William MacAskill

@willmacaskill

Associate Professor in Philosophy, Oxford University; cofounder of 80,000 Hours & Giving What We Can; author of Doing Good Better,a guide to effective altruism.

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    Doing Good Better by Review: "If you read this book, you'll change the charities you donate to"

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  2. Aug 21

    Great New Statesman discussion of EA by my favourite pop philosopher - convinced you to donate? ;)

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  3. Aug 21

    Thanks for the excellent review! Last paragraph nailed it!

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    Aug 20 Hsinchu County, Taiwan

    Just read an article on my latest must-read book by - a much needed manual for "effective altruism."

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    "if you read this book, you'll change the charities you donate to" Great review by of

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  6. Aug 20

    Haha thanks! You're an inspiration!

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    Aug 20

    1 of the highlights on was spending time talking with - A true servant leader! His vision makes the world better!

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    Aug 12

    If you want to have a social impact (real, not symbolic or feel-good), what's the best career for you?

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  9. Aug 19

    Let's do it!

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    Aug 18

    Do you want to make a difference in people's lives? shows you how

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    Aug 18

    Fascinating piece on the relatively unknown man who might be "the best person who ever lived" via

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    Aug 17

    Doing good is no place for emotion. A look at effective altruism with & :

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    Aug 17

    Missed Friday's w/ on how nonprofits can do good better? Listen now:

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    Aug 17

    Doing good better: on Effective Altruism | my latest for Nonprofit Chronicles

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  16. Aug 17

    Free range eggs: depends on the country. UK animal welfare standards pretty good; US pretty abysmal.

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  17. Aug 17

    You can make delicious vegan cakes! And certainly bread and pasta with no eggs.

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    Aug 17

    The best person who ever lived is an unknown Ukrainian man. via

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    Aug 16

    pre-Demo Day prep

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  20. Aug 16

    If the strongest criticism of EA is that we don't yet know what drives innovation, I think we're doing pretty well!

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