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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