Previous Events
On measuring and maximising what matters | EAGxAustralia 2019
University of Sydney Business School Sydney Organizer: Centre for Effective AltruismEffective altruists want to do as much good as possible. But how should we measure how much good different outcomes do? So far, effective altruists have tended to use income […]
A happy possibility about happiness (and other) scales: understanding why the cardinality assumption is both defensible and unnecessary
The London School of Economics and Political Science Organizer: Centre for Economic Performance (London School of Economics)Michael Plant presented his working paper on the comparability of subjective scales.
Can I get a little less life satisfaction, please?
Harris Manchester College Oxford Organizer: Wellbeing Research Centre (Oxford University)Michael Plant presented his working paper on life satisfaction theories.
Finding the most cost-effective ways to improve mental health
Online Organizer: EAGxVirtualEven though mental disorders account for a considerable burden of disease globally and appear to strongly impact individuals’ subjective well-being, the EA community has spent relatively little effort on identifying […]
Are lockdowns justified? Evaluating the costs and benefits
Online Organizer: Ira W. DeCamp Bioethics Seminar (Princeton University)In several countries, lockdowns have reduced the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and thereby of deaths from COVID-19. Despite this, they have been controversial. Some claim that they violate basic […]
Fundamental issues in the measurement of subjective wellbeing
Online Organizer: Wellbeing Research Centre (Oxford University)Recordings from a two-day workshop on fundamental issues in the measurement of subjective wellbeing.
Back to Bentham? A discussion on the optimal distribution of wellbeing
Online Organizer: Wellbeing Research Centre (Oxford University)Michael Plant provides a brief overview of the main approaches to aggregating individual advantage - utilitarianism, egalitarianism, prioritarianism, and leximin. Social scientists are not very familiar with this literature, even […]
The impact of cash transfers on subjective wellbeing and mental health in low- and middle-income countries
Online Organizer: Experimental Economics Group (Max Planck Institute)Joel McGuire presented our systematic review and meta-analysis on the impact of cash transfers on subjective wellbeing and mental health in low- and middle-income countries.
Panel discussion: behavioural insights in cash transfer programs
Online Organizer: Behaviourally Informed OrganizationsPanelists: Joel McGuire, Research Analyst at Happier Lives Institute Laura B. Rawlings, Lead Economist at Human Capital Project, World Bank Prof. Frank Schilbach, Associate Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts […]
The science of wellbeing: causes, consequences, and policies
Magdalen College Oxford Organizer: Wellbeing Research Centre (Oxford University)This hybrid workshop was held over two days at the University of Oxford to discuss topics covered in The Science of Wellbeing, the first textbook to be published on the subject. […]
Donating money, buying happiness
Online Organizer: Mind & Behaviour Research Group (Oxford University)Joel McGuire presented our comparison of the cost-effectiveness of cash transfers and psychotherapy in terms of subjective wellbeing and mental health.
Moral Foundations of Progress Studies
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX Organizer: The Roots of ProgressThe progress studies community has had a lot of discussion about technology, economics, history, and politics. However, there is no consensus on the moral basis for valuing or pursuing “progress,” and there are key open questions about how progress is to be judged and measured, who should benefit from it, and what type of progress we should pursue. The goal of this workshop is to reach a consensus on what major moral/ethical questions are at the foundations of a study of progress, and what broad answers to these questions have been proposed.
EAGxOxford 2022
Examination Schools Oxford Organizer: Centre for Effective AltruismEAGxOxford 2022 will bring together students and young professionals interested in EA to connect, learn, and explore how best to improve the world. We're excited to welcome over 400 people […]
EAGxBoston 2022
Boston Convention and Exhibition Center Boston, MA Organizer: Centre for Effective AltruismBack after a three-year hiatus, EAGxBoston welcomes members of the effective altruism community to our 2022 conference, featuring networking, speaker events, workshops, and mentorship. This event will be especially useful for […]
EA Global: London 2022
The Brewery 52 Chiswell St, London Organizer: Centre for Effective AltruismEA Global will bring together a wide network of people who have made helping others a core part of their lives. Speakers and attendees share new thinking and research in […]
EA for Christians Annual Conference 2022
Online Organizer: Effective Altruism for ChristiansSam and Joy participated in a fireside chat discussing their work on effective mental health and wellbeing. The EA for Christians Annual Conference brings together Christians who are passionate about […]
Interspecies Comparisons of Welfare
The London School of Economics and Political Science Organizer: Foundations of Animal Sentience (ASENT)Comparisons across species are not straightforward because there are significant differences between animals with respect to their cognitive, affective, and sensory capabilities. Such comparisons require input from many fields, including […]
Will faster economic growth make us happier? The relevance of the Easterlin Paradox to Progress Studies
Trajan House Mill Street, Oxford Organizer: Global Priorities InstituteProgress Studies has been popularised by academics such as Tyler Cowen and Steven Pinker. In this session, Michael will explain why the Easterlin Paradox presents a real challenge to the […]
EAGxPrague 2022
Faculty of Arts Jan Palach Square 1/2, Prague Organizer: Centre for Effective AltruismThe event will bring together over 500 members of the EA community to connect with each other, and to explore the best ways to improve the world.
