work at cG on the Capacity Building team. I’m posting to share an informal update about our excitement for biosecurity capa...
“CLR Summer Research Fellowship 2026” by Center on Long-Term Risk, Tristan Cook, Santeri T 🔹
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We, the Center on Long-Term Risk, are looking for Summer Research Fellows to explore strategies for reducing suffering in the long-term future (s-ris...
“Some good news: Ahold Delhaize to go cage-free” by ElliotTep
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For those not working in the space this probably isn't on your radar, but the animal advocacy movement just secured a huge win with Ahold Delhaize, c...
“The AI Safety Conversation Is Missing 1.4 Billion People” by ANTHONIO OLADIMEJI
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Cross-posted from my personal notes. I'm sharing this because I think the EA/AI safety community needs to hear it, and because I've been living it. I...
[Linkpost] “KFC, Nando’s, Wagamama, and Burger King drop pledge to improve the welfare of chickens” by FunnyBriefly
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is a link post. Major food companies in the UK, including KFC, Nando's, Wagamama, and Burger King, have dropped their pledge to improve the welfa...
[Linkpost] “The 200-Person Revolution” by Zachary Segall
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is a link post.THL's David and Goliath StoryWhen I joined The Humane League (THL) back in 2019, I expected them to have thousands of volunte...
“Aquaculture fragmentation is a portfolio problem CEAs miss” by Chiawen_Chiang
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
TLDR: Welfare interventions in aquaculture don't reliably transfer across species, so each species requires independent research and implementation. ...
“Help me refine the Forum’s-choice debate topic” by Toby Tremlett🔹
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The statement we will be debating for the forum-choice debate week will be based on: "By default, the world where AI goes well for humans will also g...
“Are We Underestimating Local Giving in LMICs?” by Moritz Stumpe 🔸
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is a Draft Amnesty Week draft. The idea to write this post came to me on Sunday morning, 1 March (the last day of Draft Amnesty Week). I already ...
“Effective Charity ≠ Effective Development (Global Health Edition)” by Berke
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I wrote a draft on this a long time ago, thought I can publish it during draft amnesty, realized that it's pretty out of date and ended up spending a...
“Don’t scale up your lifestyle” by Dave Cortright 🔸
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is a Draft Amnesty Week draft. It may not be polished, up to my usual standards, fully thought through, or fully fact-checked. Co...
“AI Should Not Be Used for Research Writing Tasks” by Joshua Krook
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Summary There is significant pressure in research communities to use LLMs like ChatGPT or Claude for research writing tasks. This includes summarisin...
“Why isn’t anti-fascism a bigger topic at EAG events (or on this forum)?” by Alex_Z
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
TL;DR: Define your line that if crossed, you would consider this issue one of (if not the most) pressing issues, or at least pressing enough to warra...
“New cause area: human intelligence amplification” by TsviBT
01 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The cause of human intelligence amplification (aka HIA, human intelligence enhancement, human intelligence augmentation) seems to have very little di...
“OpenAI from Non-profit to deal with the U.S. Department of War” by Nicolae
28 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
OpenAI's new deal to deploy AI models on U.S. Department of War classified network: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/27/openai-strikes-deal-with-pentagon...
“Animal advocates should be cautious of cost-effectiveness” by Dilan Fernando
28 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Disclaimer: This post isn't a critique of any grant-making or research organisation I know of - I imagine most of them think about cost-effectiveness...
“Books I’d Like To See Written” by MikkoJarvenpaa
28 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
TL;DR. We're looking for people who want to write books that can shape narratives and help establish their authors as thought leaders. A list of 10 b...
[Linkpost] “Pete Hegseth replies to Anthropic’s “defective altruism”” by Jacob_Peacock
28 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is a link post. Full Tweet below: This week, Anthropic delivered a master class in arrogance and betrayal as well as a textbook case of how not ...
“You’re not burning out because you’re tired” by stefan.torges
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I burned out badly a few years ago. I've since had several conversations with people in the EA community who are heading toward burnout themselves, a...
