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October 2023

How Skeptical Are We Allowed to Be?
What Paranormal Challenges Say About the Probability of the Supernatural
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The Bankman-Frieds as Lukewarm Utilitarians
Did Sam Bankman-Fried allegedly commit one of the world’s largest crypto-frauds because he was just trying too hard to help people? SBF identified as a…
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November 2022

The Powerball Lottery Is Now Positive Expected Value for Many Charitable Americans
Disclaimer: I’m not a lawyer or accountant. Check my work and your own situation before spending money on lottery tickets. I think the calculations are…
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September 2022

August 2022

Toby Ord’s The Scourge, Reviewed
On a recent Wednesday afternoon, I was having lunch with a friend and mentioned that some of my friends donated money to buy bed nets to prevent…
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Pay Apostate Pastors to Quit
An Economic Solution to a Theological Problem
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Against Loneliness
Americans are born into smaller families than before, with fewer brothers, sisters, and cousins. They’re less likely to marry and less likely to have…
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July 2022

June 2022

Before There Was Effective Altruism, There Was Effective Philanthropy
Some charities and donors spend a lot of money and mean well but fail to truly help anyone. What are the best things for philanthropically minded people…
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