September 13, 2022 • 64 mins
How do we make life better for future generations? Who gets to make those decisions? These are tough questions, and today’s guest, philosopher William MacAskill (@willmacaskill), tries to help us answer them.
References:
What We Owe the Future by William MacAskill
Effective altruism's most controversial idea
How effective altruism went from a niche movement to a billion-dollar force
Effective altruism’s longtermist goals for the future don’t hurt people in the present
Hosts:
Bryan Walsh (@bryanrwalsh)
Sigal Samuel (@sigalsamuel)
Credits:
Sofi LaLonde, producer and engineer
Libby Nelson, editorial adviser
A.M. Hall, deputy editorial director of talk podcasts
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