Just a reminder that I think it's the wrong choice to allow attendees to leave their name off the published list.

I haven't listened to that many episodes - in fact, of those you listed I've only listened to the one with Howie Lempel (which also resonated with me). But I think the episode I found most interesting is the one with Mushtaq Khan about effectively fighting corruption in developing countries.

As an Ashkenazi Jew myself, saying "we'd like to make everyone like Ashkenazi Jews" feels just like a mirror image of Nazism that very clearly should not appear on the forum

I'm an Israeli Jew and was initially very upset about the incident. I don't remember the details, but I recall that in the end I was much less sure that there was anything left to be upset about. It took time but Tegmark did answer many questions posed about this.

Do you maybe want to voice your opinion of the methodology in a top level comment? I'm not qualified to judge myself and I think it'd be informative.

I downvoted and disagreevoted, though I waited until you replied to reassess.

I did so because I see absolutely no gain from doing this, I think the opportunity cost means it's net negative, and I oppose the hype around prediction markets - it seems to me like the movement is obsessed with them but practically they haven't led to any good impact.

Edit: regarding 'noticing we are surprised' - one would think this result is surprising, otherwise there'd be voices against the high amount of funding for EA conferences?

I admire the boldness of publishing a serious evaluation which shows a common EA intervention to have no significant effect (with all the caveats, of course).

What do you think can be gained from that?

Looking for people (probably from US/UK) to do donation swaps with. My local EA group currently allows tax-deductible donations to:

1. GiveWell - Top Charities Fund
2. Animal Charity Evaluators - Top Charities Fund
3. Against Malaria Foundation
4. Good Food Institute
5. <One other org that I don't want to include here>

However, I would like to donate to the following:

1. GiveWell - All Grants Fund (~$1230)
2. GiveDirectly (~$820)
3. The Humane League (~$580)

If anyone is willing to donate these sums and have me donate an equal sum to one of the funds mentioned above - please contact me.