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March 2015

Investigating Neglected Goals in Scientific Research

by Holden Karnofsky Published March 26, 2015

Note: Before the launch of the Open Philanthropy Project Blog, this post appeared on the GiveWell Blog. Uses of “we” and “our” in the below post may refer to the Open Philanthropy Project or to GiveWell as an organization. Additional comments may be available at the original post.

A major goal of the Open Philanthropy Project is to explore the topic of scientific research funding, starting with life sciences. This post discusses the process we’ve used so far, including some of the challenges we’ve faced and changes we’ve made in our investigation methods: [node:read-more:link]

Scientific Research

Open Philanthropy Project: Progress in 2014 and Plans for 2015

by Holden Karnofsky Published March 12, 2015

Note: The Open Philanthropy Project was formerly known as GiveWell Labs. Before the launch of the Open Philanthropy Project Blog, this post appeared on the GiveWell Blog. Uses of “we” and “our” in the below post may refer to the Open Philanthropy Project or to GiveWell as an organization. Additional comments may be available at the original post.

This is the fourth post (of six) we’re planning to make focused on our self-evaluation and future plans. [node:read-more:link]

Open Philanthropy Project Update: Global Catastrophic Risks

by Holden Karnofsky Published March 11, 2015

Note: Before the launch of the Open Philanthropy Project Blog, this post appeared on the GiveWell Blog. Uses of “we” and “our” in the below post may refer to the Open Philanthropy Project or to GiveWell as an organization. Additional comments may be available at the original post.

This post lays out our progress, since last year, on identifying potential focus areas for our work on global catastrophic risks.

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Global Catastrophic Risks

Open Philanthropy Project Update: U.S. Policy

by Holden Karnofsky Published March 10, 2015

Note: Before the launch of the Open Philanthropy Project Blog, this post appeared on the GiveWell Blog. Uses of “we” and “our” in the below post may refer to the Open Philanthropy Project or to GiveWell as an organization. Additional comments may be available at the original post.

Last year, we set a “stretch goal” for the Open Philanthropy Project: [node:read-more:link]

U.S. Policy