Effective Altruism @EffectvAltruism
Effective altruism is a community that uses evidence and reason to find the best ways to improve the world. Retweet ≠ endorsement. (Account run by @CentreforEA) effectivealtruism.org Joined March 2015-
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The Rapid Market Screening (RMS) project is the first analysis of its kind that we are aware of. Support for this pioneering research comes from @GiveWell, the @EffectvAltruism Global Health and Development Fund, and @open_phil. Learn more: pureearth.org/rapid-market-s…
In 2021, Pure Earth launched an ambitious project to analyze lead contamination in 5000+ consumer products in 25 low- and middle-income countries.
Today is #WorldMalariaDay. Every 2 minutes, a child dies from malaria—a preventable tragedy. Supporting charities like @AgainstMalaria and @FightingMalaria can prevent deaths from malaria for ~$5000 as well as preventing illness in many more people.
Why do we incentivize childhood vaccinations in Nigeria? Low vaccination rates have a direct impact on under-5 mortality rates. Our 2023 Annual Report talks about some of the ways we work with partners to turn this devastating truth into better futures: bit.ly/NI-AnnualRepor…
Stefan Schubert @StefanFSchubert
28K Followers 2K Following Philosophy, psychology, and effective altruism.
Qualy the lightbulb @QualyThe
7K Followers 319 Following Official Unofficial EA mascot. I'm here to make friends and maximise utility, and I'm all out of neglected altruistic opportunities
Robert Wiblin @robertwiblin
34K Followers 643 Following Exploring the inviolate sphere of ideas one interview at a time: https://t.co/2YMw00bkIQ
Richard Ngo @RichardMCNgo
35K Followers 1K Following What would we need to understand in order to design an amazing future? Figuring that out @openai
Kelsey Piper @KelseyTuoc
27K Followers 544 Following Senior writer at Vox's Future Perfect. [email protected]
Habiba @FreshMangoLassi
4K Followers 523 Following Co-founder @SpiroTB - new TB screening and prevention charity focused on children https://t.co/sBf6ONGMSL
Hannah Ritchie @_HannahRitchie
85K Followers 1K Following Deputy Editor @OurWorldinData / Researcher at @UniofOxford / Honorary Fellow at @EdinburghUni @EdCentreCC / Not the End of the World: https://t.co/FoINhggvoR
Peter Singer @PeterSinger
125K Followers 183 Following Author: The Buddhist and the Ethicist, Animal Liberation Now, Ethics in the Real World, The Most Good You Can Do, The Life You Can Save.
Max Roser @MaxCRoser
287K Followers 1K Following Data to understand global problems and research to make progress against them. Founder of @OurWorldInData / Professor at @UniofOxford's @BlavatnikSchool
Frances Lorenz @frances__lorenz
4K Followers 537 Following ✨ I share my feelings, post lil jokes for the girlies, and often discuss effective altruism ✨ I also work on the EA Global team at CEA (views my own)
Amanda Askell @AmandaAskell
26K Followers 653 Following Philosopher & ethicist teaching models to be good @AnthropicAI. Personal account. All opinions come from my training data.
Holly ⏸️ Elmore @ilex_ulmus
4K Followers 453 Following Dedicated to the protection and thriving of sentient beings. PhD in evo bio. Executive Director of @PauseAIUS. Opinions not necessarily those of the org.
Rob Miles (✈️ Tok.. @robertskmiles
18K Followers 789 Following Explaining AI Alignment to anyone who'll stand still for long enough, on YouTube and Discord. Music, movies, microcode, and high-speed pizza delivery
Daniel Eth (yes, Eth .. @daniel_271828
7K Followers 788 Following AI alignment & memes | "known for his humorous and insightful tweets" - Bing/GPT-4 | prev: @FHIOxford
Rob Bensinger ⏹️ @robbensinger
8K Followers 302 Following Comms @MIRIBerkeley. RT = increased vague psychological association between myself and the tweet.
