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Research & Updates
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September 2017
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Deterrence Is De Minimis
Date
September 24, 2017
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
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October 2018
Title
Devex: A new US development finance agency takes flight
Date
October 04, 2018
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
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January 2023
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Devex: Gates, USAID among Open Philanthropy’s $150M regrant contest winners
Date
January 12, 2023
Focus Area
Global Health & Wellbeing
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January 2022
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Devex: Open Philanthropy launches programs for South Asia, global aid work
Date
January 06, 2022
Focus Area
Global Aid Policy
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June 2015
Title
Diana Shineman, Director for Scientific Affairs, Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation
Date
June 08, 2015
Focus Area
Scientific Research
Content Type
March 2015
Title
Dick M. Carpenter II, Director of Strategic Research, Institute for Justice
Date
March 20, 2015
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Other Areas
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September 2015
Title
Differential Technological Development: Some Early Thinking
Date
September 30, 2015
Focus Area
Scientific Research
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July 2013
October 2018
Title
Discover Magazine: Meet the Biochemist Engineering Proteins From Scratch
Date
October 29, 2018
Focus Area
Scientific Research
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February 2020
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Documentaries and Farm Animals
Date
February 14, 2020
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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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
Date
November 23, 2022
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
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June 2012
Title
Donald Green, Professor of Political Science, Columbia University
Date
June 08, 2012
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Other Areas
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March 2013
Title
Doug Altman, Professor of Statistics in Medicine, University of Oxford, and David Moher University Research Chair in Systematic Reviews, University of Ottawa
Date
March 08, 2013
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Scientific Research
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January 2016
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Dr. Aaron Kesselheim, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Date
January 21, 2016
Focus Area
Scientific Research
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September 2016
Title
Dr. Adam Marblestone, MIT Synthetic Neurobiology Group and MIT Media Lab, and Dr. Eric Drexler, Future of Humanity Institute and Oxford Martin School
Date
September 01, 2016
Focus Area
Scientific Research
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January 2019
Title
Dr. Adam Marblestone, Research Scientist, Google DeepMind
Date
January 01, 2019
Focus Area
Potential Risks from Advanced AI
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November 2013
June 2015
Title
Dr. Allison DeFoor, Chairman, Florida State University Project on Accountable Justice (PAJ), and Deborrah Brodsky, Director, PAJ
Date
June 26, 2015
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
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March 2014
Title
Dr. Arthur Bienenstock, Professor Emeritus, Stanford University
Date
March 17, 2014
Focus Area
Scientific Research
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December 2015
Title
Dr. Bavesh Kana, Senior Researcher, University of the Witwatersrand
Date
December 16, 2015
Focus Area
Scientific Research
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January 2014
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Dr. Bruce Alberts, Professor of Biochemistry, University of California, San Francisco; former President, National Academy of Sciences
Date
January 29, 2014
Focus Area
Scientific Research
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February 2017
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Dr. Chetana Mirle, Director, Farm Animals, and Elissa Lane, Deputy Director, Farm Animals, Humane Society International
Date
February 15, 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
Content Type
November 2016
Title
Dr. Christopher Pickett, Director, Rescuing Biomedical Research
Date
November 16, 2016
Focus Area
Scientific Research
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January 2017
Title
Dr. Derek Shiller, Software Engineer, DailyPay
Date
January 24, 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
Content Type
February 2014
Title
Dr. Dermot Maher, International Portfolio Manager, The Wellcome Trust
Date
February 03, 2014
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
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July 2016
Title
Dr. Gary Drescher, Artificial intelligence researcher, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Date
July 18, 2016
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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April 2016
Title
Dr. George Wright, Professor of Strategy and Organization, University of Strathclyde
Date
April 07, 2016
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Other Areas
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November 2016
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Dr. James D. Rose, Professor Emeritus of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming
Date
November 18, 2016
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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March 2017
Title
Dr. Jared Bernstein, Senior Fellow, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Date
March 21, 2017
Focus Area
Macroeconomic Stabilization Policy
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September 2017
