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EA Global 2016

Seb Farquhar

CEA
EA Policy
Oxford

Seb joined CEA to establish the Global Priorities Project, having previously worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Co. where he focused on public and social sector work. Before that, he was on the founding team of 80,000 Hours and wrote the world’s first ever statement of what effective altruism was. Seb has a Masters degree in Physics and Philosophy from Oxford.

4:40pm PDT

Navigating intellectual disagreement I 6. MandroneMcKenzi Amodei

10:00am PDT

Opening Keynote 1. Zellerbach HallWill MacAskill

11:40am PDT

Opening: Philanthropy and technology 1. Zellerbach HallJaan Tallinn (Remote)

12:00pm PDT

Philanthropy and Technology 1. Zellerbach HallErik Torenberg • Jaan Tallinn (Remote) • Howie Lempel • Luke Nosek • Garreth Spillane • Katrin Verclas

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MIRI - Using machine learning to address AI risk 7. Bay ViewJessica Taylor Are scientists responsible enough? 2. Pauley Ballroom EastMartin Rees

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Avian cognition and consciousness: The gray parrot and its implications on animal welfare 2. Pauley Ballroom EastIrene Pepperberg

4:00pm PDT

Should EAs do policy? 2. Pauley Ballroom EastSeb Farquhar

4:20pm PDT

Earning Influence with Thought Leaders 4. Senate ChambersJohn Chisholm

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Communicating Research 4. Senate ChambersHeidi McAnnally-Linz

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The replication crisis: How widespread is it and should it affect our plans? 1. Zellerbach HallJulia Galef • Stuart Buck • Brian Nosek • Ivan Oransky • Stephanie Wykstra Navigating intellectual disagreement III 5. Tilden RoomMcKenzi Amodei

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Flowthrough Effects 2. Pauley Ballroom EastRob Wiblin

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Affecting the Far Future with Animal Causes 4. Senate ChambersAdriano Mannino

9:40am PDT

Basic Income: The GiveDirectly Experiment 2. Pauley Ballroom EastSam Deere • Ian Bassin

10:20am PDT

Creating Effective Policies 1. Zellerbach HallGenya Dana • Seb Farquhar • Tom Kalil • Rajesh Mirchandani

12:00pm PDT

Opportunities in Science & Technology Policy 2. Pauley Ballroom EastRoxanne Heston • Tom Kalil Introduction to Explicit Model-building 7. Bay ViewEmily Crotteau

12:40pm PDT

Government Driven Science & Technology 2. Pauley Ballroom EastJason Matheny

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Data-driven movement building panel 2. Pauley Ballroom EastTara Mac Aulay • Sam Deere • Alexandre Sevigny • Ken Strasma • Brett Thalmann • Chris Wylie

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Past, Present and Future of EA 1. Zellerbach HallTara Mac Aulay • Michael Page • Kerry Vaughan

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From Behavioral Economics to Public Policy 1. Zellerbach HallCass Sunstein

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Cass Sunstein Q&A 1. Zellerbach HallJulia Galef • Cass Sunstein

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Closing Talk 1. Zellerbach HallWill MacAskill