Course Lectures

Lecture 1: Intro

In this lecture we will learn about our unprecedented ability to impact the lives of thousands of people or more. We will cover basic principles in moral theory, and familiarize…

Lecture 2: Cost-effectiveness and global health

In this lecture we will acquire some preliminary tools that help answer the question “what works?”, and familiarize ourselves with the importance of measurement, evaluation, and feedback. Furthermore, we will…

Lecture 3: Decision-making under uncertainty & counterfactual impact

In this lecture we’ll get to know advanced decision-making tools that can tackle the complexities of reality – including when we have uncertainty about the outcome of our actions. We…

Lecture 4: Animals and the expanding circle

Who deserves moral consideration, or even our personal concern? How has the answer to this question changed throughout human history, and what can we deduce from this about how our…

Lecture 5: Introduction to longtermism

The future of humanity may be longer, larger, and (hopefully) better than all of human history so far. Do we have moral obligations towards people in the future, and if…

Lecture 6: Existential risks

From nuclear weapons, through epidemics, artificial intelligence, and all the way to climate change – humanity has found a wide variety of ways to destroy itself. Could securing a future…

Lecture 7: Surprise!

To celebrate completing half of the course, we will deviate from the standard format of our lessons and embark on a hands-on experience – the content of which will be…

Lecture 8: Climate Change

In this lesson we will deep-dive into the field of climate change. We’ll understand why many see this problem as the most important challenge of the 21st century, and compare…

Lecture 9: Broad social improvement

How can we improve the future even if we don’t understand it, or if we have significant uncertainty about what’s important? In this lesson we’ll deal with interventions that improve…

Lecture 10: Moral uncertainty

So far we’ve been dealing with a lot of empirical uncertainty – we don’t always know what will happen and what will work. In this lesson we will deal with…

Lecture 11: Synthesis of research

In order to rely on existing research and previous work, we need to know how to combine different sources of information. In this lesson we will deal with questions including…

Lecture 12: Career choices

How do you choose a career with significant positive impact, and successfully follow through? In this lesson we will learn tools for analyzing the impact of different career paths, while…

Lecture 13: Utilizing your degree & course summary

In this final lesson we will discuss what you can do today to set yourself on a path towards significant impact, and specifically how to utilize your years at university…