Essential Resources
Dive into a comprehensive collection of books, podcasts, videos, and links designed to deepen your understanding of Effective Altruism and inspire impactful actions.
Enhance Your Impact
Enhancing your impact begins with a thorough understanding of various challenges and potential solutions. To aid in this journey, we’ve compiled a range of resources including videos, podcasts, books, and links. This collection features both introductory materials for newcomers and detailed research articles for those seeking a deeper dive.
Videos We Recommend
Playlist
Check our Podcasts
If you want to delve into topics related to effective altruism, we can recommend The 80,000 Hours Podcast . They have selected ten episodes to start with for those new to EA.
Heja Framtiden – with our former general secretary Gabriella Overödder
Fri Tanke – with our former general secretary Markus Anderljung
Filosofiska Rummet – with our former board chairman Carin Ism
Podcastys We Recommend
Discover the essential reads that every effective altruist should explore to deepen their impact and expand their understanding.
Effective Altruism: An Introduction
Cold Takes
Hear this idea
Future Perfect
Clearer Thinking
Rationally Speaking
Future of Life Institute
Replacing Guilt
Books We Recommend
Discover the essential reads that every effective altruist should explore to deepen their impact and expand their understanding.
Doing Good Better
An introduction to many of the main ideas in effective altruism.
The Most Good You Can Do
On the practical and philosophical implications of effective altruism.
80,000 Hours
A guide for you who want to make a big difference with your career.
The Precipice
About the greatest risks humanity faces and what we can do about them.
Poor Economics
Innovative economic strategies to address global poverty effectively.
The Life You Can Save
Advocating for effective altruism through practical and ethical ways to improve lives of the global poor (Available in Swedish).
Animal Liberation Now
Advocacy for animal rights and ethical treatment.
What We Owe the Future
Ethical considerations for future generations’ well-being (Available in Swedish).
The Scout Mindset
Exploring cognitive tools for clearer and unbiased thinking.
Famine, Affluence, and Morality
Philosophical arguments on moral obligations to alleviate global suffering.
Superintelligence
Analysis of the risks and opportunities presented by advanced artificial intelligence.
Superforecasting
Techniques and psychology behind accurate predictions in various fields.
Introduction to Effective Altruism Course
Explore a structured program designed to independently equip you with knowledge about the effective altruism mindset, its challenges, and critical assessment of the approaches used to address the world’s most pressing problems. Engage with the material on your own or join one of our introductory fellowships.
EA Sweden Introductory Courses
Participate in EA Sweden's in-person or virtual course that we run twice a year.
InternationalVirtual Programs
Join an international introductory program with people around the world.
Self-paced Online course
Read EA Sweden's short online course you can take whenever and where you are.
The Effective Altruism Handbook
Read one of the most comprehensive gathering of introductory resources.
Other Resources
Explore additional webpages for more insights on effective altruism, effective giving, and a range of pressing global issues.
How to maximize the benefits of your career. They have a career guide, a podcast and a job board where they publish vacancies.
Community for people who have made a "pledge" to donate 10% of their income to effective charity.
An international platform for discussing and collaborating on ideas to improve the world effectively.
A community and a forum dedicated to refining the art of human rationality and decision-making.
An extensive resource providing data and research on global issues across time to inform better decision-making.
Learn more together with others
Effective altruism is a constantly evolving movement of ideas. Stay up-to-date on the latest research and thinking by subscribing to The Effective Altruism Newsletter , 80,000 Hours Podcast , visiting the EA Forum , or getting involved in a group . We regularly organize lectures, discussion evenings and book circles to learn more, develop and be able to make an even bigger difference together.