“CEA’s response to sexual harassment” by Fran
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this piece, I discuss the sexual harassment I experienced at the Centre for Effective Altruism, the organisation's response, the outcomes of two i...
“GWWC’s 2026 strategy: strengthening foundations & accelerating growth” by Giving What We Can🔸
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
After a successful 2025 laying the foundations, this year we're strengthening our foundations and starting to accelerate growth towards our Big Hairy...
“Here’s to the Polypropylene Makers” by Jeff Kaufman 🔸
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Six years ago, as covid-19 was rapidly spreading through the US, my sister was working as a medical resident. One day she was handed an N95 and tol...
[Linkpost] “Statement from Dario Amodei on our discussions with the Department of War” by Matrice Jacobine🔸🏳️⚧️
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is a link post. I believe deeply in the existential importance of using AI to defend the United States and other democracies, and to defeat our a...
[Linkpost] “Bregman makes a strong argument for boycotting Chat GPT” by NickLaing
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is a link post. Is now the time to Boycott Chat GPT? I've raised boycotts here before and EAs seem a bit allergic, but I think @Rutger Bregman ma...
“Half the World Is Trying to Promote Democracy; Shouldn’t EAs Help Animals?” by alene
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dear Beloved Fellow EAs, Inspired to post this because it's draft amnesty week. I'm sure others here have thought about this more than me, so maybe I...
“Effective Zakat Fund 2026” by Muslim Impact Lab, GiveDirectly
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
GiveDirectly has launched their 3rd high-impact, evidence-backed Zakat fund in Mozambique, one of the most neglected crises in the world today. Throu...
“How To Safeguard Democracy” by Evelyn H., Initiative for Safeguarding Democracy
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Introduction Democracy is in danger. This post examines how we can protect it. It provides an overview of the global state of democracy, explains cu...
[Linkpost] “Exclusive: Hegseth gives Anthropic until Friday to back down on AI safeguards” by Matrice Jacobine🔸🏳️⚧️
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is a link post. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei until Friday evening to give the military unfettered access to its...
“Responsible Scaling Policy v3” by Holden Karnofsky
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
All views are my own, not Anthropic's. This post assumes Anthropic's announcement of RSP v3.0 as background. Today, Anthropic released its Responsibl...
“The Discovery Problem: Why EA Can’t Find What It Isn’t Looking For” by Midtermist12
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Introduction (Written with extensive AI-assistance, including in drafting) Effective altruism has moved billions of dollars toward evidence-based int...
“You Should Donate To EA Fundraisers or Community-Builders rather than GiveWell’s Top Charities” by Kestrel🔸
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Otherwise known as: Effective givers should bankroll more effective giving infrastructure Do you donate a significant amount to GiveWell's Top Charit...
“3 recent posts from Effective Altruism Australia about our work and strategy” by GraceAdams🔸, Effective Altruism Australia
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I joined Effective Altruism Australia as CEO back in July 2025, after spending 3.5 years as the Head of Marketing at Giving What We Can. I wanted to ...
“The Operational Side of Giving: Three Frameworks That Help Me Manage My GWWC Pledge” by Yufeng (Andy) Tao
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A full disclaimer is at the end of this post. In short, nothing here is financial, tax, or legal advice. TLDR After five years of giving under the 10...
“Which questions can’t we punt?” by Lizka, Owen Cotton-Barratt, rosehadshar
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We think AI strategy researchers should prioritize questions related to earlier parts of the AI transition, even when that means postponing work on s...
“What Happens After the Career Advice” by Anaeli V. 🔹
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks to @Mathieu Duteil for all of his insights in writing this post! TL;DR EA has a strong infrastructure for inspiring people to pursue impactful...
“What I Learned Trying to Find the Most Effective Democracy Charities” by Samy Sekar
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What is Power for Democracies (P4Dem)? We are a nonpartisan research organization that evaluates civil society organizations (CSOs); makes recommenda...
“What I Learned Trying to Find the Most Effective Democracy Charities” by Samy Sekar 🔸
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What is Power for Democracies (P4Dem)? We are a nonpartisan research organization that evaluates civil society organizations (CSOs); makes recommenda...
