Resources

Videos

Ideas and concepts from effective altruism. You can also browse EA conference talks on this YouTube channel.
How can we do the most good for the world
Will MacAskill at TED
Why you think you're right -- even if you're wrong
Julia Galef at TED
The why and how of effective altruism
Peter Singer at TED
The 4 greatest threats to the survival of humanity
TED-ed
The Last Human
Kurtzgesagt
What it really takes to found a high impact charity
Joey Savoie
An introduction to effective altruism
Ajeya Cotra
Starting, proving, & scaling highly cost-effective interventions
Svetha Janumpalli
Presenting big ideas and complex data
Edouard Mathieu

Books

These books explore the principles of effective altruism and their applications.
Doing Good Better by William MacAskill
Doing Good Better by William MacAskill
The Precipice by Toby Ord
The Precipice by Toby Ord
Animal Liberation Now by Peter Singer
Animal Liberation Now by Peter Singer
The Scout Mindset by Julia Galef
The Scout Mindset by Julia Galef
The Most Good You Can Do by Peter Singer
The Most Good You Can Do by Peter Singer
The Life You Can Save by Peter Singer
The Life You Can Save by Peter Singer
The Alignment Problem by Brian Christian
The Alignment Problem by Brian Christian
80,000 Hours by Benjamin Todd
80,000 Hours by Benjamin Todd

Podcasts

Listen to podcasts covering effective altruism and related ideas.
Effective Altruism: An Introduction
Effective Altruism: An Introduction
The 80,000 Hours Team
Cold Takes
Cold Takes
Holden Karnofsky
Hear This Idea
Hear This Idea
Fin Moorhouse and Luca Righetti
Future Perfect
Future Perfect
Vox
Clearer Thinking
Clearer Thinking
Spencer Greenberg
Rationally Speaking
Rationally Speaking
New York City Skeptics
Future of Life Institute
Future of Life Institute
Future of Life Institute
Replacing Guilt
Replacing Guilt
Nate Soares

Articles

Recommended readings covering key ideas in effective altruism and related topics.
On Caring
On Caring
Nate Soares
The world is awful. The world is much better. The world can be much better.
The world is awful. The world is much better. The world can be much better.
Max Roser
The big idea: how can we live ethically in a world in crisis
The big idea: how can we live ethically in a world in crisis
Will MacAskill
The case for taking AI seriously as a threat to humanity
The case for taking AI seriously as a threat to humanity
Kelsey Piper
This can't go on
This can't go on
Holden Karnofsky
Why experts are terrified of a human-made pandemic, and what we can do to stop it
Why experts are terrified of a human-made pandemic, and what we can do to stop it
Kelsey Piper
The moral imperative towards cost-effectiveness
The moral imperative towards cost-effectiveness
Toby Ord
Radical empathy
Radical empathy
Holden Karnofsky
The case for reducing existential risks
The case for reducing existential risks
Benjamin Todd

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