Grace Adams @gracevadams
1K Followers 282 Following Head of Marketing @GivingWhatWeCan Just doing my best 😌 All opinions are my own
Michael Plant @MichaelDPlant
3K Followers 589 Following Moral philosopher and happiness nerd. Founder and Research Director, @HappierLivesIns. Postdoctoral Fellow @OxWellResearch @UniofOxford. All views yours...
Ella Abung @IamErhmma
1 Followers 15 Following
Vernon 🌆🔰 @Veron_Walker01
118 Followers 394 Following Comp Sci and Poli sci undergrad who likes elections and housing policy | SocLib | University of Colorado Boulder | He/Him | pfp @Vjizta7
jonk5266 @jonk5266
107 Followers 465 Following
Dr Robert Laidlaw @CosmeticTechDoc
2K Followers 2K Following Gadigal of the Eora Nation land always was and always will be | entrepreneur | #cosmeticinjectables | Cosmetic Doctor | #exponential |
Lillian Aronson @AronsonLillian
20 Followers 124 Following Hungarian American analyst currently based in Budapest 🌎
Jake Ushida @JakeUshida
1 Followers 5 Following
Junjun Zhuang @junj42441
0 Followers 5 Following "Early adopter passionate about digital marketing | MBA from Schulich School of Business | Constantly evolving strategies to stay ahead in the digital realm | L
Chhavi Rana @ozchhavi
60 Followers 191 Following Prediction analyst and connoisseur of adventures in life. Gallivantor. RT not endorsement
Wholesome Outreach Ce.. @woctr91088
0 Followers 9 Following Promoting truth, empowerment, critical thinking, and digital literacy to maximize human flourishing and prevent existential risks for all of humanity.
Skyller @SkyllerF97
4 Followers 26 Following ✨A place for my personal interests/beliefs✨ Forex • Fitness • Cars • Video Games • Dogs • Firearms • Animal Rescue • Combat Sports • Logical Vegan • Transmed •
Sam Chapman @SamChapman12
26 Followers 559 Following
S.A.F.E. - Supporting.. @SupportAbort
543 Followers 481 Following We support the grassroots activists helping people get abortions across Europe. Knowledge collection, training, funding and more. #SupportingAbortions4Ever
JiWilhelmsen @JiWilhelms64259
46 Followers 744 Following
Angela Ng @pigkk9975
47 Followers 47 Following
Kris Cools @NeoKrisC
43 Followers 321 Following Mens, Natuur & Tech (relatie) Ontrafelaar Through Applied & Deep (Soc) Science, History, Ecology, Insects, Geekiness, Love & Humor
Josh Lanham @joshlanhams
88 Followers 256 Following
Mark Lenny @MarkLenny5
316 Followers 255 Following
Dan Falk @danfalk
6K Followers 4K Following Covering science for @CBCQuirks @undarkmag @SmithsonianMag @QuantaMagazine @DiscoverMag @natgeo & elsewhere; 3rd book = The Science of Shakespeare
Jessica Simpkin @jsimpkinn
3 Followers 54 Following
Kjersti Mellingen @Smellycat_1983
9 Followers 58 Following Concerned about lack of #climateaction in world leaders. I always wanted the future to come fast, but now I dont.
Mattpies @Mattpies1
74 Followers 538 Following
Klopp and Kop @AlonOdet
50 Followers 325 Following
Jemima Sherpa @jemima_sherpa
1K Followers 391 Following
Herman Waita @HermanWaita
4K Followers 2K Following I am the second creation of Mama Waita. All else flows from that.
Orlando Rivera @oars311
311 Followers 2K Following maker, hacker, DIYer, tinkerer, IoT, móviles, Electronica, Telecomunicaciones, Aviación
Noam @noamission
52 Followers 80 Following
María V. Leone @mariavleone
11 Followers 120 Following Residente de Infectología en 🇦🇷. Esp. Medicina Interna
John Woolschlager @drwoolsch
2 Followers 20 Following JOHN WOOLSCHLAGER Ph.D. author and sustainability advocate.
Sepe Ahtosalo @SAhtosalo
17 Followers 43 Following Jos joku juttuni vaikuttaa tyhmältä, et vain tajunnut sokraattista ironiaani, ja oletkin itse ihan tyhmä!