“Mental Health: Large, Neglected, and More Cost-Effective Than We Think?” by Damin Curtis🔹, Gina Hafez, Mark Rootenberg, Emily Budd, Effective Mental Health
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Context: Effective Mental Health is a new group working to improve the field of global mental health along EA principles (and we're running another r...
“Reasoning Transparency demands AI-use disclosure” by Morgan Fairless
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Post drafted and edited by the author. Claude and Grammarly were used for a light copyedit As AI tools become increasingly useful for communicating ...
“EA adjacent, but not like that” by Oscar Howie
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
There was a dream that was sports blogging for impact, and it wasn’t built in a dayNot everything should be a rocketship Mikel Arteta was appointed...
“What I’ve learnt after working with 258 EA organisations on marketing” by James Odene [User-Friendly]
22 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past several years I’ve worked with 258 EA organisations through User-Friendly, most often on branding, websites, and campaigns. Working a...
“Is EA sleeping on making dogs and cats vegan?” by Alistair Stewart
21 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
New paper on plant-based diets for companion dogs and cats: Sustainable Pet Diets: A Leading Effective Altruism Issue. The paper argues that transiti...
“80,000 Hours problem profile on using AI to enhance societal decision making” by Zershaaneh Qureshi
21 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hi everyone, Zershaaneh here! 80,000 Hours has published an article on using AI to improve societal decision making. This post includes some context,...
“Apply for the Digital Minds Fellowship (Aug 3–9, Cambridge University)” by Lucius Caviola
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Digital minds may become one of the most consequential issues of the future — and the world needs people prepared to navigate it. We're launching t...
“My EA Story in brief plus some comments on EA” by hbesceli
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hello! I’ve recently been working on a memoir of my time in EA (Harri Besceli and the non methods of post-rationality). However, AI timelines have...
“Applications Open: New Roots Institute Fellowship” by Becca Rogers
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hi all, Do you know high school or college students eager to reduce farmed animal suffering? Applications are now open for the New Roots Institute Fe...
“Ajeya Cotra on whether it’s crazy that every AI company’s safety plan is ‘use AI to make AI safe’” by 80000_Hours
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
By Robert Wilbin | Watch on Youtube | Listen on Spotify | Read transcript Episode summary Whether or not we get AGI in the next few years, a lot of ...
“Where are all the Animal Activists?” by Zachary Segall
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Back-of-the-Envelope Activist Math There are about 118,000 vegetarians and vegans in the Seattle metro area. Of those, approximately 50 participate i...
[Linkpost] “How to get a job in EA (Unpractical guide to an impact-useful mindset)” by Ula Zarosa
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is a link post. TLDR: This is my 8th year as a member of the Effective Altruism community, and I thought I would share some observations on build...
[Linkpost] “I wrote a book about philanthropy: Twice As Good!” by Joey🔸
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is a link post. The tl;dr I have written a new book on philanthropy! It is called “Twice As Good - Practical Tools To Double the Impact of Your...
“Introducing our newest charity recommendations—from mobile contraceptive clinics to digital mental health care” by Ambitious Impact
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing our newest recommended ideas We are excited to share four new charity ideas recommended for the September 2026 cohort of the Charity Entr...
[Linkpost] “Exclusive: Key US infectious-diseases centre to drop pandemic preparation” by Matrice Jacobine🔸🏳️⚧️
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is a link post. Staff members at the United States's premier infectious-disease research institute have been instructed to remove the words “bi...
“What is Love ft. Claude & VascoBot” by AgentMa🔸
14 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What is the highest form of love? According to the VascoBot Claude programmed for me: “Thanks for the great question, AgentMa🔸. I strongly upvot...
“80,000 Hours says we need more people — so why do top candidates still struggle to land roles?” by Nicolae
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I'm trying to reconcile the arguments (and marketing) with the labour market reality because it looks like even if you have strong credentials and ca...
“Interactive replication of GiveWell’s cost-effectiveness model” by Max Ghenis
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I re-implemented GiveWell's cost-effectiveness models for all six top charities as an open-source web tool: maxghenis.com/givewell-cea The tool lets ...
