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Effective Altruism: Data-Driven Giving is Logical, but is it Wise?

Steven Gambardella
Mar 29, 2023
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Newton (1795) by William Blake. The famous scientist is depicted as narrowly focused and oblivious. Blake’s opposition to scientific materialism is well known. He wrote, “Art is the Tree of Life. Science is the Tree of Death.” (Public Domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons)

It feels good when you give to charity, doesn’t it?

It’s different, though, from showin…

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