Ideas shouldn't get "lost in the struce": they should be put on a podcast!
Explaining challenging concepts from economics, statistics, social science, data science/tech, philosophy and EA... without watering it down. You'll come away with real knowledge and insight that you didn't have before.
- Reading and discussing articles and posts; mine & others
- Short takes/short ideas, & some gripes and musings on language, society, & culture.
- Findings & themes from behavioral science, carefully considering the *evidence* (not just sensational headlines).
"Turismo Eficaz" (EA Mexico Fellowship 1/n episodes). Discussions with Agustin Covarrubias, a taxi driver, and a bit more. [Fixed ordering]
First of maybe 3 episodes with some audio giving you a flavor of (my experience of) the EA Mexico Fellowship (https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/kBgMD7GwJboxGFvsp/mexico-ea-fellowship). Most of this episode surrounds my conversations with Agustin Covarrubias (https://agucova.dev/).
Some people might find the "Branches of AI Safety" (jump to that section) the most interesting part.
27 May 2023 -- Sorry, I see the audio ordering was wrong — my 30 second comment on Columbus should not have been at the beginning. I moved it.
26 Dec 2021
Seeing the effects of your donation and making incremental choices (EA Forum)
Practicing what I preach = reading what I wrote... Seeing the effects of your donation and making incremental choices (https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/uaJXi6vPKt2rw97wb/seeing-the-effects-of-your-donation-and-making-incremental) in EA Forum
Part of the 'giving and gifts podcast trilogy'
along with Profusion: The Big, Christmassy Data Special (https://profusiondatapodcast.buzzsprout.com/1838776/9761826-the-big-christmassy-data-special) and
FITS "The Economics of the Gift" reading (https://anchor.fm/david-reinstein/episodes/The-Economics-of-the-Gift-e1c4skf)
24 Dec 2021
The Economics of the Gift
I read and blather about "The Economics of the Gift", an essay I wrote for an interdisciplinary conference and book on "Gift Giving and the 'Embedded Economy' in the ancient world".
Part of a planned multi-part series on "reading old stuff I wrote and seeing how much I cringe".
Full essay is HERE (http://repository.essex.ac.uk/10009/1/dp749.pdf)
Ties in with
- Profusion data podcast Christmassy special (https://profusiondatapodcast.buzzsprout.com/1838776/9761826-the-big-christmassy-data-special)
- EA forum post: seeing the effects of your donation (https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/uaJXi6vPKt2rw97wb/seeing-the-effects-of-your-donation-and-making-incremental)
From the essay abstract:
This essay broadly considers gifts, giving, and gift economies, modern and pre-modern, from a mainstream (and behavioural) economics perspective. I present a selective survey of the literature focusing on six key points:
1. Commercial transactions sustained by reputation are not easily distinguishable from gift exchange economies;
2. Gift-giving allows the giver to accumulate goods that cannot be purchased commercially;
3. When the giver retains some use, experience, or control over the gift, she shares in the consumption of it;
4. Considering behavioural issues such as regret aversion, gift-giving may offer overlooked efficiencies that may balance out the deadweight losses from ‘inadequate gifts’;
5. Aggregate (anonymous) giving can be an important signal of overall group identity and character;
6. Historical modes of ‘giving under pressure’ offer insights for modern public policy and philanthropy
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