Submit a write up critiquing, commenting on, or building on claims in Holden Karnofsky’s Most Important Century series.

What if we’re currently living in the most important century ever for humanity? That’s the bold claim Holden Karnofsky, co-founder of GiveWell and Open Philanthropy, makes in his Most Important Century series.   We are offering $500 to write ups that meaningfully critique, comment on, or build on the Most Important Century series. By incentivizing you to write up your reactions, we hope to stimulate more discussion about these very big-if-true claims. Such discussion is still young and massively neglected by traditional research institutions, so high-quality work you produce for this prize could realistically break new ground. Whatsmore, by demonstrating and training your ability to think clearly about complicated topics, submitting to this prize could help you land future impactful opportunities.