On March 28, Federal Judge Lewis A. Kaplan will sentence former FTX chairman Sam Bankman-Fried on seven separate counts of fraud and conspiracy, with federal prosecutors asking for a sentence of 40 to ...

A chief architect of the effective altruism philosophical movement Mentor of FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Philosophy professor at Oxford As the world picks through the wreckage of the collapsed crypto ...

Thirteen years ago, William MacAskill found himself standing in the aisle of a grocery store, agonizing over which breakfast cereal to buy. If he switched to a cheaper brand for a year, could he put ...

Among the wealthiest proponents of effective altruism is Dustin Moskovitz, who co-founded Facebook and makes charitable giving decisions with his wife, Cari Tuna. Effective altruism is an intellectual ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." If you listened carefully during the arrest of Sam Bankman-Fried and the implosion of his ...

In the last year or so, I’ve come across these words more and more often, frequently from cashiers or on payment keypads at stores. Would I like to give a little bit of money to cancer research or ...

Part 3 of the TED Radio Hour episode The Greater Good? Are some acts of altruism more effective than others? Philosopher Peter Singer examines the greater good on a global scale, asking how we can ...

As the world picks through the wreckage of the collapsed crypto exchange FTX and its sister trading firm Alameda Research, scrutiny has fallen largely on founder Sam Bankman-Fried and his close circle ...