Explore every episode of the podcast Effective Altruism and the Human Mind | Stefan Schubert & Lucius Caviola
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full audiobook [1.1x speed] | 21 oct. 2024 | 05:23:52 | |
In case the main audio is a bit slow Full PDF with references, diagrams, and more: ā https://academic.oup.com/book/56384/book-pdf/57406745/9780197757383_web.pdfā Book main page: ā https://academic.oup.com/book/56384ā Hear an error? Let me know at: ā https://forms.gle/NrHGkEhC1PyRMnXb8ā Abstract Effective Altruism and the Human MindĀ explains why people often donāt choose the most effective strategies to help others and shows what can be done to change that. Many people are looking to make the world a better place, for instance, through donations or volunteering. But even though some strategies for doing good (e.g., some charities) are much more effective than the alternatives, most peopleās efforts arenāt directed toward those effective strategies. Part I seeks to explain why that is, building on decades of psychological research. Itās shown that most people think that do-gooding should be guided by subjective preferences rather than by objective metrics of effectiveness. Since they often prefer less effective strategies (e.g., many prefer causes they have a personal connection with even if theyāre less effective), this attitude reduces the effectiveness of their help. Moreover, most people lack knowledge about how to do good effectively, reducing their effectiveness further. Part II, in turn, discusses how we can address these issues and increase the effectiveness of peopleās help. It covers both targeted informational, nudging, and incentivization techniques, on the one hand, and fundamental value change, on the other. The book ends with a discussion of how to implement effective altruism in practice, in a way thatās informed by psychological research. Note: the audio was updated on October 20, 2024 | |||
| Effective Altruism and the Human Mind: The Clash Between Impact and Intuition by Stefan Schubert and Lucius Caviola [complete audiobook] | 12 aoƻt 2024 | 05:56:15 | |
Full PDF with references, diagrams, and more: https://academic.oup.com/book/56384/book-pdf/57406745/9780197757383_web.pdf Book main page: https://academic.oup.com/book/56384 Hear an error? Let me know at: https://forms.gle/NrHGkEhC1PyRMnXb8 Abstract Effective Altruism and the Human MindĀ explains why people often donāt choose the most effective strategies to help others and shows what can be done to change that. Many people are looking to make the world a better place, for instance, through donations or volunteering. But even though some strategies for doing good (e.g., some charities) are much more effective than the alternatives, most peopleās efforts arenāt directed toward those effective strategies. Part I seeks to explain why that is, building on decades of psychological research. Itās shown that most people think that do-gooding should be guided by subjective preferences rather than by objective metrics of effectiveness. Since they often prefer less effective strategies (e.g., many prefer causes they have a personal connection with even if theyāre less effective), this attitude reduces the effectiveness of their help. Moreover, most people lack knowledge about how to do good effectively, reducing their effectiveness further. Part II, in turn, discusses how we can address these issues and increase the effectiveness of peopleās help. It covers both targeted informational, nudging, and incentivization techniques, on the one hand, and fundamental value change, on the other. The book ends with a discussion of how to implement effective altruism in practice, in a way thatās informed by psychological research. Note: the audio was updated on October 20, 2024 | |||