BrownHairedEevee
I'm interested in effective altruism and longtermism broadly. The topics I'm interested in change over time; they include existential risks, climate change, wild animal welfare, alternative proteins, and longtermist global development.
A comment I've written about my EA origin story
Pronouns: she/her
"It is important to draw wisdom from many different places. If we take it from only one place, it becomes rigid and stale. Understanding others, the other elements, and the other nations will help you become whole." —Uncle Iroh
Posts
Two questions about transgender inclusion at EAG London
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2024-04-15 | +13 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2024-04-15 | +13 | 0 comments
New Business Wars podcast season on Sam Altman and OpenAI
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2024-04-02 | +10 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2024-04-02 | +10 | 0 comments
What roles do GWWC and Founders Pledge play in growing the EA donor pool?
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2024-01-28 | +44 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2024-01-28 | +44 | 0 comments
What's the current state of COVID-19 in the developing world?
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2023-12-20 | +10 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2023-12-20 | +10 | 0 comments
Kathryn Mannix: What happens as we die? | TED Talk
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2023-12-17 | +16 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2023-12-17 | +16 | 0 comments
Food Safety: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (October 16, 2023)
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2023-10-21 | +7 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2023-10-21 | +7 | 0 comments
Lab-grown meat (probably) won't save us | MinuteFood on the obstacles to...
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2023-08-05 | +15 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2023-08-05 | +15 | 0 comments
Why isn't there a charity evaluator for longtermist projects?
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2023-07-29 | +106 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2023-07-29 | +106 | 0 comments
Episode #181 - What if consciousness is an illusion? - Philosophize This!
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2023-07-04 | +10 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2023-07-04 | +10 | 0 comments
Episode #180 - What if everything is consciousness? - Philosophize This!
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2023-07-04 | +8 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2023-07-04 | +8 | 0 comments
Episode #179 - Why is consciousness something worth talking about? -...
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2023-07-04 | +9 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2023-07-04 | +9 | 0 comments
Mistakes in the moral mathematics of existential risk (Part 2: Ignoring...
by BrownHairedEevee, David Thorstad @ 2023-07-03 | +84 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee, David Thorstad @ 2023-07-03 | +84 | 0 comments
Mistakes in the moral mathematics of existential risk (Part 1: Introduction and...
by BrownHairedEevee, David Thorstad @ 2023-07-03 | +74 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee, David Thorstad @ 2023-07-03 | +74 | 0 comments
On Background: Effective Altruism Still Has Friends (Michael Lewis's Against the...
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2023-06-13 | +25 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2023-06-13 | +25 | 0 comments
Ramsey and Intergenerational Welfare Economics - Stanford Encyclopedia of...
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2023-05-24 | +14 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2023-05-24 | +14 | 0 comments
Epistemics (Part 2: Examples) | Reflective Altruism
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2023-05-19 | +34 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2023-05-19 | +34 | 0 comments
Are you optimistic about the commercialization of alt proteins in 2023 and...
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2023-04-29 | +24 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2023-04-29 | +24 | 0 comments
Which stocks or ETFs should you invest in to take advantage of a possible AGI...
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2023-04-10 | +19 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2023-04-10 | +19 | 0 comments
Please don't criticize EAs who "sell out" to OpenAI and Anthropic
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2023-03-05 | –4 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2023-03-05 | –4 | 0 comments
How has the effective animal advocacy (EAA) movement responded to the decline of...
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2023-03-05 | +24 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2023-03-05 | +24 | 0 comments
Have you tried to bring forecasting techniques to your company? How did it work...
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2023-02-05 | +24 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2023-02-05 | +24 | 0 comments
Have the reputations of effective giving orgs like GiveWell taken a hit due to...
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2023-01-28 | +27 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2023-01-28 | +27 | 0 comments
Excerpts from "Doing EA Better" on x-risk methodology
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2023-01-26 | +22 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2023-01-26 | +22 | 0 comments
Should Founders Pledge focus more on recruiting EAs to become entrepreneurs?
