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The Importance of Evidence

“Insofar as a scientific statement speaks about reality, it must be falsifiable; and in so far as it is not falsifiable, it does not...

Cost-effectiveness

“Smart can also mean wise, kind, inspiring - and cost-effective. And that has a charm all its own.” - Nancy Gibbs When researching what...

What is the expected value of creating a GiveWell top charity?

Earlier this year, GiveWell Experimental predicted that we, the team behind Charity Science Health (CSH), have a 15% chance of becoming a...

Using a Spreadsheet to Make Good Decisions: Five Examples

This post was previously published at EA forum by Peter Hurford We all make decisions every day. Some of these decisions are pretty...

$500 prize for anybody who can change our current top choice of intervention

We have completed our second phase of research which was to narrow a list of about thirty charity ideas to a more concise list of five...

Lessons learned from India

Everything takes longer One of the biggest things we noticed while in India was that it takes large amounts of time even to accomplish...

What's so great about increasing IQ?

--- This blog post has been edited and updated based on new information sent to us about the relationship between IQ and income. We feel...

Six Examples of Measuring Incomplete Metrics ...and How to Fix Them

If you want to create an effective charity, how do you know if it is effective? A very common answer is, by doing detailed measurement...

Reflections on our first slum tour

Our team is now in India, and one of the first things we did was arrange a tour of a large slum in New Delhi. We did this through PETE, a...

What people overvalue when hiring

A consistent trend I have seen is to hire people based on qualities that are not connected to the job. A few of the many possible...

Cluster Approach Thinking Applied to Selecting Fundraising Methods

Hi, I am Kieran. I joined the Charity Science team in June 2015 after volunteering since the previous February. Hope you're enjoying the...