Doing Good Effectively Program
The Doing Good Effectively Program organized by Effective Altruism Turkey and Poedat will focus on how to help others and benefit the world as effectively as possible. The program, which will examine issues such as poverty, animal welfare, global catastrophic risks, artificial intelligence, and intergenerational injustice, will be held in person at Postane in Galata, Istanbul every Saturday between 4 February and 11 March 2023, from 19:00 to 22:00. The application deadline is January 15.
The Doing Good Effectively Program organized by Effective Altruism Turkey and Poedat will focus on how to help others and benefit the world as effectively as possible. The program will examine issues such as poverty, animal welfare, global catastrophic risks, artificial intelligence, and intergenerational injustice. It will be held in person at Postane in Galata, Istanbul every Saturday between 4 February and 11 March 2023, from 19:00 to 22:00. The application deadline is January 15.
The program will seek answers to the following questions:
- What does “doing good effectively” mean, and what does it look like in the real world? What consequences follow from the “expanding moral circle” and “radical empathy”?
- What are our responsibilities towards social inequalities? Is donating to charities an effective way to eliminate poverty? How to tell if a charity is effective? What is the “earn to donate” method?
- What is industrial animal husbandry and what are its harms? What is the relationship between practices such as veganism and vegetarianism and animal welfare? What can be done about animals in the wild? How should animal rights and animal welfare advocacy be done in terms of public communication?
- What is “long-termism”, which says that future generations should be taken into account in all political, economic and social decisions? How does intergenerational injustice arise?
- What are the problems that could create a risk of global disaster? What are the existential risks that could lead our civilization to extinction? What can be done at the level of institutions and states against these problems?
- Is artificial intelligence a danger to our world? What is AI governance? What are the current discussions in the field of artificial intelligence?
- Is it possible to put doing good effectively at the center of career choice? How do we choose careers that benefit the world?
Although applications are open to everyone, university students are given priority. The program is free.