Lizka
I run the non-engineering side of the EA Forum (this platform), run the EA Newsletter, and work on some other content-related tasks at CEA. Please feel free to reach out! You can email me. [More about my job.]
Some of my favorite of my own posts:
- Disentangling "Improving Institutional Decision-Making"
- [Book rec] The War with the Newts as “EA fiction”
- Native languages in the EA community (and issues with assessing promisingness)
- EA should taboo "EA should"
- Invisible impact loss (and why we can be too error-averse)
I finished my undergraduate studies with a double major in mathematics and comparative literature in 2021. I was a research fellow at Rethink Priorities in the summer of 2021 and was then hired by the Events Team at CEA. I've since switched to the Online Team. In the past, I've also done some (math) research and worked at Canada/USA Mathcamp.
Some links I think people should see more frequently:
Posts
“Cool Things Our GHW Grantees Have Done in 2023” — Open Philanthropy
by Lizka @ 2024-05-08 | +42 | 0 comments
by Lizka @ 2024-05-08 | +42 | 0 comments
RAND report finds no effect of current LLMs on viability of bioterrorism attacks
by Lizka @ 2024-01-26 | +108 | 0 comments
by Lizka @ 2024-01-26 | +108 | 0 comments
2023: news on AI safety, animal welfare, global health, and more
by Lizka @ 2024-01-05 | +54 | 0 comments
by Lizka @ 2024-01-05 | +54 | 0 comments
Meet the candidates in the Forum’s Donation Election (2023)
by Lizka @ 2023-11-28 | +67 | 0 comments
by Lizka @ 2023-11-28 | +67 | 0 comments
How would your project use extra funding? (Marginal Funding Week)
by Lizka @ 2023-11-14 | +53 | 0 comments
by Lizka @ 2023-11-14 | +53 | 0 comments
Participate in the Donation Election and the first weekly theme (starting 7...
by Lizka @ 2023-11-02 | +84 | 0 comments
by Lizka @ 2023-11-02 | +84 | 0 comments
What do staff at CEA believe? (Evidence from a rough cause prio survey from...
by Lizka @ 2023-10-02 | +81 | 0 comments
by Lizka @ 2023-10-02 | +81 | 0 comments
AMA: Christian Ruhl (senior global catastrophic risk researcher at Founders...
by Lizka, christian.r @ 2023-09-26 | +68 | 0 comments
by Lizka, christian.r @ 2023-09-26 | +68 | 0 comments
AMA: Andy Weber (U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense from 2009-2014)
by Lizka, Andy Weber @ 2023-09-26 | +132 | 0 comments
by Lizka, Andy Weber @ 2023-09-26 | +132 | 0 comments
Writing about your job is (still) great — consider doing it
by Lizka @ 2023-09-08 | +34 | 0 comments
by Lizka @ 2023-09-08 | +34 | 0 comments
Are there diseconomies of scale in the reputation of communities?
by Lizka, Ben_West @ 2023-07-27 | +50 | 0 comments
by Lizka, Ben_West @ 2023-07-27 | +50 | 0 comments
AMA: We’re the Forum team (and we’re hiring). Ask us anything!
by Lizka @ 2023-07-05 | +64 | 0 comments
by Lizka @ 2023-07-05 | +64 | 0 comments
Productive criticism: running a draft past the people you’re criticizing
by Lizka @ 2023-06-15 | +38 | 0 comments
by Lizka @ 2023-06-15 | +38 | 0 comments
What are work practices that you’ve adopted that you now think are underrated?
by Lizka @ 2023-04-27 | +81 | 0 comments
by Lizka @ 2023-04-27 | +81 | 0 comments
EA & “The correct response to uncertainty is *not* half-speed”
by Lizka @ 2023-04-09 | +83 | 0 comments
by Lizka @ 2023-04-09 | +83 | 0 comments
Design changes & the community section (Forum update March 2023)
by Lizka, Agnes Stenlund, Ollie Etherington, Sarah Cheng @ 2023-03-21 | +64 | 0 comments
by Lizka, Agnes Stenlund, Ollie Etherington, Sarah Cheng @ 2023-03-21 | +64 | 0 comments
“Community” posts have their own section, subforums are closing, and more (Forum...
