William MacAskill

@willmacaskill

Associate Professor in Philosophy, Oxford University; cofounder of 80,000 Hours & Giving What We Can; author of Doing Good Better,a guide to effective altruism.

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Joined August 2011
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  1. Nov 19

    Our co-founder and CEO shares his journey of building at in Q&A w/

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  2. Nov 14

    Interesting podcast with Adam D'Angelo, the founder of Quora on knowledge aggregation:

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  3. Nov 13

    . and discuss "Language, Reason, and the Future of Violence". So many great questions posed:

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  4. Nov 12

    There’s magic in mess: Why you should embrace a disorderly desk, by :

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  5. Nov 11

    Doctors name treatments that bring little or no benefit:

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  6. Nov 10

    "How can a supposedly Bayesian brain reason so poorly with probabilities? ... we propose an unexpected answer":

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  7. Nov 9

    "But when it comes to entrepreneurship, there’s a factor that’s probably more important than effort. It’s risk:"

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  8. Nov 8

    Tonight we cry, we despair, and we fear. Tomorrow we get back to work trying to build the world we want.

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  9. Nov 7 Ghent, Belgium

    The most inspiring book I've read this year, by philosopher . On how to become an effective altruist.

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  10. Nov 8

    "Yet despite the noisy debates ... it is a little-noticed fact that trade is no longer rising:"

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  11. Nov 7

    "Canada is not exempt from [global] stresses ... but Canada seems to be coping with them less hysterically":

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  12. Nov 7

    The SwingVoter Go site finds all your friends in swing states so you can remind them to vote. Very time-effective:

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  13. Nov 6

    The universe is expanding at an accelerating rate—or is it?

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  14. Nov 5

    "Americans who prioritize doing good for others are almost twice as likely to say they are very happy..."

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  15. Nov 4

    21 maps and charts that will change how you think about the election:

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  16. Nov 4

    What are the odds of one vote changing the US presidential election?

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  17. Nov 3

    The power of prediction markets. Scientists are beginning to understand these ‘mini Wall Streets’:

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  18. Nov 2

    "What *is* new and interesting is how social media has transformed age-old crowd behaviors. In the past decade...":

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  19. Nov 1

    How Political Science Gets Politics Wrong:

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  20. Nov 1

    Last 4 hours to apply to go to EAGx Oxford in 2.5 weeks' time! I'll be there as will many great speakers:

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