Dylan Collins MD DPhi.. @DrDylanCollins
975 Followers 881 Following Emergency Doctor by night, health systems by day. Interested in effective altruism and global health. MD @ubcemed DPhil @OxPrimaryCare via @rhodes_trust 🌐🦟🚑
Futurando @futurandoX
21 Followers 101 Following
zero astre @Z0ASTRE
62 Followers 230 Following
Liu Zihe @purplecrane02
51 Followers 418 Following
Shubhangi Gokhale @Shubha_mts
5 Followers 54 Following Tokyo, International law, AI, digital currencies
Zlata @StefanovicZlata
1 Followers 33 Following
aus_effendi @aus_effendi
1K Followers 2K Following oracle apps dba, redhat linux admin, vmware admin, triathlete, rock band drummer, kitty petter, leprechaun
Wilson King @WilsonMKing
312 Followers 474 Following Incoming PhD @AREBerkeley • Pre-Doctoral Fellow @UCSanDiego/@JPAL • Meta-Science, Development Economics, Global Health, et al • 🏃♂️🧗♂️🗺🌈
Mr. X @USAForAfricaNow
190 Followers 1K Following
Gabriel G @GabrielGlante
1 Followers 40 Following
Louisiraleron @louisirale98635
62 Followers 802 Following
Stacey Khizder @staceykhizder
2K Followers 2K Following Writer, producer, storyteller. Making TV for @MSNBC | Formerly @nbcnews 2020 Politics Unit | RTs & likes ≠ endorsement
bee @misskay90_k
507 Followers 2K Following
Peter Wildeford @peterwildeford
10K Followers 367 Following Pro forecaster w/ good track record. Seeking to understand + manage risks from advanced AI systems. - Co-CEO @RethinkPriors - Chief Advisory Executive @iapsAI
Robert Wiblin @robertwiblin
34K Followers 643 Following Exploring the inviolate sphere of ideas one interview at a time: https://t.co/2YMw00bkIQ
Kelsey Piper @KelseyTuoc
27K Followers 544 Following Senior writer at Vox's Future Perfect. [email protected]
Hannah Ritchie @_HannahRitchie
85K Followers 1K Following Deputy Editor @OurWorldinData / Researcher at @UniofOxford / Honorary Fellow at @EdinburghUni @EdCentreCC / Not the End of the World: https://t.co/FoINhggvoR
Peter Singer @PeterSinger
125K Followers 183 Following Author: The Buddhist and the Ethicist, Animal Liberation Now, Ethics in the Real World, The Most Good You Can Do, The Life You Can Save.
Alexander Berger @albrgr
11K Followers 2K Following Enjoys a good applied micro paper. CEO of @open_phil. Views my own, tweets self-destruct every once in a while.
Lewis Bollard @Lewis_Bollard
7K Followers 844 Following Farm Animal Welfare Program Officer @open_phil. Views are my own. For more, sign up to my research newsletter: https://t.co/5DX9QNKo3R
Jack Clark @jackclarkSF
68K Followers 5K Following @AnthropicAI, ONEAI OECD, co-chair @indexingai, writer @ https://t.co/3vmtHYkaTu Past: @openai, @business @theregister. Neural nets, distributed systems, weird futures
Giving What We Can @givingwhatwecan
13K Followers 2K Following We are a community of effective givers. We inspire people to give more, and give more effectively. Follow us for charity updates and effective giving news 📰
Our World in Data @OurWorldInData
299K Followers 20 Following Data and research to understand big global problems and make progress against them. Based out of @UniOfOxford, founded by @MaxCRoser. @[email protected]
Alyssa Vance @alyssamvance
6K Followers 3K Following Senior Data Scientist, Blue Rose Research. AI engineer, futurist, neophile, machine explorer. Email me: [email protected]
GiveDirectly💸 @GiveDirectly
34K Followers 5K Following Send money to people living in poverty, no strings attached. In Bangladesh, DRC, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, & U.S.
