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Research & Updates
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February 2015
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Mark Kleiman, Professor of Public Policy, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affair
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February 13, 2015
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Criminal Justice Reform
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February 2015
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Melanie Smith, PhD in biophysics, MD Candidate, University of California, San Francisco; Scientific Advisor, Open Philanthropy Project
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February 17, 2015
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Scientific Research
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February 2015
February 2015
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Notes from November Convening on Our Policy Priorities
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February 19, 2015
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Global Catastrophic Risks
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February 2015
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Thoughts on the Sandler Foundation
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February 24, 2015
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History of Philanthropy
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February 2015
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The Path to Biomedical Progress
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February 27, 2015
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Scientific Research
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March 2015
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SDI Update – March 2015
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March 01, 2015
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Global Health & Development
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March 2015
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Anna Upton, PhD, Director Biology, TB Alliance; Kari Frame, Senior Manager, Resource Mobilization, TB Alliance; Willo Brock, Senior Vice President, External Affairs, TB Alliance; Nader Fotouhi, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, TB Alliance
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March 04, 2015
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Scientific Research
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March 2015
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Open Philanthropy Project Update: U.S. Policy
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March 10, 2015
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Global Health & Wellbeing
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March 2015
March 2015
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Dena Dubal, Assistant Professor of Neurology and David Coulter Endowed Chair in Aging and Neurodegenerative Disease at the University of California, San Francisco
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March 10, 2015
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Scientific Research
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March 2015
March 2015
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Open Philanthropy Project Update: Global Catastrophic Risks
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March 11, 2015
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Global Catastrophic Risks
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March 2015
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Open Philanthropy Project: Progress in 2014 and Plans for 2015
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March 12, 2015
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March 2015
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Allison Snow, Professor, Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, Ohio State University
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March 17, 2015
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Biosecurity & Pandemic Preparedness
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March 2015
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Dick M. Carpenter II, Director of Strategic Research, Institute for Justice
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March 20, 2015
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Other Areas
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March 2015
March 2015
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Morris Kleiner, Professor of Labor Policy, Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
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March 23, 2015
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Other Areas
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March 2015
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Mark Post, Professor of Vascular Physiology and Chair of Physiology, Maastricht University
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March 24, 2015
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Farm Animal Welfare
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March 2015
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Investigating Neglected Goals in Scientific Research
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March 26, 2015
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Scientific Research
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March 2015
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Kevin Esvelt, Technology Development Fellow, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University
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March 31, 2015
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Biosecurity & Pandemic Preparedness
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April 2015
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Michael Webb, PhD Candidate in Economics, Stanford University and Research Associate, Institute for Fiscal Studies
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April 03, 2015
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Potential Risks from Advanced AI
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April 2015
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The New York Times: The Trader Who Donates Half His Pay
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April 04, 2015
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Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
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April 2015
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Translational Science and the “Valley of Death”
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April 09, 2015
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Scientific Research
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April 2015
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Breakthrough Fundamental Science
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April 14, 2015
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Scientific Research
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April 2015
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Advocacy for Improved or Increased U.S. Foreign Aid
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April 20, 2015
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Global Health & Wellbeing
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April 2015
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Science Policy and Infrastructure
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April 21, 2015
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Scientific Research
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April 2015
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Co-funding Partnership with Kaitlyn Trigger and Mike Krieger
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April 23, 2015
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April 2015
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Statement from Kaitlyn Trigger & Mike Krieger: Why We’re Partnering with the Open Philanthropy Project
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April 23, 2015
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April 2015
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A Scientist with 18 Years Experience in the Tissue Engineering Industry
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April 23, 2015
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Farm Animal Welfare
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April 2015
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Vox: You have $8 billion. You want to do as much good as possible. What do you do?
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April 24, 2015
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April 2015
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Bruce Miller, A.W. and Mary Margaret Clausen Distinguished Professor of Neurology, University of California at San Francisco
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April 28, 2015
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Scientific Research
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April 2015
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Mark Wilson, CEO; David Tovey, Editor in Chief; Kathelene Weiss, Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser
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April 30, 2015
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Global Health & Development
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May 2015
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David Holtzman, Andrew B. and Gretchen P. Jones Prof. and Chairman of Neurology; Prof. of Developmental Biology; and Associate Director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
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May 01, 2015
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Scientific Research
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May 2015
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Paul Christiano, PhD Student, Theory of Computing Group, University of California at Berkeley
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May 02, 2015
Focus Area
Potential Risks from Advanced AI
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May 2015
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Nick Bostrom, Director, Future of Humanity Institute, Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford
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May 04, 2015
Focus Area
Potential Risks from Advanced AI
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May 2015
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Peter Morin, Professor, Deparment of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, Rutgers University
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May 05, 2015
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Global Catastrophic Risks
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May 2015
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Our Updated Agenda for Science Philanthropy
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May 06, 2015
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Scientific Research
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May 2015
May 2015
May 2015
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Ady Barkan, Campaign Director of Fed Up, and Co-Director of Local Progress, the Center for Popular Democracy
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May 14, 2015
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Macroeconomic Stabilization Policy
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May 2015
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History of Philanthropy Case Study: Pew and Drug Safety Legislation
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May 15, 2015
Focus Area
History of Philanthropy
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May 2015
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Barak Richman, Edgar P. and Elizabeth C. Bartlett Professor of Law and Professor of Business Administration, Duke University School of Law
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May 22, 2015
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Other Areas
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May 2015
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Edward Timmons, Assistant Professor of Economics, Saint Francis University
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May 25, 2015
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Other Areas
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May 2015
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David Udell, Executive Director, National Center for Access to Justice, and Visiting Professor from Practice, Cardozo Law School
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May 25, 2015
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Other Areas
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May 2015
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Dr. Peter Eckersley, Chief Computer Scientist, Electronic Frontier Foundation
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May 27, 2015
Focus Area
Potential Risks from Advanced AI
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June 2015
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Jared Bernstein, Senior Fellow, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
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June 03, 2015
Focus Area
Macroeconomic Stabilization Policy
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June 2015
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Scott Sumner, Director, Program on Monetary Policy, the Mercatus Center at George Mason University
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June 03, 2015
Focus Area
Macroeconomic Stabilization Policy
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June 2015
June 2015