#228 - Doing Good

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with William MacAskill about how to do the most good in the world. They discuss the &ldquo;effective altruism&rdquo; movement, choosing causes to support, the apparent tension between wealth and altruism, how best to think about generosity over the course of one&rsquo;s lifetime, and other topics.</span></p> <p><strong>William MacAskill </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">is an Associate Professor in Philosophy and Research Fellow at the Global Priorities Institute, University of Oxford. He is one of the primary voices in a philanthropic movement known as &ldquo;effective altruism&rdquo; and the co-founder of three non-profits based on effective altruist principles: </span><a href="https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Giving What We Can</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://80000hours.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">80,000 Hours</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and the </span><a href="https://www.centreforeffectivealtruism.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Centre for Effective Altruism</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. He is also the Director of the Forethought Foundation for Global Priorities Research and the author of </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1592409660?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwsamharris03-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=1592409660" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Doing Good Better: Effective Altruism and a Radical New Way to Make a Difference</span></em></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Website: </span><a href="http://t.co/Db3VE8qSyV?amp=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">williammacaskill.com</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 4