This is a partial list of projects I am keen to support or perhaps even work on full time one day.
Think of it as a list of projects I think are valuable, filtered by my particular interests and [personal fit](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/tag/personal-fit).
If you know a project I might find interesting, please [send me an email](mailto:
[email protected]).
## Modestly but actively supporting
A partial list of projects where, in the last 1-2 years, I've put at least *minutes* of effort into helping the project succeed, either through correspondence, donations, helping them get things done, or other means.
### Ideas & research
- [80,000 Hours](https://80000hours.org)
- Encouraging people to work on the biggest global problems (mostly existential risks and other long term concerns). My main focus from January to September 2015, and then again from April 2017 to April 2021.
- [Andy Matuschak](https://andymatuschak.org)
- Designer and researcher working on [tools for thought](https://numinous.productions/ttft/).
- [The Long Now Foundation](https://longnow.org)
- Encourging people to take the long view. C.f. [[Stewart Brand]].
- [Our World in Data](https://ourworldindata.org)
- Promoting data literacy.
- [Roots of Progress](https://rootsofprogress.org/)
- Promoting industrial literacy.
- [Stanford Encylopedia of Philosophy](https://plato.stanford.edu/)
- [Utilitarianism.net](https://www.utilitarianism.net)
- Discussing and promoting utilitarianism.
### Podcasts
- [Conversations with Tyler](https://conversationswithtyler.com)
- [Hear This Idea](https://hearthisidea.com)
- [The Jolly Swagman (Joseph Walker)](http://josephnoelwalker.com/)
- Palladium
- [Philosophy Bites](https://philosophybites.com)
- [Philosophize This!](https://www.philosophizethis.org)
- [Sam Harris](https://samharris.org)
- [The Podcast Browser](https://www.thepodcastbrowser.com)
- [Utilitarian (Gus Docker)](https://utilitarianpodcast.com)
### Software
- [AppBlock](https://www.appblock.app/)
- [Blot](https://blog.im) (watch the [demo](https://blot.im/videos/publishing-with-blot.mp4))
- [Cron](https://cron.com/)
- [Mailbrew](https://mailbrew.com)
- [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md)
- [Orbit](https://withorbit.com)
- [Podcast Addict](https://podcastaddict.com)
### Other
- [Do Yoga With Me](https://www.doyogawithme.com)
- Yoga classes. Fiji McAlpine is my favourite (e.g. [20min](https://www.doyogawithme.com/content/morning-wake-and-flow), [35 min](https://www.doyogawithme.com/content/rise-and-shine)).
- [Gaia House](https://gaiahouse.co.uk)
- Secular Buddhist meditation centre in Devon. Chris Cullen leads a retreat there roughly once / year.
- [Víkingur Ólafsson](https://vikingurolafsson.com)
- Pianist.
## Following with interest
### Projects
Some that especially come to mind:
- ALLFED
- Effective Altruism Forum (and the growing [EA Forum Wiki])
- Future of Humanity Institute, Future of Life Institute
- Good Judgement Project
- LessWrong
- Matter
- Metaculus
- Metaforecast
- New Science
- OpenAI, DeepMind
- PhilPapers Foundation (PhilPapers, PhilEvents, PhilPeople)
- [Radiooooo](https://radiooooo.com/)
- [Speechify](https://speechify.com/)
- Stripe, Stripe Climate, Stripe Press
- Twemex
- [Utilitarianism.net](https://www.utilitarianism.net/), [Longtermism.com](https://longtermism.com/)
- Y Combinator
- [Wave](https://www.wave.com/en/blog/world/)
- Works in Progress Magazine
#todo What's the bar for inclusion here?
### People
Hmm, this list could get very long, and I'm out of steam.
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Joseph Walker
Samo Burja
Alex Kaschuta
Alexei Guzey
Gwern
- Spencer Greenberg
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## On my radar, I might go deeper this year
This list would be long! Most projects fall into the following areas:
- Biotech, longevity
- Climate tech
- Forecasting
- Futurism
- Global priorities research
- Mechanisms to improve supply of public goods
- Progress studies
- Surveillance
- Tools for Thought
- Web browser extensions
## Appendix: Some projects I've supported in the past
Through paid or voluntary work, or participation:
- Electrical Safety First
- IÐNÓ Reykjavík
- [Interintellect](https://interintellect.com)
- New Park Cinema
- Nick Bostrom
- Population Ethics: Theory and Practice (FHI [research project](https://archive.is/bACrZ))
- The Reducetarian Foundation
- Reykjavik Coworking Unit
- Reykjavík Midsummer Music
- Rockall Festival
- The Ruya Foundation
- SEEDS Iceland
- The Sussex Undergraduate Philosophy Society
- [Tristan Harris](https://www.tristanharris.com)
Through donations:
- Against Malaria Foundation
- [Astral Codex Ten podcast](https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/astral-codex-ten-podcast-jeremiah-6nmAiYuQHhd/)
- Evidence Action (Deworm the World Initiative)
- Effective Altruism Funds
- [Manufacturing Intellect](https://youtube.com/c/ManufacturingIntellect)
- Project Healthy Children
- Schistosomiasis Control Initiative
#inbox #todo