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2022-12-31 | +9 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2022-12-31 | +9 | 0 comments
Popular Personal Financial Advice versus the Professors (James Choi, NBER)
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2022-10-16 | +39 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2022-10-16 | +39 | 0 comments
Why doesn't WWOTF mention the Bronze Age Collapse?
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2022-09-19 | +16 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2022-09-19 | +16 | 0 comments
Rethinking longtermism and global development
by BrownHairedEevee, ruthgrace @ 2022-09-02 | +10 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee, ruthgrace @ 2022-09-02 | +10 | 0 comments
What should we do about the proliferation of online EA community spaces?
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2022-08-19 | +16 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2022-08-19 | +16 | 0 comments
Humanity’s vast future and its implications for cause prioritization
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2022-07-26 | +36 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2022-07-26 | +36 | 0 comments
What kind of organization should be the first to develop AGI in a potential arms...
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2022-07-17 | +10 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2022-07-17 | +10 | 0 comments
How are y'all finding places to stay for EAG San Francisco?
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2022-06-08 | +7 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2022-06-08 | +7 | 0 comments
Animal welfare orgs: what are your software and data analysis needs?
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2022-06-04 | +37 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2022-06-04 | +37 | 0 comments
What is the difference between the San Francisco and Washington DC EAGs?
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2022-06-01 | +16 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2022-06-01 | +16 | 0 comments
Should U.S. donors give to an EA-focused PAC like Guarding Against Pandemics...
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2022-05-20 | +8 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2022-05-20 | +8 | 0 comments
Are there good introductory materials that explain how charity evaluation works?
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2022-05-06 | +26 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2022-05-06 | +26 | 0 comments
What factors make EA outreach at a school valuable?
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2022-04-26 | +10 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2022-04-26 | +10 | 0 comments
What moral philosophies besides utilitarianism are compatible with effective...
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2022-04-16 | +19 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2022-04-16 | +19 | 0 comments
NPR's Indicator on WHO funding and pandemic preparedness
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2022-03-19 | +14 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2022-03-19 | +14 | 0 comments
What are the standard terms used to describe risks in risk management?
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2022-03-05 | +11 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2022-03-05 | +11 | 0 comments
Is transformative AI the biggest existential risk? Why or why not?
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2022-03-05 | +9 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2022-03-05 | +9 | 0 comments
Stanford Data Science for Social Good is seeking student fellows and project...
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2022-01-21 | +21 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2022-01-21 | +21 | 0 comments
What value would Open Phil's Global Health and Wellbeing framework put on...
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2022-01-06 | +9 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2022-01-06 | +9 | 0 comments
"Don't Look Up" and the cinema of existential risk | Slow Boring
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2022-01-05 | +24 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2022-01-05 | +24 | 0 comments
Partnerships between the EA community and GLAMs (galleries, libraries, archives,...
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2021-12-26 | +14 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2021-12-26 | +14 | 0 comments
What holiday songs, stories, etc. do you associate with effective altruism?
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2021-12-09 | +6 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2021-12-09 | +6 | 0 comments
Our Criminal Justice Reform Program Is Now an Independent Organization: Just...
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2021-11-17 | +54 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2021-11-17 | +54 | 0 comments
How to Accelerate Technological Progress - New Things Under the Sun
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2021-10-03 | +13 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2021-10-03 | +13 | 0 comments
Introducing the EA Public Interest Technologists Slack community
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2021-09-08 | +20 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2021-09-08 | +20 | 0 comments
Epistemic trespassing, or epistemic squatting? | Noahpinion
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2021-08-25 | +11 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2021-08-25 | +11 | 0 comments
Why You Should Donate a Kidney - The Neoliberal Podcast
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2021-06-27 | +8 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2021-06-27 | +8 | 0 comments
[Podcast] Tom Moynihan on why prior generations missed some of the biggest...
