What is the best charitable cause in the world?
By Jason Kottke
The Atlantic's Derek Thompson examines the act of giving and goes in search of the best charitable cause in the world.
Perhaps the most piercing lesson from effective altruism is that one can make an astonishing difference in the world with a pinch of logic and dash of math.
See also Doing Good Better.
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This is uncritical, though still very interesting, especially given recent Red Cross exposes.
June 16, 2015 at 11:30AM
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