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Blog Posts
May 24, 2026
(In medicine at least)
Jan 25, 2026
In response to the previous episode, Vegan Hot Ones
Jan 25, 2026
Featuring Max Alexander and Robi Rahman (and not Aaron)
Jan 7, 2026
Intro This Twitter thread from Kelsey Piper has been reverberating around my psyche since its inception, almost six years now.
Oct 6, 2025
This is an audio readout of my recent post Utilitarians Should Accept that Some Suffering Cannot be “Offset”, also on the EA Forum
Oct 5, 2025
Note: see further discussion on the EA Forum
May 14, 2025
An actual adult for once
Mar 25, 2025
In which I read and then briefly discuss a paper by Fin Moorhouse & Will MacAskill
Apr 11, 2024
Please follow Arthur on Twitter and check out his blog!
Nov 6, 2023
Episode #8 of Pigeon Hour
Oct 17, 2023
Listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts
Aug 7, 2023
This wide-ranging conversation between Daniel and Aaron touches on movies, business drama, philosophy of language, ethics and legal theory. The two debate major ethical concepts like utilitarianism…
Jul 28, 2023
Follow Nathan’s blog
Jul 17, 2023
Note: skip to minute 4 if you’re already familiar with The EA Archive or would just rather not listen to my spiel
Jul 13, 2023
Note: the first few minutes got cut due to technical difficulties, so it sounds like we start in the middle of our conversation.
Jun 30, 2023
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Podcast Episodes
Jul 9, 2026
A podcast with Sarah Hastings-Woodhouse, who is on Substack, Twitter (@littIeramblings) and potentially elsewhere Topics discussed * Current thing: Fable gets export-controlled * Sarah defends…
May 24, 2026
Episode main page: https://www.aaronbergman.net/p/tommy-crowA podcast with Tommy Crow, who is on Substack, Twitter (@tommyjoancrow), TikTok, and elsewhere, recorded irl after a recent EAGx conference…
Jan 25, 2026
Summary In this episode, Aaron and Robi reunite to dissect the nuances of effective charitable giving. The central debate revolves around a common intuition: should a donor diversify their…
Jan 25, 2026
A great discussion between my two friends Max Alexander of Scouting Ahead and Robi Rahman (in response to a fundraiser that we wrapped up more than 13 months ago)Tweet with context…
Oct 6, 2025
This is an audio readout of my recent post Utilitarians Should Accept that Some Suffering Cannot be “Offset”, also on the EA Forum Enjoy! Get full access to Aaron's Blog at…
May 14, 2025
Summary Join host Aaron with Jesse Smith, a self-described "unconventional EA" (Effective Altruist) who bridges blue-collar expertise with intellectual insight. Jesse recounts his wild early…
Mar 25, 2025
Preparing for the Intelligence Explosion is a recent paper by Fin Moorhouse and Will MacAskill. * 00:00 - 1:58:04 is me reading the paper. * 1:58:05 - 2:26:06 is a string of random thoughts I have…
Apr 11, 2024
Please follow Arthur on Twitter and check out his blog! Thank you for just summarizing my point in like 1% of the words -Aaron, to Arthur, circa 34:45 Summary (Written by Claude Opus aka Clong) *…
Mar 9, 2024
Intro Around New Years, Max Alexander, Laura Duffy, Matt and I tried to raise money for animal welfare (more specifically, the EA Animal Welfare Fund) on Twitter. We put out a list of incentives (see…
Nov 6, 2023
* Follow Max on Twitter * And read his blog * Listen here or on Spotify or Apple Podcasts * RIP Google Podcasts 🪦🪦🪦 Summary In this philosophical and reflective episode, hosts Aaron and Max…
Oct 17, 2023
* Listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts * Be sure to check out and follow Holly’s Substack and org Pause AI. Blurb and summary from Clong Blurb Holly and Aaron had a wide-ranging discussion touching on…
Aug 7, 2023
Listen on: * Spotify * Apple Podcasts * Google Podcasts Note: the core discussion on ethics begins at 7:58 and moves into philosophy of language at ~1:12:19 Daniel’s stuff: * AI X-risk podcast * The…
Jul 28, 2023
Very imperfect transcript: bit.ly/3QhFgEJ Summary from Clong: The discussion centers around the concept of a unitary general intelligence or cognitive ability. Whether this exists as a real and…
Jul 17, 2023
Summary (by Claude.ai) This informal podcast covers a wide-ranging conversation between two speakers aligned in the effective altruism (EA) community. They have a similar background coming to EA from…
Jul 13, 2023
Summary/specific topics: - Stress Tests and AI Regulation: Nathan elaborates on the concept of stress tests conducted by central banks. These tests assess the resilience of banks to severe economic…
Jun 30, 2023
- Follow Arjun on Twitter: https://twitter.com/panickssery - Read and subscribe to his blog: https://arjunpanickssery.substack.com - A mediocre transcription can be found at…
Jun 17, 2023
A transcript can be found at assemblyai.com/playground/transcript/6y7e7wz28c-30aa-4e83-ba4f-1bddf2e23dad Get full access to Aaron's Blog at www.aaronbergman.net/subscribe
Mar 4, 2022
For All Good's inaugural episode, we talked to Rob Wiblin and Keiran Harris of 80,000 Hours about how and why they produce their show. This episode first appeared on their new feed "80,000 Hours…
Jan 5, 2022
Hear EA Georgetown member Aaron Bergman's recent interview as a guest on the Narratives Podcast! During the show, host Will Jarvis talks to Aaron about a key way he thinks people go wrong when…
Jul 20, 2021
Welcome to All Good, a show by Georgetown Effective Altruism. Get full access to Aaron's Blog at www.aaronbergman.net/subscribe
Jun 8, 2021
Update Feb 12, 2023: Automated audio experiment with the Automator app no one uses Intro Back in 2016, I got my first job as a summer camp counselor. It was an outdoor adventure day camp, to which…