The Psychology of 'Effective Altruism': How To Do Good

WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/My9X_r4nhGsIn this episode, I speak to Stefan Schubert, a researcher in philosophy and psychology at Effective Altruism Sweden. Together with Lucius Caviola, Stefan recently published a book on the psychology of effective altruism: Effective Altruism and the Human Mind: The Clash Between Impact and Intuition.The Human Podcast explores the lives and ideas of inspiring individuals. Subscribe for new interviews every week.🕒 TIMESTAMPS:0:00 - What is 'Effective Altruism' (EA)?2:53 - Most impactful ways to donate to charity4:28 - Virtues of an effective altruist7:11 - Why aren't we good at being effective9:06 - How to be more effectively altruistic12:13 - Psychology of effective altruism17:05 - Ways we're influenced to support specific charities 19:24 - 'Existential risk' & 'Longtermism' explained24:17 - Differences between existential risks28:01 - 'Sleepwalk bias' explained30:30 - AI Safety & Sleepwalk bias31:51 - How has your thinking about EA changed?34:59 - What drew you towards effective altruism?38:12 - Objections to effective altruism41:21 - Sam Bankman-Fried & EA44:38 - How to be more rational46:01 - What is a good life?👤 GUEST:𝕏 - https://x.com/StefanFSchubertLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefanfschubert/Substack - https://stefanschubert.substack.com/Academia - https://lse.academia.edu/StefanSchubertEffective Altruism - https://www.effectivealtruism.org/people/stefan-schubert📱 SOCIAL:𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinstaTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thehumanpodcasttiktokEmail - [email protected]🎥 EQUIPMENT:Provided by Kintek, who provide organisations with outstanding technology services - https://kintek.co.uk🎵 MUSIC:Music by penguinmusic - Better Day from Pixabay