“Turning Farms into Welfare Labs” by Aaron Boddy🔸
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Most published animal welfare research is carried out by universities in labs. I kind of assumed that this was a necessity in some way. Either stuff ...
“Our Levels of Ambition Should Match The Problems We’re Solving” by Matt Beard
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
[I am a career advisor at 80,000 Hours. I've been thinking about something Will MacAskill said recently in an interview with my shrimp-friend Matt: "...
[Linkpost] “Don’t talk to whales” by Niki Dupuis
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is a link post. You aren't ready to receive their wisdom We may soon develop the ability to talk to whales. To anyone with even an ounce of whims...
“Long-term risks from ideological fanaticism” by David_Althaus, Jamie_Harris, vanessa16, Clare_Diane, Will Aldred
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Cross-posted to LessWrong.Summary History's most destructive ideologies—like Nazism, totalitarian communism, and religious fundamentalism—exhibi...
“Announcing the new Director of EA UK” by Jessica Wen 🔸, Gemma 🔸, Grayden 🔸, Tom Barnes🔸, gergo
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Board of Effective Altruism UK is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Director, Gergő Gáspár. EA UK works to support and strengthen t...
“Organisation updates thread:” by Toby Tremlett🔹
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For the last couple of years, EA Organization Updates has been a monthly series hosted on the forum. It doesn't normally get very much attention. Pre...
[Linkpost] “Unblock quickly” by MaxDalton
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is a link post. If someone I manage sends me a 10-page document to review, then it might take me 20-60 minutes to review. It's therefore a somewh...
“500k mid-career professionals want to do more good with their careers. Can we help them?” by Dom Jackman
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I'm Dom Jackman. I founded Escape the City in 2010 to help people leave corporate jobs and find work that matters. 16 years later, 500k+ professional...
“What the hell happened with AGI timelines in 2025?” by 80000_Hours
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
By Robert Wilbin | Watch on Youtube | Listen on Spotify | Read transcript In early 2025, after OpenAI put out the first-ever reasoning models — o1...
“Vote for videos about EA charities! (Project for Awesome 2026)” by EA_ProjectForAwesome
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Project for Awesome (P4A) is a charity video contest running from February 10th to February 18th, 2026. The public can vote on videos supporting vari...
“CEA is growing again: 25% more people engaged with our programs in 2025” by Angelina Li, jessica_mccurdy🔸, Alex Dial, Joris 🔸
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
TL;DR In 2025, we grew engagement with CEA's programs by 20–25% across every tier of engagement, reversing two years of moderate declines in engage...
[Linkpost] “The best cause will disappoint you: An intro to the optimisers curse” by titotal
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is a link post. I would like to thank David Thorstadt for looking over this. If you spot a factual error in this article please message me. The c...
“On Economics of A(S)I Agents” by Margot Stakenborg
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is an update to Agent Economics: a BOTEC on feasibility. Toby Ord pointed me to Gus Hamilton's Weibull reanalysis of the METR data. Hamilton fin...
[Linkpost] “Don’t just have a job role. Have a movement role.” by SofiaBalderson
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is a link post. TL;DR: Job titles are temporary. Movements last longer to achieve a common goal. When we anchor our identity in the mission rathe...
[Linkpost] “Donations, The Fifth Year” by jenn
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is a link post. Previously: Donations, The Third Year / Donations, The First Year In 2025, like in all previous years, I did what I was supposed ...
[Linkpost] “The Philosophy Paper That Haunted Me” by Dean Guzman Wyrzykowski
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is a link post. An adventure through burnout, guilt, and moral obligation I am re-posting this from my Substack in the lead-up to EAG San Francis...
“Charity Entrepreneurship Program Applications are Open & New Charity Ideas” by Ambitious Impact
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We’re excited to announce that we’ve opened applications for the Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program for the following cohorts: Septembe...
[Linkpost] “Some angel-on-the-shoulder AI tools” by Forethought, Owen Cotton-Barratt, Lizka, Oliver Sourbut, rosehadshar
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is a link post. We’ve recently published a set of design sketches for technological analogues to ‘angels-on-the-shoulder’: customized tools...
