Effective Altruism NYC will be going for a walk-&-chat around Prospect Park. We hope this will be a nice chance to meet or catch up with others in the effective altruism community outdoors, before the weather gets too too cold! Newcomers to effective altruism are very welcome :)
We’ll meet at the Concert Grove Pavilion in Prospect Park. It’s just 2-3 min into the park, from the entrance at Ocean Ave and Lincoln Road. The entrance is also right next to the Prospect Park subway station on the B and Q trains.
We’ll do a loop around the Prospect Park, and plan to cover around 3 1/2 miles, taking restroom and water breaks as needed.
If you have trouble finding us or want to track us down later, you can try Facebook-messaging Arushi Gupta, but the simplest thing is just to be there at 3pm!
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For those new to effective altruism, here are a couple of good introductions. In short, EA is about using evidence to carefully analyze how, given limited resources, we can help others the *most*.
https://www.effectivealtruism.org/articles/introduction-to-effective-altruism/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48VAQtGmfWY
See also EA NYC’s code of conduct - we are committed to the safety and well-being of our members:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11vDZw7rBekkzItfZZLQbu5KdyrGlMSMQuEQ4BUQFst0/edit
https://www.meetup.com/Effective-Altruism-NYC/events/281550759/