Whether you're new to the movement or been here a while, I'm fairly sure there's something here for you--especially if you're interested in global priories research! While it's mainly set up as an "intro" course, with its new focus on economics tools, even EA veterans are likely to learn something new.

Class info - Fall 2023

Aug 23 2023 - Dec 08 2023

Thursdays 3:00 pm - 3:59 pm

2 units

Why are humans driven toward stories? Why do we desire to share our experiences? Why do we construct fictional stories and how has fiction infiltrated our personal narratives? How do we do it effectively, and what does it even mean to write effectively? In this class, we will explore many variations of storytelling through creative writing, including short stories, flash fiction, nonfiction, poetry, reflective journaling, and summary. We will practice writing on the spot, writing from different perspectives, sharing our work, and giving and receiving critiques. We’ll discuss what it means to be a storyteller and the limits (if there are any) of writing. We’ll incorporate self-exploration along the way and hopefully make us feel lighter, happier, and a little more understanding of ourselves.

Decal Page

Our Intro reading group is catered to people who are new to hearing about effective altruism. It introduces people to concepts such as epistemic humility and causes areas including animal welfare, global health, and the prevention of existential risk.

The intro reading group is offered as a Decal during the school year, which UC Berkeley Students can take for course credit.

You can find our sample syllabus here.

Our In-Depth reading group is an opportunity for EAs who have completed the intro fellowship and have a desire to learn and engage with deeper philosophical concepts. The in-depth reading group dives more into future-proof ethics, longtermism, personal fit and criticisms of EA.

You can find our sample syllabus here.

‘What We Owe the Future’ is a book by Will MacAskill that was released this month. The book is MacAskill’s case for longtermism, the view that positively influencing the longterm future is a key moral priority of our time. The book addresses a host of fascinating topics like artificial intelligence, pandemics, global conflict, stagnation, population ethics, and much more.

You can find an interest for for the reading group here.