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Research & Updates
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June 2016
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Concrete Problems in AI Safety
Date
June 22, 2016
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Potential Risks from Advanced AI
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July 2015
September 2014
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David Roodman’s Draft Writeup on Immigration and Current Residents’ Wages
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September 03, 2014
Focus Area
Immigration Policy
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October 2013
September 2017
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Deterrence Is De Minimis
Date
September 24, 2017
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Criminal Justice Reform
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September 2015
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Differential Technological Development: Some Early Thinking
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September 30, 2015
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Scientific Research
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November 2022
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Does putting kids in school now put money in their pockets later? Revisiting a natural experiment in Indonesia
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November 23, 2022
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Global Health & Development
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October 2016
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Efforts to Improve the Accuracy of Our Judgments and Forecasts
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October 25, 2016
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July 2013
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Empowerment and Catastrophic Risk
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July 18, 2013
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks
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October 2014
June 2019
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Explaining Our Bet on Sherlock Biosciences’ Innovations in Viral Diagnostics
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June 10, 2019
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Scientific Research
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January 2014
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Exploring Life Sciences Funding
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January 07, 2014
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Scientific Research
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October 2013
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Exploring Policy-Oriented Philanthropy
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October 24, 2013
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Global Health & Wellbeing
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April 2014
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Finding Giving Opportunities in Malaria Control/Elimination
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April 30, 2014
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January 2018
Title
Fish: The Forgotten Farm Animal
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January 18, 2018
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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March 2020
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Forecasting the COVID-19 Pandemic
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March 17, 2020
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Biosecurity & Pandemic Preparedness
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May 2015
October 2013
June 2015
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Geomagnetic Storms: An Introduction to the Risk
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June 29, 2015
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Global Catastrophic Risks
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July 2015
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Geomagnetic Storms: History’s Surprising, if Tentative, Reassurance
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July 02, 2015
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks
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July 2015
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Geomagnetic Storms: Using Extreme Value Theory to Gauge the Risk
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July 13, 2015
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks
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June 2012
March 2014
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GiveWell Labs – Progress in 2013 and Plans for 2014
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March 05, 2014
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September 2013
April 2013