A community of law students interested in using evidence and careful reasoning to take actions to confront the world’s most pressing problems, including extreme poverty and existential risks from emerging technologies.
Before you head out for spring break (just one more week!), please join us in the Pub during the lunch break on Thursday, March 10. We’ll be chatting about questions like . . . How much might people alive today be able to help improve the long-term future? What are some potential problems with using […]
Click here to RSVP Would smaller, less powerful technology companies better serve the public interest? Many advocates have questioned the influence that large technology companies wield over everything from retail markets and consumer data to public expression and election integrity. But some technology-related services widely believed to serve the public interest involve significant fixed costs […]
Effective altruism is a philosophy and community focused on maximizing the good we can do through our careers, projects, and donations. Said another way, it's about answering the question, "how […]
It's common to speak of duties to our children and grandchildren, but what might we owe to people living even further into the future? Please join HLS Effective Altruism for […]
12:30-1:15pm on Thursday, October 6 | WCC 3018 Major asteroid impacts are one of a handful of catastrophes—alongside nuclear war, engineered pandemics, and risks related to advanced artificial intelligence—that, if […]
Wednesday, 10/12/22 | WCC 2004 | 6:30-7:30pm As law students, we spend plenty of time reading and interpreting statutes, but have you ever wondered what it might be like to […]