CENTRE FOR EXPLORATORY ALTRUISM RESEARCH
STARTED: Incubation Program 2022
Joel Tan
Co-founder
SEED GRANT: $100,000
WEBSITE: https://exploratory-altruism.org/
CEARCH conducts cause prioritization research and outreach - identifying the most important problems in the world and directing resources towards solving them, so as to maximize global welfare.
CURRENT OR PREDICTED IMPACT:
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CEARCH's own internal cost-effectiveness analysis suggests that we might, in expectation, save more than 3 million DALYs on a perpetual value basis, by redirecting EA funding to causes far more effective at improving welfare.
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That said, such estimates should not be taken literally, given the high amount of uncertainty involved.
SIGNIFICANT UPDATES:
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As of 1st November 2022, CEARCH has (a) compiled an initial longlist of 150+ potential causes; (b) finalized their research methodology and published three shallow research reports (on nuclear war, fungal diseases and asteroid impacts); and (c) are in ongoing discussions with various EA and non-EA organizations to use their future research.