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  • What We Owe the Future

    By William MacAskill

    The fate of the world is in our hands. Humanity’s written history spans only five thousand years. Our yet-unwritten future could last for millions more — or it could end tomorrow. Astonishing numbers of people could lead lives of great happiness or unimaginable suffering, or never live at all, depending on what we choose to do today.

  • The Scout Mindset

    By Julia Galef

    Our reasoning often acts as a soldier, defending our beliefs against threatening arguments and evidence. In soldier mindset, changing our minds means we have failed. Scout mindset is the motivation to see things as they are, not as we wish they were. This book is about seeing clearly.

  • Doing Good Better

    By William MacAskill

    Most people want to make a difference with their lives. Perhaps you buy ethical products, donate to charity, or volunteer your time in the name of doing good. But how often do you know what impact you really have? This book is about combining the heart and the head—applying data and reason to altruistic acts—to turn our good intentions into astonishingly good outcomes.

  • The Precipice

    By Toby Ord

    The Precipice explores the science behind the risks we face. It puts them in the context of the greater story of humanity: showing how ending these risks is among the most pressing moral issues of our time. And it points toward longtermism — to the actions and strategies we can take today to safeguard humanity’s long-run future.

  • Superintelligence

    By Nick Bostrom

    Artificial intelligence may someday surpass human intelligence. If it does, what happens next? This book is a non-technical tour de force on the implications of advanced AI, how to make it do what we want, and how it could make our future very wonderful or very short.

  • 80,000 Hours

    By Benjamin Todd

    80,000 hours is the amount an average person spends on their career. Wouldn’t it be worthwhile spending up to 800 hours making your career 1% more impactful or fulfilling or successful? The resources the team at 80,000 Hours have created take far less than 800 hours to read and will almost certainly make your career at least 1% better.