Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: EA syllabi and teaching materials, published by Julia_Wise on the AI Alignment Forum. Write a Review I've been collecting a list of all the known courses taught about EA or closely related topics. Please let me know if you have others to add! AGI safety fundamentals For 2022, Richard Ngo Syllabus "Are we doomed? Confronting the end of the world" at University of Chicago Spring 2021, Daniel Holz & James A. Evans Syllabus "Ethics and the Future" at Yale Spring 2021, Shelly Kagan Syllabus "The Great Problems" at MIT Spring 2021, Kevin Esvelt Syllabus Improving Science Reading Group 2021, EA Cambridge Reading list Longtermism syllabus 2021, Joshua Teperowski Monrad Syllabus Effective Animal Advocacy Fellowship Winter 2021, EA at UCLA Syllabus and discussion guide Social Sciences & Existential Risks Reading Group Winter 2021 Reading list Global Development Fellowship Winter 2021, Stanford One for the World Syllabus "Ethics for Do-Gooders" at University of Graz Summer 2020, Dominic Roser Syllabus Cause Area Guide: Institutional Decision Making May 2020, EA Norway Guide, with reading list (focused on forecasting) Intro to Global Priorities Research for Economists Spring 2020, David Bernard and Matthias Endres Description, with link to reading list and materials Governance of AI Reading List Oxford, Spring 2020, Markus Anderljung Reading list EA course at Brown University Spring 2020, Emma Abele and Nick Whittaker, based on Harvard Arete fellowship syllabus Syllabus "Psychology of (Effective) Altruism" at University of Michigan Winter 2020, Izzy Gainsburg Syllabus "Philosophy and Philanthropy" at University of Chicago Winter 2020, Bart Schultz Syllabus Syllabus: Artificial Intelligence and China Jan. 2020, Ding, Fischer, Tse, and Byrd Reading list In-Depth Fellowship at EA Oxford Reading list "Topics in Global Priorities Research" at Oxford University Spring 2019, William MacAskill and Christian Tarsney Syllabus AI alignment reading group at MIT Fall 2019 Reading list "Normative Ethics, Effective Altruism, and the Environment" at University of Vermont Fall 2019, Mark Budolfson Syllabus Arete fellowship at MIT Fall 2018, MIT EA group Syllabus with discussion prompts "Safety and control for artificial general intelligence" at UC Berkeley Fall 2018, Andrew Critch and Stuart Russell Syllabus "Artificial Intelligence and International Security" July 2018, Remco Zwetsloot Reading list “The Psychology of Effective Altruism” at University of New Mexico Spring 2018, Geoffrey Miller Syllabus “Training Changemakers” program Spring 2018, Philanthropy Advisory Fellowship at Harvard University Program plan “The Ethics and Politics of Effective Altruism” at Stanford University Spring 2018, Ted Lechterman Syllabus “Effective Philanthropy: Ethics and Evidence” at London School of Economics 2017/2018, Luc Bovens and Stephan Chambers Summary Seminar on EA at University of Toronto Fall 2017, Jordan Thomson Summary "Effective altruism" course at University of St Andrews 2016-2017, Theron Pummer and Tim Mulgan Syllabus “How to actually change the world” session at MIT Fall 2016, Angelina Li and Daniel Ziegler Evaluation and course materials EA course at St. Catherine’s University Fall 2016, Jeff Johnson and Kristine West Syllabus EA course at University of Saint Andrews Fall 2016, Theron Pummer and Tim Mulgan Syllabus EA course at University of York Spring 2016, Richard Yetter Chappell Syllabus EA Syllabus Stefan Schubert and Pablo Stafforini This syllabus is intended for use in philosophy, political science, or general humanities programs. EA courses at UC Berkeley In spring 2015 and 2016, students at UC Berkeley have led a full-semester class on effective altruism. Organizers spring 2015: Ajeya Cotra, Oliver Habryka Organizers spring 2016: Ajeya Cotra, Rohin Shah Materials: Syllabus 2015 Syllab...