Effective altruism: doing good better. Peter Singer and mosquito nets

Effective altruism is a philosophy that applies rational thinking to charity, sо as to maximize the utility of every single donation. Support me on Patreon:   / gregmustreader   My Twitter:   / mustreader   My blog on Medium:   / mustreader   My Instagram:   / mustreader   My video podcast with Peter Singer:    • Peter Singer on effective altruism, vegani...   GiveWell is a non-profit organization that evaluates the effectiveness of charities: https://www.givewell.org/ Keeping score: fostering accountability for children's lives. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/la... «Doing Good Better: Effective Altruism and a Radical New Way to Make a Difference»: https://amzn.to/2OqCNa4 «The Life You Can Save»: https://amzn.to/3h51wwV «80’000 hours»: https://amzn.to/3j5WDVS Timecodes: 0:00 Intro 0:08 Who's gonna get it? 01:02 The Against Malaria Foundation 01:25 Ineffective donations 04:13 Effective charities 07:41 Myth 1: They spend billions of dollars, but there’s no actual effect 09:44 Myth 2: My small donation won’t change anything 11:46 Myth 3: Helping poor people leads to overpopulation 12:31 Myth 4: The money gets used for other things 12:49 Myth 5: Charity is like drugs 13:44 Books about EA #effectivealtruism #altruism #petersinger