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Global Priorities Research: Methods, Ethics, and Impact

Discover how rigorous research shapes decisions on humanity's most pressing challenges.

Medha Deb·10 min read

Why Startups Fail: The Hidden Power of Shared Values

Discover how value alignment, not just skills, drives startup performance and long-term resilience.

Medha Deb·10 min read

Daniel Ellsberg, the Pentagon Papers, and the Nuclear Doomsday Machine

How Daniel Ellsberg exposed nuclear danger, challenged secrecy, and reshaped debates about existential risk and moral…

Sneha Tete·10 min read

How to Choose High-Impact Volunteer Opportunities

A practical guide to choosing, evaluating, and improving your volunteering so you help others more while…

Sneha Tete·11 min read

Effective Altruism’s New Funding Landscape: Talent, Governance, and Opportunity

How a surge in committed capital is reshaping priorities, constraints, and opportunities across the effective altruism…

Sneha Tete·11 min read

Why Long-Form Dialogue Matters for Complex Problems

Long-form interviews exploring humanity's most pressing challenges and career pathways.

Sneha Tete·9 min read

How Incentives Shape Aid Effectiveness in Global Development

How funding rules, political pressures, and measurement habits can quietly undermine the impact of global development…

Medha Deb·11 min read

The Most Important Unresolved Questions in Ethics

Exploring the deepest unresolved ethical dilemmas that shape how we live, govern, and plan for the…

Sneha Tete·12 min read

Why Nuclear Risk Is Rising in a More Complex World

Understanding nuclear risks and how to build a safer world before it's too late.

Medha Deb·11 min read

OpenAI’s Shift from Nonprofit to Public Benefit Corporation

How OpenAI’s nonprofit roots, hybrid structure, and pivot toward profit reveal deeper tensions in AI governance…

Sneha Tete·11 min read

Cash Transfers: Rethinking Aid for Global Poverty

How direct cash aid can stimulate local economies and transform lives in low-income regions.

Medha Deb·11 min read

Existential Risks: Why They Matter and How to Reduce Them

A practical guide to understanding, prioritising, and acting on the gravest threats to humanity’s long-term future.

Medha Deb·10 min read