About Effective Altruism
What is Effective Altruism?
Effective altruism is the project of using evidence and reason to figure out how to best contribute to helping others, and taking action on that basis.
It’s also a global movement of people committed to helping others through their careers, donations, and lives.
Introductory Resources
The EA Handbook is another introduction to some of the key ideas in effective altruism. (Our Intro Fellowship covers very similar content, so we recommend participating in the fellowship.)
Effective Altruism: An Introduction
Effective Altruism: An Introduction is a collection of ten top episodes of The 80,000 Hours Podcast, specifically selected to help listeners quickly get up to speed on the school of thought known as effective altruism.
80,000 Hours provides research and support to help students and recent graduates switch into careers that effectively tackle the world’s most pressing problems.
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