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Research & Updates
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August 2017
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Ady Barkan, Campaign Director, Fed Up, Center for Popular Democracy
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August 10, 2017
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Macroeconomic Stabilization Policy
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August 2017
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Vox: There’s no evidence that immigrants hurt any American workers
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August 03, 2017
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Immigration Policy
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August 2017
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Scientific American: Disease Hunters Enlarge the Enemy to Get a Better Look
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August 01, 2017
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Scientific Innovation: Tools and Techniques
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July 2017
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The Economist: A promising means of pest control meets some evolutionary truths
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July 22, 2017
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Scientific Research
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July 2017
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Alan Durning, Founder and Executive Director, Sightline Institute
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July 12, 2017
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Land Use Reform
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June 2017
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Can We Knock Out Factory Farming’s Supports?
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June 28, 2017
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Farm Animal Welfare
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June 2017
June 2017
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Kristie De Peña, Immigration Policy Counsel, and Matthew La Corte, Immigration Policy Analyst, Niskanen Center
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June 22, 2017
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Immigration Policy
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June 2017
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Updating My Risk Estimate for the Geomagnetic “Big One”
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June 21, 2017
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Global Catastrophic Risks
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June 2017
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The New York Times: New Electrical Brain Stimulation Technique Shows Promise in Mice
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June 15, 2017
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Scientific Research
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June 2017
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The Open Philanthropy Project Is Now an Independent Organization
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June 12, 2017
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June 2017
June 2017
June 2017
May 2017
May 2017
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Why This Could Be the Year of the Broiler Chicken
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May 14, 2017
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Farm Animal Welfare
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May 2017
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May 2017 Update on Grant to Pew Charitable Trusts
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May 01, 2017
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Criminal Justice Reform
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April 2017
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New Report on Early Field Growth
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April 26, 2017
Focus Area
History of Philanthropy
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April 2017
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Carolina Macedo, Director of Farm Animal Campaigns, Fórum Nacional de Proteção e Defesa Animal
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April 14, 2017
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Farm Animal Welfare
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April 2017
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Why Are the US Corporate Cage-Free Campaigns Succeeding?
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April 11, 2017
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Farm Animal Welfare
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April 2017
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Some Case Studies in Early Field Growth
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April 09, 2017
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History of Philanthropy
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April 2017
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Professor Trevor Gaunt, Emeritus Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Cape Town
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April 04, 2017
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Other Areas
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April 2017
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April 2017 Update on Grant to the Future of Life Institute for Artificial Intelligence RFP
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April 01, 2017
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Potential Risks from Advanced AI
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March 2017
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Bruce Friedrich, Executive Director, and Clare Bland, Development Director, The Good Food Institute (GFI)
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March 27, 2017
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Farm Animal Welfare
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March 2017
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The Scientist: Pathway to Polio Virulence Revealed
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March 23, 2017
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Scientific Research
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March 2017
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David Alpert, President, and Sarah Guidi, Managing Director, Greater Greater Washington
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March 22, 2017
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Land Use Reform
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March 2017
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Dr. Josh Bivens, Director of Research, Economic Policy Institute
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March 21, 2017
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Macroeconomic Stabilization Policy
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March 2017
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Dr. Jared Bernstein, Senior Fellow, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
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March 21, 2017
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Macroeconomic Stabilization Policy
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March 2017
March 2017
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Professor Simon Nicholson, Co-Executive Director, Forum for Climate Engineering Assessment
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March 10, 2017
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Other Areas
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March 2017
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Sonja Trauss, Co-founder, California Renters Legal Advocacy and Education Fund (CaRLA)
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March 06, 2017
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Land Use Reform
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March 2017
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Technical and Philosophical Questions That Might Affect Our Grantmaking
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March 02, 2017
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February 2017
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David Coman-Hidy, President; Michelle Kucerak, Vice President, Development; and Aaron Ross, Vice President, Policy & Strategy, The Humane League
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February 28, 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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February 2017
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Lewis Bollard, Program Officer, Farm Animal Welfare, Open Philanthropy Project
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February 23, 2017
Focus Area
History of Philanthropy
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February 2017
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How Can We Achieve Breakthrough Change For Farm Animals?
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February 22, 2017
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Farm Animal Welfare
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February 2017
February 2017
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Dr. Chetana Mirle, Director, Farm Animals, and Elissa Lane, Deputy Director, Farm Animals, Humane Society International
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February 15, 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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February 2017
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Joe Coon, Kristie De Peña, Matthew La Corte, and Andrew Mills, Niskanen Center
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February 14, 2017
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Immigration Policy
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February 2017
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Nick Cooney, Executive Vice President, Mercy for Animals
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February 10, 2017
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Farm Animal Welfare
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February 2017
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Josh Balk, Vice President, Farm Animal Protection, The Humane Society of the United States
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February 09, 2017
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Farm Animal Welfare
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February 2017
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Jaya Bhumitra, International Director of Corporate Outreach, and Sharon Nuñez Gough, Executive Director, Animal Equality
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February 09, 2017
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Farm Animal Welfare
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February 2017
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Giving Suggestions Pertaining to Recent Executive Actions
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February 09, 2017
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February 2017
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Gauri Maulekhi, Trustee, People for Animals
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February 06, 2017
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Farm Animal Welfare
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January 2017
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Professor Keith Frankish, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, The Open University
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January 24, 2017
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Farm Animal Welfare
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January 2017
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Dr. Derek Shiller, Software Engineer, DailyPay
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January 24, 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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January 2017
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How Can We Improve US Policy for Farm Animals?
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January 20, 2017
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Farm Animal Welfare
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January 2017
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Nature: The new face of US science
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January 05, 2017
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Scientific Research
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December 2016
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Good Ventures and Giving Now vs. Later (2016 Update)
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December 28, 2016
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GiveWell-Recommended Charities
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December 2016
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Suggestions for Individual Donors from Open Philanthropy Project Staff – 2016
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December 14, 2016
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December 2016