The evolution of GiveWell's research | James Snowden | EA Global: San Francisco 2019

Note: At the beginning of the video, James is identified as the CEO of IDInsight. He is actually a Senior Research Analyst at GiveWell. Since 2007, GiveWell has recommended charities that directly deliver interventions to beneficiaries, with clear benefits that are relatively easy to measure. Recently, it began looking into interventions that are harder to measure — but might be much more cost-effective. To learn more about effective altruism, visit effectivealtruism.org You can read a transcript, or discuss this talk, on the Effective Altruism Forum: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/p... This talk was filmed at EA Global 2019: San Francisco. You can learn more about these conferences at eaglobal.org