Center for Effective .. @CEGA_UC
7K Followers 539 Following We generate innovative research policymakers use to reduce global poverty. Follow our #openscience (@UCBITSS) & #inequality initiatives (@Berkeley_OLab).
High Impact Athletes @HIAorg
768 Followers 566 Following Connecting World-Class Athletes and World-Class Charities. We exist to turn the sporting sector into a force for good.
EAGxVirtual @EAGxVirtual
38 Followers 6 Following EAGxVirtual is a conference that aims to provide action-oriented content on solving the world’s most pressing problems and give voice to many stories of impact
Center for Global Dev.. @CGDev
734K Followers 3K Following The leading think-and-do tank for #globaldev 🌍 Celebrating 20 yrs of independent research & ideas for global prosperity. #CGDtalks [email protected]
Federation of America.. @scientistsorg
28K Followers 488 Following Striving for a safer world since 1945.
The Humane League UK @humaneleagueuk
11K Followers 7K Following We exist to end the abuse of animals raised for food. We are #ForTheAnimals
Insect Welfare Resear.. @InsectWRS
508 Followers 729 Following Connecting the global community of insect welfare researchers and stakeholders.
Wild Animal Initiativ.. @forwildanimals
2K Followers 324 Following Accelerating science that helps wild animals. Recommended by @AnimalCharityEv, 2020-2023.
NTI @NTI_WMD
22K Followers 1K Following We’re transforming global security by driving systemic solutions to nuclear and biological threats imperiling humanity.
Bruce Friedrich @BruceGFriedrich
13K Followers 555 Following founder & president, @GoodFoodInst * we're hiring: https://t.co/BvXkWh97IY * TED (2.4m views): https://t.co/UnLNTChCoC * Making Sense: https://t.co/hDNTjfikUm *grateful*
Jaime Yassif @JaimeYassif
1K Followers 257 Following Vice President @NTI_WMD, biophysicist. Working to strengthen biotech governance, biosecurity, pandemic preparedness. Formerly @open_phil, DoD CTR, @FAScientists
Faunalytics @faunalytics
5K Followers 2K Following We empower animal advocates to be more effective through research, analysis, strategies, and messages. Support us in fostering a data-driven animal movement.
Johns Hopkins Center .. @JHSPH_CHS
665K Followers 1K Following The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security works to protect people’s health from the consequences of epidemics and disasters. RTs not endorsement.
Fortify Health @fortify_health
257 Followers 176 Following Fortify Health works to reduce and prevent iron deficiency anaemia. https://t.co/aFHx8fTPig
Works in Progress @WorksInProgMag
10K Followers 19 Following Works in Progress (at @stripe) is an online magazine about new & underrated ways to improve the world. Please DM pitches.
Aquatic Life Institut.. @aquaticlifeins
760 Followers 388 Following Creating a better future for aquatic animals
Rethink Priorities @RethinkPriors
3K Followers 52 Following Uncovering actionable insights for making the world a better place.
Malaria Consortium @FightingMalaria
30K Followers 939 Following We're dedicated to the comprehensive control of malaria and other childhood infectious and neglected tropical diseases. A @GiveWell top-rated charity.
Effective Altruism Gl.. @ea_global
568 Followers 42 Following EAG and EAGx conferences bring together a wide network of people who have made helping others a core part of their lives.
Hear This Idea @hearthisidea
795 Followers 189 Following Good ideas for big problems. Episodes (nearly) every other week. Hosted by @finmoorhouse and @lucafrighetti.
Toby Ord @tobyordoxford
17K Followers 138 Following Senior Researcher at Oxford University. Author — The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity.
