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Essays on animal welfare
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ACX Grants Results 2025
Scott announces the results of the 2025 ACX Grants round, awarding $1.5 million to 42 projects out of 654 applications, covering areas from genetic engineering and disease prevention to AI safety and educational reform.
32 min read 4,808 words
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ACX Grants 1-3 Year Updates
Scott reviews updates from two cohorts of ACX Grants recipients (from 2021 and 2024), analyzing their progress and sharing lessons learned about what makes grants successful.
83 min read 12,838 words
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Your Book Review: Dominion
In 'Dominion', conservative Christian Matthew Scully makes a comprehensive case for animal welfare, critiquing practices like factory farming and hunting from religious, ethical, and scientific perspectives.
44 min read 6,728 words
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Contra Stone On EA
Scott Alexander critiques Lyman Stone's arguments against Effective Altruism, defending the movement's impact, methodology, and philosophical foundations.
35 min read 5,420 words
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Profile: The Far Out Initiative
The post explores the Far Out Initiative's goal to eliminate suffering through biotechnology, inspired by a pain-free woman and David Pearce's philosophy.
28 min read 4,249 words
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The Emotional Support Animal Racket
Scott Alexander examines the problematic nature of emotional support animal letters, highlighting the ethical dilemmas for psychiatrists and the system's shortcomings.
10 min read 1,446 words
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In Continued Defense Of Effective Altruism
Scott Alexander defends effective altruism by highlighting its major accomplishments and arguing that its occasional missteps are outweighed by its positive impact on the world.
28 min read 4,266 words
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Issue Two Of Asterisk
Scott Alexander reviews the second issue of Asterisk magazine, which focuses on food-related topics in rationalist and effective altruist contexts.
4 min read 577 words
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Highlights From The Comments On Justice Creep
Scott Alexander discusses reactions to his 'Justice Creep' article, exploring different perspectives on framing social issues as matters of justice.
38 min read 5,844 words
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ACX Grants Results
Scott Alexander announces the results of the ACX Grants program, awarding funding to various projects and individuals across different fields.
44 min read 6,732 words
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I Will Not Eat The Bugs
Scott Alexander examines the ethical considerations of insect farming for food, questioning whether insects have moral value and how this impacts our ethical decisions.
12 min read 1,756 words
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Moral Costs Of Chicken Vs. Beef
Scott Alexander argues that eating beef is more ethical than chicken due to reduced animal suffering, despite higher environmental impact, and explores the complexities of this ethical calculus.
12 min read 1,762 words
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A Maximally Lazy Guide To Giving To Charity In 2019
Scott Alexander offers a guide for lazy people to donate to effective charities, ranging from easy options like EA Funds to more specific recommendations in various cause areas.
8 min read 1,213 words
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[ACC] Is Eating Meat A Net Harm?
A vegetarian and meat-eater collaborate to analyze the impacts of eating meat, concluding that reduced consumption is beneficial but not as clear-cut as some might think.
72 min read 11,092 words
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Update To Partial Retraction Of Animal Value And Neuron Number
Scott Alexander explains discrepancies in animal moral value surveys, highlighting how methodology affects results, and emphasizes the importance of clear research procedures.
4 min read 523 words
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My California Ballot
Scott Alexander shares his voting choices for California elections and ballot measures, offering brief explanations and occasional humor for each decision.
24 min read 3,719 words
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Fear And Loathing At Effective Altruism Global 2017
Scott Alexander attends the Effective Altruism Global 2017 conference, describing both the practical charity work and bizarre philosophical speculations of the movement, ultimately admiring their genuine commitment to doing good.
27 min read 4,123 words
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Vegetarianism for Meat-Eaters
Scott Alexander proposes two strategies for meat-eaters to reduce animal suffering: eating beef instead of chicken and donating to animal charities as 'ethics offsets'.
15 min read 2,292 words
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Bicameral Reasoning
Scott Alexander explores 'bicameral reasoning', comparing how we often weigh issues equally (like the US Senate) instead of proportionally to their importance (like the House), leading to potentially skewed decision-making.
9 min read 1,249 words
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A Series Of Unprincipled Exceptions
Scott discusses the challenge of incorporating animal welfare into effective altruism, proposing a balanced approach to expand moral circles while preserving sanity.
8 min read 1,151 words