The Psychology of 'Effective Altruism': How To Do Good

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In this episode, I speak to Stefan Schubert, a researcher in philosophy and psychology at Effective Altruism Sweden. Together with Lucius Caviola, Stefan recently published a book on the psychology of effective altruism: Effective Altruism and the Human Mind: The Clash Between Impact and Intuition.

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🕒 TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - What is 'Effective Altruism' (EA)?

2:53 - Most impactful ways to donate to charity

4:28 - Virtues of an effective altruist

7:11 - Why aren't we good at being effective

9:06 - How to be more effectively altruistic

12:13 - Psychology of effective altruism

17:05 - Ways we're influenced to support specific charities

19:24 - 'Existential risk' & 'Longtermism' explained

24:17 - Differences between existential risks

28:01 - 'Sleepwalk bias' explained

30:30 - AI Safety & Sleepwalk bias

31:51 - How has your thinking about EA changed?

34:59 - What drew you towards effective altruism?

38:12 - Objections to effective altruism

41:21 - Sam Bankman-Fried & EA

44:38 - How to be more rational

46:01 - What is a good life?

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