“ACTRA: First-Year Learnings” by Henning Peters, Laura Sofia
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Summary ACTRA's first year was deliberately ambitious: we partnered with government actors from month two, built a curriculum in record time and ran a...
“EA Grants Database - a new website” by Brian Foerster
08 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The EA Grants Database is a new site that neatly aggregates grant data from major EA funders who publish individual or total grant information. It is...
[Linkpost] “Animal Welfare at the Start of the Industrial Revolution” by Niki Dupuis
07 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is a link post. I am not a historian! Fact check me please, dear God! We are at the beginning of another industrial revolution. The first was the...
“First Effective Altruism AI Uplift Meetup” by Joey Bream🔸
07 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Running the first meetup for people hoping to accelerate Effective Altruism with AI tools. Why now? AI is accelerating productivity across industries...
[Linkpost] “The shrimp bet: When big numbers outsprint the evidence” by Vasco Grilo🔸
07 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is a link post. [Subtitle.] Sentience and moral priority-setting This is a crosspost for The shrimp bet: When big numbers outsprint the evidence ...
[Linkpost] “Some tools for collective epistemics” by Forethought, Owen Cotton-Barratt, Lizka, Oliver Sourbut
07 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is a link post. We’ve recently published a set of design sketches for AI tools that help with collective epistemics. We think that these tools ...
“Building sustainable momentum: progress report on CEA’s 2025-26 strategy” by Zachary Robinson🔸, Oscar Howie
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
“I” refers to Zach, the Centre for Effective Altruism's CEO. Oscar is CEA's Chief of Staff. We are grateful to all the CEA staff and community me...
“Agent Economics: a BOTEC on feasibility” by Margot Stakenborg
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Summary: I built a simple back-of-the-envelope model of AI agent economics that combines Ord's half-life analysis of agent reliability with real infe...
“AI benchmarking has a Y-axis problem” by Lizka
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
TLDR: People plot benchmark scores over time and then do math on them, looking for speed-ups & inflection points, interpreting slopes, or extendi...
“U.S. Democracy Preservation & Politics - Fellowship Curriculum and Meeting Content for EA Groups” by Annika Burman 🔸, Sam Loescher 🔸
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Considering how important politics are to most EA cause areas, I find it surprising how little attention political work gets among EAs. I get the fee...
“The USDA is investing $100M in innovation for screwworm control and eradication. SFF can help you apply.” by Screwworm Free Future
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The USDA New World Screwworm Grand Challenge represents the largest single funding opportunity for screwworm research and control technologies in dec...
[Linkpost] “Thoughts on Toby Ords AI Scaling Series” by Srdjan Miletic
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is a link post. I've been reading Toby Ord's recent sequence on AI scaling a bit. General notes come first, then my thoughts. Notes The Scali...
“Review of MEAT by Bruce Friedrich” by Chris Bryant 🔸
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Friedrich's new book, MEAT, is a deeply thoughtful, pragmatic, and hope-inspiring story about alternative proteins. In his role as the Founder ...
“Request for proposals: Humane fish slaughter research and prototypes ($7M available)” by Coefficient Giving
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Over 100 billion farmed fish are slaughtered each year. At Coefficient Giving, where I (Michelle Lavery) work as a Senior Program Associate, we estim...
“Don’t overupdate on evolutionary cost-balancing arguments” by Lukas_Gloor
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Evolutionary cost-balancing arguments in welfare biology (the study of animal well-being in the wild) assume that producing suffering and happiness h...
[Linkpost] “Maybe develop your strengths” by MaxDalton
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is a link post. This is the latest from my blog about EA-org-style management, together with Brenton of 80k. You can subscribe on Substack if you...
“The Vegan Filter: Overcoming the Leading Barrier to Veganism” by Tom Cohen Ben-Arye, Rakefet Cohen Ben-Arye 🔸
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Key takeaways 84% of people who try veganism quit, most citing inconvenience as a major reason. The Vegan Filter is a project concept designe...