by Lizka, Sharang Phadke, Clifford @ 2023-02-10 | +135 | 0 comments
by Lizka, Sharang Phadke, Clifford @ 2023-02-10 | +135 | 0 comments
An update to our policies on revealing personal information on the Forum
by Lizka @ 2023-02-07 | +107 | 0 comments
by Lizka @ 2023-02-07 | +107 | 0 comments
Moving community discussion to a separate tab (a test we might run)
by Lizka, Clifford @ 2023-02-06 | +197 | 0 comments
by Lizka, Clifford @ 2023-02-06 | +197 | 0 comments
Karma overrates some topics; resulting issues and potential solutions
by Lizka, Ben_West @ 2023-01-30 | +287 | 0 comments
by Lizka, Ben_West @ 2023-01-30 | +287 | 0 comments
Niche vs. broad-appeal posts (& how this relates to usefulness/karma) (a sketch)
by Lizka @ 2022-12-17 | +34 | 0 comments
by Lizka @ 2022-12-17 | +34 | 0 comments
Why do you give (or pursue work in effective altruism)? (Open thread)
by Lizka @ 2022-12-01 | +27 | 0 comments
by Lizka @ 2022-12-01 | +27 | 0 comments
Effective giving subforum and other updates (bonus Forum update November 2022)
by Lizka @ 2022-11-28 | +42 | 0 comments
by Lizka @ 2022-11-28 | +42 | 0 comments
Where are you donating this year, and why? (Open thread)
by Lizka, MichaelA @ 2022-11-23 | +151 | 0 comments
by Lizka, MichaelA @ 2022-11-23 | +151 | 0 comments
Invisible impact loss (and why we can be too error-averse)
by Lizka @ 2022-10-06 | +129 | 0 comments
by Lizka @ 2022-10-06 | +129 | 0 comments
Winners of the EA Criticism and Red Teaming Contest
by Lizka, Owen Cotton-Barratt @ 2022-10-01 | +226 | 0 comments
by Lizka, Owen Cotton-Barratt @ 2022-10-01 | +226 | 0 comments
Agree/disagree voting (& other new features September 2022)
by Lizka @ 2022-09-07 | +142 | 0 comments
by Lizka @ 2022-09-07 | +142 | 0 comments
Vox on cash transfers vs "graduation programs" for fighting extreme poverty
by Lizka @ 2022-07-07 | +29 | 0 comments
by Lizka @ 2022-07-07 | +29 | 0 comments
Import your EAG(x) info to your profile & other new features (Forum update June...
by Lizka, Sarah Cheng, JP Addison, Jonathan Mustin @ 2022-07-01 | +67 | 0 comments
by Lizka, Sarah Cheng, JP Addison, Jonathan Mustin @ 2022-07-01 | +67 | 0 comments
Examples of someone admitting an error or changing a key conclusion
by Lizka @ 2022-06-27 | +47 | 0 comments
by Lizka @ 2022-06-27 | +47 | 0 comments
Follow and filter topics (& an update to the “Community” topic)
by Lizka, JP Addison @ 2022-06-09 | +40 | 0 comments
by Lizka, JP Addison @ 2022-06-09 | +40 | 0 comments
Announcing a contest: EA Criticism and Red Teaming
by Lizka, finm, jtm @ 2022-06-01 | +276 | 0 comments
by Lizka, finm, jtm @ 2022-06-01 | +276 | 0 comments
Stop scolding people for worrying about monkeypox (Vox article)
by Lizka @ 2022-05-31 | +39 | 0 comments
by Lizka @ 2022-05-31 | +39 | 0 comments
Forum Digest: reminder that it exists & request for feedback
by Lizka @ 2022-04-28 | +56 | 0 comments
by Lizka @ 2022-04-28 | +56 | 0 comments
Help with the Forum; wiki editing, giving feedback, moderation, and more
by Lizka @ 2022-04-20 | +88 | 0 comments
by Lizka @ 2022-04-20 | +88 | 0 comments
The accidental experiment that saved 700 lives (IRS & health insurance)
by Lizka @ 2022-04-19 | +42 | 0 comments
by Lizka @ 2022-04-19 | +42 | 0 comments
Pre-announcing a contest for critiques and red teaming
by Lizka, finm, jtm @ 2022-03-25 | +173 | 0 comments
by Lizka, finm, jtm @ 2022-03-25 | +173 | 0 comments
[Updated] EA conferences in 2022: save the dates
by Lizka, Amy Labenz @ 2022-02-09 | +123 | 0 comments
by Lizka, Amy Labenz @ 2022-02-09 | +123 | 0 comments
Vote on posts for the Decade Review (Deadline: February 1)
by Lizka, JP Addison @ 2022-01-24 | +26 | 0 comments
by Lizka, JP Addison @ 2022-01-24 | +26 | 0 comments
Native languages in the EA community (and issues with assessing promisingness)
by Lizka @ 2021-12-27 | +71 | 0 comments
by Lizka @ 2021-12-27 | +71 | 0 comments
Please post reflections on EA Global: London ($500 bounty)
by Lizka, Amy Labenz @ 2021-12-04 | +25 | 0 comments
by Lizka, Amy Labenz @ 2021-12-04 | +25 | 0 comments
Summary and Takeaways: Hanson's “Shall We Vote on Values, But Bet on Beliefs?”
by Lizka @ 2021-08-25 | +38 | 0 comments
by Lizka @ 2021-08-25 | +38 | 0 comments