Title
Dr. Jared Bernstein, Senior Fellow, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Date
September 20, 2017
Focus Area
Macroeconomic Stabilization Policy
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November 2016
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Dr. Jared Bernstein, Senior Fellow, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Date
November 14, 2016
Focus Area
Macroeconomic Stabilization Policy
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March 2020
Title
Dr. Jess Riedel, Senior Research Scientist (Physics), NTT Research
Date
March 01, 2020
Focus Area
Potential Risks from Advanced AI
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May 2016
Title
Dr. João Breda, Programme Manager, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe
Date
May 17, 2016
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
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March 2017
Title
Dr. Josh Bivens, Director of Research, Economic Policy Institute
Date
March 21, 2017
Focus Area
Macroeconomic Stabilization Policy
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September 2017
Title
Dr. Josh Bivens, Director of Research, Economic Policy Institute
Date
September 18, 2017
Focus Area
Macroeconomic Stabilization Policy
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November 2016
Title
Dr. Josh Bivens, Research and Policy Director, and Dr. Ben Zipperer, Economist, Economic Policy Institute
Date
November 14, 2016
Focus Area
Macroeconomic Stabilization Policy
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June 2020
Title
Dr. Kate Storrs, Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow, Justus Liebig University
Date
June 11, 2020
Focus Area
Potential Risks from Advanced AI
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April 2014
Title
Dr. Martin Ruhs, Associate Professor of Political Economy and Senior Researcher, Oxford University
Date
April 23, 2014
Focus Area
Immigration Policy
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November 2017
Title
Dr. Michael Clemens, Co-Director of Migration, Displacement, and Humanitarian Policy, Center for Global Development
Date
November 29, 2017
Focus Area
Immigration Policy
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June 2016
Title
Dr. Michael Clemens, Senior Fellow, and Cynthia Rathinasamy, Program Coordinator, Migration and Development Team, Center for Global Development
Date
June 21, 2016
Focus Area
Immigration Policy
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December 2015
Title
Dr. Michael Clemens, Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development (CGD) and Cynthia Rathinasamy, Program Coordinator, Migration and Development Team (CGD)
Date
December 15, 2015
Focus Area
Immigration Policy
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November 2016
January 2020
Title
Dr. Michael Frank, Senior Technical Staff Member, Sandia National Laboratory
Date
January 22, 2020
Focus Area
Potential Risks from Advanced AI
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April 2014
Title
Dr. Neal Lane, – Senior Fellow in Science and Technology Policy, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy and Malcolm Gillis University Professor , Rice University,
Date
April 16, 2014
Focus Area
Scientific Research
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March 2020
Title
Dr. Paul Christiano, Researcher, OpenAI
Date
March 01, 2020
Focus Area
Potential Risks from Advanced AI
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May 2016
Title
Dr. Peter Eckersley, Chief Computer Scientist, and Dr. Jeremy Gillula, Staff Technologist, Electronic Frontier Foundation
Date
May 26, 2016
Focus Area
Potential Risks from Advanced AI
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August 2015
Title
Dr. Peter Eckersley, Chief Computer Scientist, Electronic Frontier Foundation
Date
August 04, 2015
Focus Area
Potential Risks from Advanced AI
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May 2015
Title
Dr. Peter Eckersley, Chief Computer Scientist, Electronic Frontier Foundation
Date
May 27, 2015
Focus Area
Potential Risks from Advanced AI
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April 2016
November 2013
Title
Dr. Stefano Bertozzi, Dean and Professor of Health Policy & Management, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
Date
November 20, 2013
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Content Type
February 2018
Title
Dr. Stephanie James, Director of Science, and Dr. Karen Tountas, Scientific Program Manager, Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH)
Date
February 14, 2018
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
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January 2019
Title
Dr. Stephen Larson, CEO of MetaCell and Co-founder of OpenWorm
Date
January 01, 2019
Focus Area
Potential Risks from Advanced AI
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June 2013
Title
Dr. Steve Solomon and Dr. Jean Patel, Office of Antimicrobial Resistance, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Date
June 18, 2013
Focus Area
Scientific Research
Content Type
December 2015
Title
Dr. Todd Moss, Chief Operating Officer and Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development and Kathy Smith, Director, Institutional Advancement, Center for Global Development
Date
December 15, 2015
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
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May 2015
Title
Edward Timmons, Assistant Professor of Economics, Saint Francis University
Date
May 25, 2015
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Other Areas
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September 2021
Title
EE Times: Building a Framework to Trust AI
Date
September 24, 2021
Focus Area
Potential Risks from Advanced AI
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October 2016
Title
Efforts to Improve the Accuracy of Our Judgments and Forecasts
Date
October 25, 2016
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Content Type
October 2019
Title
EicOsis Press Release: EicOsis receives $15MM grant from the National Institute of Drug Abuse to help fund trials of non-opioid pain therapy
Date
October 15, 2019
Focus Area
Scientific Research
