[sea-list] No meeting today: GiveWell talk Thursday!

[Jordan Fernando Alexander]

Hey all, hope your midterms went well and all is good as we near the final stretch of Spring :)  This week we won’t have a meeting, but on Thursday GiveWell will be visiting Stanford!  Even if you made it up to OpenPhil a few weeks ago, this should be a fun discussion - and on campus!

If you’re still looking for an interesting discussion this Sunday, there will be a talk hosted by the Stanford Transhumanist Association (see section 2 below) that you’re welcome to attend!

- Jordan

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GiveWell Visit

Catherine Hollander from GiveWell will be coming to speak Thursday, May 24th during lunch at 12:00 - Stanford Business School, 650 Serra Street, Stanford, CA E104 (Littlefield Classroom). The room is located in the main quad of the business school. Please RSVP here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSczwaLafdpsX9HGf71GqHmXs1_T2vPbr39uIfmCeLQhV5EXSw/viewform?usp=sf_link>.



Want to know why they think some charities are 10-1000X more effective than others?  Want to know why they don't evaluate charities by their overhead spending?  Come find out at this lunch talk!

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Talk by Macro Historian

May 20 (Sunday) at 4:00pm in Ng House Lounge

Samo Burja, historian, social science scholar, and founder of Bismarck Analysis, will be giving a talk about his study of civilizations and their prosperity and decline, followed by an extended Q&A. Happening this Sunday, May 20th, at 4pm in Ng House Lounge. No RSVP needed, but the event will be followed by an optional dinner that you can register for here<https://goo.gl/forms/zwT2Yi2vzAK9NZWZ2>. Check out his writings on Medium<https://medium.com/@samo.burja>.

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LessWrong Reading group

This Thursday evening, please fill out this google form to be added<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd4F7muU0eyLJ9pfMh5aM8OKUm0jIez8qJm-d8539pg2PGBKA/viewform?usp=sf_link>

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Interested in Stanford Effective Altruism?

Want to get more involved with Stanford EA, or just want to chat?  Drop your name & email here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScTzrpi_xAH54nF1jH0UN_ItpZEhnYg8PBCL2PzjZfsKRlVvQ/viewform?usp=sf_link>

Want to learn more about effective altruism?  Check out some of the readings, resources, and links at effectivealtruism.org<http://effectivealtruism.org/>, or the 80,000 Hours Career Guide<https://80000hours.org/career-guide/>




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