Always aim to complete the core reading and exercise before the session. Further reading is always optional.

Here are some discussion norms we'd like to stick by during the program

Week 1: Introductions

This week will focus on outlining how the program will work, answering any questions you have, and setting intentions for the program.

Week 2: What do you value?

This week, we will consider some of the ethical positions which inspire effective altruism, how a history of changing ethical norms might affect how we want to do good, and how our own values line up with the tools EAs use.

Week 2: What do you value?

Week 3: How do you form beliefs?

This week, we will discuss the project of developing a clearer picture of the world and improving our thinking both for ourselves and our work. We’ll evaluate the argument for why this might be important, look at some reasons to be excited about the project, and look at some next steps.

Week 3: How do you form beliefs?

Week 4, 5, 6, 7: Choose from the following options

For each of these weeks, your group will choose a topic from the below list of options:

Heavy-Tailed Impact

Decision Theory

Uncertainty

Using Forecasting Tools

Global Catastrophic Biorisks

Global Health & Development

Nonhuman Animals: Farmed, Wild, and Future Animals