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February 2013
Title
Elizabeth Iorns, Founder and CEO, Science Exchange
Date
February 26, 2013
Focus Area
Scientific Research
Content Type
May 2013
Title
Elizabeth West, Program Manager, FasterCures
Date
May 24, 2013
Focus Area
Scientific Research
Content Type
April 2013
Title
Elmar Kriegler, Senior Scientist, The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Date
April 18, 2013
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Other Areas
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July 2013
September 2019
Title
Engineers Without Borders USA: Creating Cold: The Chilling Challenge of Off-Grid Refrigeration for Developing Countries
Date
September 25, 2019
Focus Area
Scientific Research
Content Type
August 2013
Title
Environment for Business in Low-Income Countries
Date
August 01, 2013
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Content Type
January 2015
Title
Eric Drexler, Academic Visitor, Oxford Martin Programme on the Impacts of Future Technology, Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford
Date
January 23, 2015
Focus Area
Longtermism
Content Type
October 2014
Title
Eric Drexler, Academic Visitor, Oxford Martin Programme on the Impacts of Future Technology, Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford
Date
October 08, 2014
Focus Area
Longtermism
Content Type
April 2016
Title
Eric Lindblom, O’Neill Institute; Kristina DeMain and John Walsh, Washington Office on Latin America; and Graham Boyd, New Approach PAC
Date
April 28, 2016
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Other Areas
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September 2014
Title
Erika Gregory, Founding Director, N Square: The Crossroads for Nuclear Security Innovation
Date
September 22, 2014
Focus Area
Longtermism
Content Type
September 2016
Title
Evaluation of some technology forecasts from “The Year 2000”
Date
September 01, 2016
Focus Area
Content Type
April 2016
August 2015
Title
Excerpts from emails about ARNOVA grant
Date
August 01, 2015
Focus Area
History of Philanthropy
Content Type
October 2014
June 2019
Title
Explaining Our Bet on Sherlock Biosciences’ Innovations in Viral Diagnostics
Date
June 10, 2019
Focus Area
Scientific Research
Content Type
January 2014
Title
Exploring Life Sciences Funding
Date
January 07, 2014
Focus Area
Scientific Research
Content Type
October 2013
Title
Exploring Policy-Oriented Philanthropy
Date
October 24, 2013
Focus Area
Global Health & Wellbeing
Content Type
November 2013
September 2013
Title
Faith Rose and Sasha Zoueva, Investments Team, Children’s Investment Fund Foundation
Date
September 10, 2013
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
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November 2014
Title
Faith Rose, Education Sector Team Manager, Children’s Investment Fund Foundation
Date
November 04, 2014
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Content Type
June 2022
Title
Farm Animals at the Supreme Court
Date
June 16, 2022
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
Content Type
March 2016
March 2013
Title
Ferric Fang, Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Microbiology, University of Washington
Date
March 01, 2013
Focus Area
Scientific Research
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April 2021
Title
Financial Times: Air pollution: Asia’s deadliest public health crisis is not Covid
Date
April 27, 2021
Focus Area
South Asian Air Quality
Content Type
April 2014
Title
Finding Giving Opportunities in Malaria Control/Elimination
Date
April 30, 2014
Focus Area
Content Type
January 2018
Title
Fish: The Forgotten Farm Animal
Date
January 18, 2018
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
Content Type
September 2020
Title
Forbes: 2021 Breakthrough Prize Winners Announced: Researcher Who Developed Protein Design Technology Awarded $3 Million
Date
September 10, 2020
Focus Area
Scientific Research
Content Type
July 2020
Title
Forbes: A New 20-Minute Covid-19 Test Will Use CRISPR Gene Editing Technology To Deliver Results At The Doctor’s Office, Supermarket, Or Workplace
Date
July 01, 2020
Focus Area
Scientific Research
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March 2021
Title
Forbes: French Birds, Spanish Cows, Danish Minks: The Fight For Animals’ Rights In Europe
Date
March 19, 2021
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
Content Type
March 2019
Title
Forbes: With Launch Of New CRISPR Company, Competition Extends To Diagnostics
Date
March 21, 2019
Focus Area
Scientific Research
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March 2020
Title
Forecasting the COVID-19 Pandemic
Date
March 17, 2020
Focus Area
Biosecurity & Pandemic Preparedness
Content Type
May 2013
Title
Frank Baumgartner, Professor of Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Date
May 03, 2013
Focus Area
Other Areas
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August 2023
Title
Freakonomics Podcast: New Technologies Always Scare Us. Is A.I. Any Different?
Date
August 30, 2023
Focus Area
Potential Risks from Advanced AI
Content Type
May 2015
September 2023
Title
Future of Life Institute Podcast: Tom Davidson on How Quickly AI Could Automate the Economy
Date
September 08, 2023
Focus Area
Potential Risks from Advanced AI
Content Type
March 2014
Title
Gabriel Metcalf, Executive Director, SPUR
Date
March 31, 2014
Focus Area
Land Use Reform
Content Type
October 2013
Title
Gara LaMarche, President, Democracy Alliance; former President and CEO, Atlantic Philanthropies
Date
October 31, 2013
Focus Area
Global Health & Wellbeing
Content Type
May 2013
Title
Gara LaMarche, Senior Fellow, Wagner School of Public Service, New York University
Date
May 22, 2013
Focus Area
Global Health & Wellbeing
Content Type
September 2014
Title
Gary Samore, Executive Director for Research, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
Date
September 08, 2014
Focus Area
Longtermism
Content Type
February 2017
Title
Gauri Maulekhi, Trustee, People for Animals
Date
February 06, 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
Content Type
July 2014
Title
Gayle Martin, Senior Economist, World Bank; Program Leader, Service Delivery Indicators (SDI)
Date
July 30, 2014
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Content Type
April 2018