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2021-06-25 | +12 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2021-06-25 | +12 | 0 comments
Open, rigorous and reproducible research: A practitioner’s handbook
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2021-06-24 | +20 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2021-06-24 | +20 | 0 comments
Should EAs in the U.S. focus more on federal or state/local politics?
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2021-05-05 | +12 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2021-05-05 | +12 | 0 comments
If you had a large amount of money (at least $1M) to spend on philanthropy, how...
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2021-05-01 | +13 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2021-05-01 | +13 | 0 comments
Why AI is Harder Than We Think - Melanie Mitchell
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2021-04-28 | +45 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2021-04-28 | +45 | 0 comments
To Build a Better Ballot: an interactive guide to alternative voting systems
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2021-04-18 | +11 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2021-04-18 | +11 | 0 comments
Quadratic Payments: A Primer (Vitalik Buterin, 2019)
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2021-04-05 | +30 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2021-04-05 | +30 | 0 comments
Is The YouTube Algorithm Radicalizing You? It’s Complicated.
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2021-03-01 | +44 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2021-03-01 | +44 | 0 comments
How can non-biologists contribute to wild animal welfare?
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2021-02-17 | +15 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2021-02-17 | +15 | 0 comments
[Podcast] Ajeya Cotra on worldview diversification and how big the future could...
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2021-01-22 | +57 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2021-01-22 | +57 | 0 comments
What I believe, part 1: Utilitarianism | Sunyshore
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2021-01-10 | +10 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2021-01-10 | +10 | 0 comments
What is the marginal impact of a small donation to an EA Fund?
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2020-11-23 | +12 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2020-11-23 | +12 | 0 comments
Which terms should we use for "developing countries"?
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2020-11-16 | +7 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2020-11-16 | +7 | 0 comments
Is Technology Actually Making Things Better? – Pairagraph
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2020-10-01 | +16 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2020-10-01 | +16 | 0 comments
Planning my birthday fundraiser for October 2020
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2020-09-12 | +23 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2020-09-12 | +23 | 0 comments
Is existential risk more pressing than other ways to improve the long-term...
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2020-08-20 | +23 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2020-08-20 | +23 | 0 comments
What opportunities are there to use data science in global priorities research?
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2020-08-18 | +15 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2020-08-18 | +15 | 0 comments
Are some SDGs more important than others? Revealed country priorities from four...
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2020-08-16 | +10 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2020-08-16 | +10 | 0 comments
How strong is the evidence of unaligned AI systems causing harm?
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2020-07-21 | +31 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2020-07-21 | +31 | 0 comments
What norms about tagging should the EA Forum have?
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2020-07-14 | +11 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2020-07-14 | +11 | 0 comments
Does generality pay? GPT-3 can provide preliminary evidence.
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2020-07-12 | +21 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2020-07-12 | +21 | 0 comments
Which countries are most receptive to more immigration?
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2020-07-06 | +19 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2020-07-06 | +19 | 0 comments
Idea for a YouTube show about effective altruism
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2020-04-24 | +28 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2020-04-24 | +28 | 0 comments
How effective are financial incentives for reaching D&I goals? Should EA orgs...
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2020-03-24 | +6 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2020-03-24 | +6 | 0 comments
What are some software development needs in EA causes?
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2020-03-06 | +10 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2020-03-06 | +10 | 0 comments
Does the President Matter as Much as You Think? | Freakonomics Radio
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2020-02-10 | +5 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2020-02-10 | +5 | 0 comments
Prioritizing among the Sustainable Development Goals
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2020-02-07 | +8 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2020-02-07 | +8 | 0 comments
What are the most pressing issues in short-term AI policy?
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2020-01-14 | +9 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2020-01-14 | +9 | 0 comments
Has pledging 10% made meeting other financial goals substantially more difficult...
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2020-01-09 | +15 | 0 comments
by BrownHairedEevee @ 2020-01-09 | +15 | 0 comments