An axiological dilemma for longtermism
Trajan House Mill Street, Oxford Organizer: Global Priorities InstituteHow can we make the future better if we can’t make it better for anyone in particular? Speaking at GPI's weekly lunchtime seminar, Michael raised an axiological challenge to longtermism, […]
Disrupting charitable giving: the value of investing in mental health
Online Organizer: StrongMindsJoin Michael Plant, the Founder and Director of the Happier Lives Institute and Sean Mayberry, StrongMinds Founder & CEO, for a discussion about HLI's recent research and how it disrupts prevailing thinking in the world of charitable giving.
Life, death, and WELLBYs
Harris Manchester College Oxford Organizer: Wellbeing Research Centre (Oxford University)HLI's Founder and Director, Dr Michael Plant, will present his latest thinking on determining the neutral point of wellbeing scales.
The pleasures and pains of interpreting life satisfaction scales
Trajan House Mill Street, Oxford Organizer: 10th Oxford Workshop on Global Priorities ResearchGlobal priorities research investigates the question, ‘What should we do with our limited resources, if our goal is to do the most good?’ This question has close connections with central issues in philosophy and economics, among other fields. This event will focus on the longtermism paradigm and general issues in cause prioritisation.
Wellbeing Research & Policy Conference
Sultan Nazrin Shah Centre Worcester College, Oxford Organizer: Wellbeing Research Centre (Oxford University)The inaugural Wellbeing Research & Policy Conference will bring together scholars and policymakers to discuss the latest research, insights, and developments in the field of wellbeing science. The conference will […]
Measuring Good Better | EA Global: San Francisco 2022
Palace of Fine Arts 3601 Lyon Street, San Francisco, CA Organizer: Centre for Effective AltruismEA Global will bring together a wide network of people who have made helping others a core part of their lives. Speakers and attendees share new thinking and research in the […]
EAGxSingapore 2022
Singapore Management University 81 Victoria St, Singapore Organizer: Centre for Effective AltruismIt’s been over two years since our last in-person EAGxSingapore/Asia conference. We are thrilled to organize this conference again— bigger and better than before! The event will bring together over […]
Taking happiness seriously | EAGxBerlin 2022
Urania Berlin An d. Urania 17, Berlin Organizer: Centre for Effective AltruismEAGxBerlin 2022 will bring together ambitious students and professionals to learn, connect and collaborate to solve the world’s most pressing problems. Five years after the last EAGxBerlin, we're excited to […]
EA Global: Washington, D.C. 2022
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC Organizer: Centre for Effective AltruismEA Global will bring together a wide network of people who have made helping others a core part of their lives. Speakers and attendees share new thinking and research in […]
Measuring Good Better
Online Organizer: Effective Altruism PhilippinesTo celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month, the Happier Lives Institute and Effective Altruism Philippines bring you Measuring Good Better, a virtual talk and Q&A about mental health and effective altruism. The main speaker will be […]
Taking Happiness Seriously | EAGxVirtual 2022
Online Organizer: Centre for Effective AltruismMost people agree that happiness matters, even if they value other things too. Thanks to the growing field of subjective wellbeing research, it is now possible to work out the […]
Global health: what should we care about?
Charity Entrepreneurship 253 Kilburn Lane, London Organizer: Effective Altruism UKIntervention prioritisation helps make Effective Altruism effective. Ways of measuring competing issues bear huge influence over what problems are investigated and which interventions are promoted. But what should we care […]
EAGxRotterdam 2022
Postillion Hotel & Convention Centre Beursplein 37, Rotterdam Organizer: Centre for Effective AltruismEAGxRotterdam will bring together ambitious individuals in order to work on solving the world’s most pressing problems. The conference is an opportunity to create new connections and learn more about […]
What are the most cost-effective ways to treat depression?
Online Organizer: The Swedish Network for Global Mental HealthThe Happier Lives Institute recently completed a cost-effectiveness analysis concluding that StrongMinds’ depression treatment is 9x more cost-effective than direct cash transfers for improving the life of an individual as […]
Asia Philanthropy Congress
Online Organizer: The Nippon FoundationThe Nippon Foundation will launch the Asia Philanthropy Congress in Tokyo on November 19, 2022. It aims to leverage our extensive network to build a platform that will seek solutions […]
Effective Giving Day
Online Organizer: Giving What We CanIf you're feeling overwhelmed by all of the important problems in the world, and you'd like to make a difference, you're not alone. Effective Giving Day is designed to help […]
Global Scientific Conference on Human Flourishing 2022
Online Organizer: Templeton World Charity FoundationThe aim of this conference is to speed the translation of interdisciplinary insights about our common humanity into breakthrough innovations that help us flourish together amid modern challenges. We invite […]
EA Global: Bay Area 2023
Oakland Marriott 1001 Broadway, Oakland, CA Organizer: Centre for Effective AltruismEA Global will bring together a wide network of people who have made helping others a core part of their lives. Speakers and attendees share new thinking and research in […]
EAGxNordics 2023
Venue TBD Organizer: Centre for Effective AltruismMore details to follow...
EA Global: London 2023
Tobacco Dock Tobacco Quay, Wapping Lane, London Organizer: Centre for Effective AltruismEA Global will bring together a wide network of people who have made helping others a core part of their lives. Speakers and attendees share new thinking and research in […]