What is Effective Altruism?
Effective Altruism (EA) is a social movement and intellectual project that uses evidence and careful reasoning to find the most effective ways to do good. It is a large and diverse community around the world working for a variety of causes, such as improving global health and animal welfare and reducing existential risks to alleviate suffering and effectively improve lives.
More infos at www.effectivealtruism.org
What are we doing at EA Heidelberg?
EA Heidelberg serves as one of many local EA groups worldwide as an entry point into the community. We are also an official student group of our local university. Our goal is to provide a platform to meet and discuss topics related to Effective Altruism. For this, we meet every other Wednesday at 7:30pm. Everyone is invited to join. You don’t need any previous knowledge of Effective Altruism. Feel free to come by!
We are interested in…
- Poverty reduction
- Animal Welfare
- Global health
- Effective giving
- Scientific evidence and rationality
- Altruistic career choice
- Existential risks
- And many more topics…
Upcoming events
| Date | Time, Location | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Wed 31.05.23 | 7:30 PM, Philosophenweg 12, R106 | Discussion: Cause Area Mental Health |
| Wed 07.06.23 | 7:30 PM, Marstall Mensa | Social Meetup |
| Wed 14.06.23 | 7:30 PM, Philosophenweg 12, R106 | Discussion: Effective Climate Change Mitigation |
| Wed 21.06.23 | 7:30 PM, Marstall Mensa | Social Meetup |
| Wed 28.06.23 | 7:30 PM, Philosophenweg 12, R106 | Talk and Discussion: Happiness Research |
Past events
| Date | Topic |
|---|---|
| Wed 17.05.23 | Workshop: Global Priorities |
| Wed 03.05.23 | Talk: Introduction to Effective Altruism |
| Wed 19.04.23 | Workshop: How to pitch EA? |
| Wed 05.04.23 | Discussion: Effective Climate Change Interventions |
| Thu 23.03.23 | Discussion: EA Estimation Game |
| Wed 08.03.23 | Women* Meetup |
| Wed 08.03.23 | Alternative discussion for men: Diversity in EA |
| Wed 22.02.23 | Discussion: Giving Game (Global Health and Development) |
| Wed 08.02.23 | Discussion: Existential Risks |
| Wed 25.01.23 | Discussion: Rationality |
| Wed 11.01.22 | Discussion: EA in Your Life |
| Wed 07.12.22 | Discussion: Moral philosophy, ethics |
| Mo 28.11.22 | Effective Giving Day: Intro stream, Q&A, discussion |
| Wed 23.11.22 | Discussion: Intelligence and consciousness (humans, animals, AI) |
| We 09.11.22 | Discussion: Philosophy of Longtermism / the moral relevance of the distant future |
Our Google Calendar
Join us
Do you want to learn more about Effective Altruism? Then just drop by our next meeting, or send us an email at heidelberg@effektiveraltruismus.de. We look forward to seeing you!
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