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Happy December!
We hope you had a great November. Read on below to see what's in store for the rest of the year and early 2022! EA Coworking Space Interest SurveyEA NYC is in the very initial stages of exploring the possibility of setting up a coworking space for people focused on EA-aligned work. We'd like to get a sense of interest as we explore methods to set this up. At this time, this is very early-stage and may not come to fruition or may be limited in size, meaning we don't want to get anyone's hopes up at this juncture. If you are potentially interested in utilizing an EA coworking space, please fill out this survey by December 15.
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To keep up to date on our upcoming events, check out our calendar on Facebook or Meetup, or add us to your Google Calendar!Reading Group: Poor Economics
Monday, December 6 at 7 pm
We'll be discussing Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty, by the co-founders of J-PAL and Nobel Prize winners Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo!
Zoom Link | Meeting ID: 883 4779 9339 | Passcode: 120621
(Online. See details & RSVP on Facebook and Meetup.)
AI Alignment Meetup
Thursday, December 9 at 7 pm
Tom Conerly is hosting an AI alignment meetup on December 9th at 7 pm near Union Square. This month we’ll discuss Redwood Research’s current project (see their write-up and Paul Christiano’s follow-up). Anyone interested in the topic is welcome. Email tomconerly@gmail.com for the address.
Matt Lerner of Founders Pledge
Thursday, December 16 at 6:30 pm
Founders Pledge is a research organization and community of charitable entrepreneurs. Matt Lerner, their Director of Research, will give an overview of their research and recent work across a variety of topics, including climate change, preventing war and conflict, and their new Patient Philanthropy Fund!
(Indoors, with proof of vaccination and an onsite rapid test required. See details & RSVP on Facebook and Meetup.)
End-of-Year Party
Tuesday, December 21 at 7 pm
2021 was a big year for Effective Altruism! Join us for a fun end-of-year mixer over food and drinks at VSPOT near Astor Place.
(Indoors, with proof of vaccination and an onsite rapid test required. See details & RSVP on Facebook and Meetup.)
Virtual Games Night
Wednesday, December 29 at 7 pm
We're squeezing in one final event for 2021! Join us through Zoom for online games, including Among Us and Scibble.io.
Zoom Link | Meeting ID: 824 7533 3552 | Passcode: 122921
(Online. See details & RSVP on Facebook and Meetup.)
New Year's Workshop
Sunday, January 2 at 2 pm
Modeled after our event from last January, join us for a group discussion with other EA NYC members about personal goals for 2022!
Zoom Link | Meeting ID: 833 9628 9164 | Passcode: 010222
(Online. See details & RSVP on Facebook and Meetup.)
Lightning Talks: Life Hacks
Sunday, January 9 at 2 pm
Apply to present at our January lightning talks event! We'll kick off the new year with 5-minute presentations on life hacks. This event will be virtual and we welcome life hackers from outside of NYC to present. We're hoping to hear from people who have either figured something out on their own or gone down a research rabbit hole and now have specific and in-depth advice on anything from a productivity hack to the best way to avoid losing socks in the washing machine.
Zoom Link | Meeting ID: 844 3998 1516 | Passcode: 010922
(Online. See details & RSVP on Facebook and Meetup.)External events
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There are many exciting NYC-based and remote roles open! We've highlighted a few below and you can see more on the 80,000 Hours job board and through the resources on our careers page. Here are several jobs we want to flag: |
If you decide to apply to any of the above or other EA-aligned roles, let us know! We're happy to help how we can. |
Opportunities Around the Community
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- Applications are open for Open Philanthropy's Early-Career Funding for Individuals Interested in Improving the Long-Term Future. They are due by January 21.
- Applications open on December 15 for the LEAD for Farmed Animals Conference, a skill-focused conference for advocates working to combat animal farming.
- Applications are open for the virtual AGI Safety Fundamentals (Alignment & Governance Tracks) Programme by EA Cambridge. The deadline for applications is December 15. It is accessible for beginners and the target audience is students, academics, and professionals who are motivated by AI safety arguments or other arguments about long-term risks from AI, and want to learn more about current technical and governance research/questions.
- EA Cambridge opened an expression of interest form for their 8-week Alternative Protein Seminar Programme, which will run from January through March.
- Applications for the next rounds of Center for Effective Altruism’s Virtual Programs (the Introductory EA Program, the In-Depth EA Program, and The Precipice reading groups), which will run from January 3 to February 27, are due on December 26. New rounds start in the first week of every month, so you can participate whenever is best for your schedule.
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Volunteer with EA NYCAs the New York EA community grows, we’re creating new ways to get involved and support the group. If you’re interested in helping out with EA NYC events, outreach, or operations, you can fill out this interest form to let us know. We’re looking for anything from help getting snacks for events, to new board members, to everything in between! See a full list of ways to help on the form. Host EA NYCWe also can always use help finding well-priced venues! Private outdoor spaces and large, private indoor spaces are especially valuable. A wide variety of spaces will work - we’re looking for spaces that can fit anywhere from 15 to 150 people. If you know of or have connections with any venues, please do get in touch at info@effectivealtruism.nyc.
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Reading Group: Poor Economics |
This month, we'll be discussing Poor Economics (2011) by Nobel Prize winners Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo! In Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty, the two Economics professors and co-founders of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), discuss their lessons from 15 years of working on global poverty. They take an evidence-based approach, drawing on the hundreds of RCTs they've conducted, to understanding what traps people in extreme poverty, and some of the solutions that can improve the situation. Because our usual date would have conflicted with the holidays, we will be discussing on Monday, December 6 instead. Make sure to join the #reading-group channel on the EA NYC Slack ( join here) to discuss throughout the month. Stick around since that's where we decide on the books for future months!
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We hope you have a wonderful December!
Cheers,
Arushi & Rocky
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