On the Haste Consideration
On Facebook's Effective Altruism page, Konstantin Sietzy asked what effective altruists now thought about the importance of recruitment. This post include some of my off-the-cuff thoughts »
Ice Buckets and the Value of Marketing For Effective Altruists
The ice bucket has recently generated a lot of interest in charitable giving and attracted millions of dollars for the ALS association. As Will MacAskill points »
Jonatas Muller, -23 May 2013
RIP Jonatas Muller, -23 May 2013 “Jonatas had been fighting a losing battle against depression for a long time. Jonatas was a force for good in »
Creatine self-study
Summary I took creatine, a safe, cheap and particularly promising nootropic drug and measured its effect on my cognition, with fairly equivocal results. Nootropics Nootropics, or »
Intelligence Amplification Discussion with Gwern and Katja Grace
Katja has posted our recent conversation with Gwern Branwen about Intelligence Amplification. »