Doing Good Badly? Philosophical Issues Related to Effective Altruism (D. Phil Thesis)
I’ve now passed the D. Phil. In the (unlikely) event anyone wants to read it, it can be found here. Here’s the […]
November 2019
October 2019
On Measuring and Maximising What Matters | EAGxAustralia
The footage from my talk at EAGxAustralia. Here’s the abstract:
Effective altruists want to do as much good as […]
January 2019
Cause profile: mental health
[This was originally posted on the EA forum]
I argue that mental illness may be one of the world’s […]
May 2018
Ineffective Entrepreneurship: Post-Mortem Of Hippo, The Happiness App That Never Quite Was
60 word summary: I spent two and half years trying to start a startup I thought might do lots of good. It failed. […]
November 2017
The Moral Urgency Of Mental Health
Co-written with Peter Singer. This is cross-posted from Project Syndicate, where it original appeared.
If we can prevent great suffering at no […]
May 2017
A taxonomy of happiness interventions
Abstract: If we want to maximise happiness we should establish what the full range of options are first and then pick the best ones. As no […]
March 2017
Exploring hedonic adaptation and its implications for happiness maximisation
Word count: 4,163
- Introduction
If we want to increase happiness it follows we need to understand what makes people happy and for how long. In this […]
What’s happiness for anyway? Why nature doesn’t want to keep us happy and what we can do about it. Public lecture at Oxford Brookes
We’ve become wealthier, healthier, safer, smarter and long-lived over the last 60 years but, surprisingly, no happier. But if those things don’t seem to work, […]
January 2017
Advanced Tools and Techniques for Becoming Happier in 2017
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In the past, I’ve thought New Year’s Resolutions were a waste of time. If something is important enough to start, shouldn’t it be important […]
December 2016
Are You Sure You Want To Donate To The Against Malaria Foundation?
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In advance of the Christmas charity season, GiveWell has announced that the Against Malaria Foundation (‘AMF’) is once again their top pick for the […]