Gates Foundation @gatesfoundation
2.1M Followers 1K Following Partners of Human Potential | When you get the right partners together, the potential is endless.
Humane Society Intern.. @HSIGlobal
153K Followers 18 Following Humane Society International works around the globe to promote the human-animal bond and confront cruelty to animals in all of its forms.
Joe Carlsmith @jkcarlsmith
4K Followers 305 Following Senior research analyst @open_phil. Opinions my own.
Rutger Bregman @rcbregman
390K Followers 377 Following Historian. Author of 'Utopia for Realists' (2014) and 'Humankind' (2020).
Lead Exposure Elimina.. @LeadElimination
515 Followers 20 Following LEEP is an international NGO working to reduce lead poisoning and improve the health, wellbeing and potential of children worldwide.
Juan @juan_cambeiro
2K Followers 3K Following
The Centre for Long-T.. @LongResilience
2K Followers 507 Following Independent think tank focusing on transforming resilience to extreme AI and biological risks - both in the UK and internationally.
Nikki Teran @DrNikkiTeran
1K Followers 439 Following Yes, I would love to explain that bio thing to you. @Stanford Genetics PhD. Senior Biosecurity Fellow @IFP. Leveraging policy against pandemics. Teran like 🦖
Institute for Progres.. @IFP
12K Followers 29 Following A think tank for accelerating scientific, technological, and industrial progress. Follow our team: https://t.co/CC0MxWfh3X
Centre for Effective .. @CentreforEA
460 Followers 2 Following Building a global community of people thinking carefully about the world’s biggest problems and taking action to solve them
Leah Garces @leah_garces
4K Followers 1K Following CEO & Pres of @MercyForAnimals, author of GRILLED: Turning Adversaries Into Allies to Change the Chicken Industry, founder of @CompassionUSA, mom to 3 🌟 kids
New Incentives @NewIncentives
2K Followers 908 Following New Incentives provides small cash incentives to increase childhood vaccinations and cost-effectively save lives. A @GiveWell top charity.
Benjamin Todd @ben_j_todd
12K Followers 143 Following Founder @80000Hours Writing about what to do about AI, doing good, and using research to have a nice life 🦑
EA Forum Posts @EAForumPosts
2K Followers 1 Following Top posts from the Effective Altruism Forum. Created by @nikosbosse, run by the Online team at @CentreforEA
Carl Robichaud @CarlRobichaud
3K Followers 1K Following Program Officer on nuclear policy at Longview Philanthropy (https://t.co/6eU578JpPT). Opinions are my own. Twitter is a strange game, the only winning move is not to play.
Miranda Zhang @mirandahzhang
1K Followers 1K Following suffering reduction, AI safety, animal welfare, affordable housing. 💖 opinions my own.
Ben Grodeck @benleo_econ
3K Followers 3K Following Postdoc @UniofExeter | Experimental & Behavioural Econ | Interested in Altruism, Cooperation, and Morality| EA | Animal Welfare | PhD @MonashUni
Chris Bakerlee @cwbakerlee
571 Followers 815 Following Biosecurity & Pandemic Preparedness @ OpenPhil. Views my own. To provide feedback or connect re: other concerns: https://t.co/TJr60xLp0CThe Rapid Market Screening (RMS) project is the first analysis of its kind that we are aware of. Support for this pioneering research comes from @GiveWell, the @EffectvAltruism Global Health and Development Fund, and @open_phil. Learn more: pureearth.org/rapid-market-s…
In 2021, Pure Earth launched an ambitious project to analyze lead contamination in 5000+ consumer products in 25 low- and middle-income countries.
