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 rights or freedoms. This seminar will focus on a different objection: do the benefits of lockdowns outweigh the costs? Asking that question leads to others: […]
Recordings from a two-day workshop on fundamental issues in the measurement of subjective wellbeing.
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 though you cannot use subjective wellbeing measures without (implicitly) making a choice. The use of subjective wellbeing measures is implicitly utilitarian: the best outcome is the […]
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.
Panelists: 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 […]
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. […]
Joel McGuire presented our comparison of the cost-effectiveness of cash transfers and psychotherapy in terms of subjective wellbeing and mental health.
The 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 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 […]
Back 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 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 […]
Sam 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 […]
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 animal welfare science, evolutionary biology, comparative cognition, neuroethology, ecology, economics, philosophy, and others. This breadth of perspective is essential to understand the differences between species, […]
Progress 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 […]
The 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.
How 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, […]
Join 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.
HLI's Founder and Director, Dr Michael Plant, will present his latest thinking on determining the neutral point of wellbeing scales.
Global 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.
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 […]
EA 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 […]
It’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 200 members of the EA community to connect with each other, and to explore the best ways to improve the world. We invite everyone in […]
EAGxBerlin 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 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 field of effective altruism and coordinate on global projects.
To 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 […]
Most 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 […]
Intervention 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 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 […]
The 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 well as their entire household. Join Dr Michael Plant, Founder and Director of the Happier Lives Institute, for a discussion about the Happier Lives Institute […]
The 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 […]
If 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 […]
The 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 professionals whose work contributes to the creation and sharing of new knowledge and innovations for human flourishing, regardless of discipline. This includes leading scientists, policymakers, […]
EA 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 […]
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EA 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 field of effective altruism and coordinate on global projects. The agenda includes: – Talks and discussions on the latest ideas at the frontiers of […]
Register to join us in this online webinar to find out about our latest work into the most cost-effective ways to improve global happiness. We’ll give you insights and charity […]