AI Use Note: Main body text entirely human written. Claude (Opus 4.8) helped develop models of animal life histories in the appendix.
Cross-posted from Good Structures.
Executive Summary
* Animal advocates sometimes make claims like “there are X of this animal...
“How long have you been v*g*n?”
This is one of the most common icebreakers at animal protection events. It’s a baseline assumption, and it mostly holds true: if you’re out advocating for animals not to be tortured or abused, realistically these days you are v**n, or close. And it makes for good conversation. It seems fairly safe to assume when you meet strangers.
But this assumption is hurting the movement in a way which we don’t always notice: someone new comes into the sp...
Summary
Back in November 2023 I posted here to launch Spiro and raise our first $198k. Two and a half years later this is an update and a fundraiser for the next step.
The short version: we've now reached over-5,900 people with TB preventive medicine, including over 3,000 children under five years old. Our early results have held up well an...
A quick reminder that applications for EA Global: London 2026 close this Sunday (May 10)!
We already have more applications than last year, and this looks set to be our biggest EAG yet (again)! If you've been meaning to apply but haven't gotten around to it, this is your sign.
The admissions bar is more accessible than people often assume. If you're working on or seriously exploring a high-impact problem, you should apply.
This is the EAG I've been most excited to put together yet. I'd love to see you all there.
📍 InterContinental London, The O2 · 29-31 May 2026
⏰ Applications close: Sunday, May 10
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