This year's campaign slogan for #WorldImmunizationWeek is #HumanlyPossible. This week we'll look at some of the people doing the necessary and demanding work to protect children from vaccine-preventable diseases. who.int/campaigns/worl…
What inspires you to speak up and take action for farmed animals? This year, @MercyForAnimals is honored that Joseph Morgan will present at our 25th anniversary gala on Saturday, April 20! 🙌🎉💕 Virtual tickets are still available at MFAGala.com. 🧡@JosephMorgan
Happy #Oscars week! We're live with a new campaign and a simple message: #Oppenheimer is history, but nuclear weapons are not. With billboards and posters across LA, an open letter from top actors and artists, and more coming, let's #MakeNukesHistory bit.ly/3P7UhHT
This @gavi article highlights the impact of @NewIncentives on millions of babies in Nigeria. We're proud to support this work and to recommend New Incentives as one of our top charities.
.@NewIncentives is a non-profit organisation in Nigeria that gives disadvantaged nursing mothers living in remote areas small cash incentives to ensure their children can access routine immunisation. Learn how “cashvocacy” is having an “amazing impact”: bit.ly/4bxsNEY
If you're in or near Barcelona, I hope to see you on Thursday night! Deets here: futurefood.confetti.events (talk is 18:30-19:30, then 90 minutes of networking/socializing, i.e., the good part!) Many thanks to @norrskenBCN, @NakedInno, + @EffectvAltruism Barcelona for sponsoring!
Our interactive capacity statement on integrated community case management is now available! Learn how we're supporting universal health coverage and expanding access to life-saving services. 🏥💻 brnw.ch/21wGA17
This is a huge win for risky policy change global health effective altruism! When GiveWell granted CGD money to pursue this in 2021 this outcome was basically their best case scenario. (givewell.org/research/incub…)
In low and middle income countries, 1 in every 2 children has elevated levels of lead in their blood. This is an enormous threat to public health – but a problem that we can take action to address right now. Tune in @ 9am EST tomorrow for more. #WEF24 weforum.org/events/world-e…
What better way to recognize our 2 millionth enrollment than with cake at various celebrations earlier this year? Congratulations and thank you to our staff and stakeholders for all your hard work in achieving this milestone and so many others in 2023!
We are thrilled to see @BillGates endorsement of our partner @GiveWell's research! linkedin.com/posts/williamh…
Thank you for recommending GiveWell as a resource to find effective opportunities to give back, @BillGates - we're grateful for your support! bit.ly/41kaIFY
Nuclear energy can be an important part of the solution to climate change but it must be done safely and securely. That's why our new Playbook explores how countries without nuclear energy infrastructure can address complexities to securely scale up new nuclear energy projects.
Last week of October, we participated in EAG Boston 2023. Our team members, Bret Homer (Recruitment and Selection Officer) and James Che (Research Analyst), presented a session on how CE is scaling its impact as a meta-organization. Thank you to the organizers!
The Humane League is proud to announce that @AnimalCharityEv has named us as a recommended charity—for the tenth year in a row! thl.link/3MBV8iO 🎉🎉
In October, Rika Gabriel, our Outreach Officer, joined the Community Builders in Asia Retreat and EAGx Philippines. Rika gave a talk, hosted office hours and had numerous 1-on-1 conversations. A huge thank you to the organizers for providing the opportunity to connect!
Thanks so much, @EffectvAltruism, for celebrating with us and for helping us achieve this exciting milestone! 💉👶🏾
An exciting milestone for @NewIncentives: they've enrolled 1,089,573 babies this year to receive vaccines, which is more than the total number of enrollments from all previous years combined!
I really loved the recent 80k episode on preventing the release of novel pathogens
Handy graphic from the blog post version of this paper on arguments for and against "explosive economic growth" from AI (aka at least tenfold increase in growth rates aka >= 30% YoY growth).
We assess if AI will accelerate economic growth by as much as growth accelerated during the industrial revolution, digging into growth theory, bottlenecks, feasibility of regulation, AI reliability/alignment, etc. Takeaway: acceleration looks plausible arxiv.org/abs/2309.11690
We just announced a plan to allocate $300 million toward charities recommended by @GiveWell from 2023 through 2025: openphilanthropy.org/research/our-p… We see GiveWell as the gold standard for donors seeking evidence-backed giving opportunities, and we're proud to support their work.
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