How do we make life better for future generations? Who gets to make those decisions? These are tough questions, and today’s guest, philosopher William MacAskill (@willmacaskill), tries to help us answer them.

References: 

What We Owe the Future by William MacAskill

Effective altruism's most controversial idea 

How effective altruism went from a niche movement to a billion-dollar force

Effective altruism’s longtermist goals for the future don’t hurt people in the present 

Hosts:

Bryan Walsh (@bryanrwalsh)

Sigal Samuel (@sigalsamuel)

Credits:

Sofi LaLonde, producer and engineer

Libby Nelson, editorial adviser

A.M. Hall, deputy editorial director of talk podcasts

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