Kelsey Piper

Piper joined Vox in September 2018.^[2] As of MayAugust 2022, she has published over 290300 articles on an extensive range of topics related to effective altruism, including animal product alternatives,^[3][4] cash transfers,^[5] climate change,^[6] COVID-19 pandemic,^[7][8] cultured meat,^[9] deworming,^[10][11] the Doomsday Clock,^{[11]12][12]13]} electoral reform,^{[13]14][14]15]} farmed animal welfare,^[15]16] forecasting,^{[16]17][17]18]} foreign aid,^{[18]19][19]20]} global catastrophic biological risk,^{[20]21][21]22]} global catastrophic risk,^{[22]23][23]24]} the hinge of history hypothesis,^[24]25] human extinction,^[25]26] information hazards,^[26]27] malaria,^{[27]28][28]29]} nuclear winter,^{[29]30][30]31]} pandemic preparedness, ^[31]32]prediction markets,^[32]33] space colonization,^[33]34] the timing of philanthropy,^{[34]35][35]36]} universal basic income,^{[36]37][37]38]} and the vulnerable world hypothesis,^[38]39] among many others.^[39]40]

Piper's article outlining the case for taking artificial intelligence as an existential risk seriously has been praised by many as a rigorous yet accessible introduction to the topic.^[40]41]

In early February 2020, when less than a dozen COVID-19 cases had been confirmed in the United States and many media outlets and health authorities were dismissive of the risks posed by SARS-CoV-2,^{[41][42][43][44]} Piper wrote about the possibility that it might become a global pandemic and emphasized the importance of an early response.^[7][44]45]

1. ^{^}

   Zabel, Claire (2015) A different take on giving back, The Stanford Daily, February 5.

2. ^{^}

   Piper, Kelsey (2018) This summer, Vox announced they’re going to launch a new department dedicated to writing about effective altruism, The Unit of Caring, September 15.

3. ^{^}

   Piper, Kelsey (2019) The rise of meatless meat, explained, Vox, May 28.

4. ^{^}

   Piper, Kelsey (2020) The next challenge for plant-based meat: Winning the price war against animal meat, Vox, August 18.

5. ^{^}

   Piper, Kelsey (2020) This charity is giving cash directly to Americans suffering during the coronavirus crisis, Vox, March 20.

6. ^{^}

   Piper, Kelsey (2019) Is climate change an “existential threat” — or just a catastrophic one?, June 28.

7. ^{^}

   Piper, Kelsey (2020) Don’t scold people for worrying about the coronavirus, Vox, February 6.

8. ^{^}

   Piper, Kelsey (2021) How bad research clouded our understanding of Covid-19, Vox, December 17.

9. ^{^}

   Piper, Kelsey (2020) Singapore is the first country in the world to approve lab-grown chicken products, Vox, December 2.

10. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2020) A new study finds that giving kids deworming treatment still benefits them 20 years later, Vox, August 6.

11. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2022) The return of the “worm wars”, Vox, July 19.

12. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2019) Doomsday clock creators: “We’re playing Russian roulette with humanity”, Vox, January 24.

13. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2020) The Doomsday Clock is now at “100 seconds to midnight.” Here’s what that means., Vox, January 23.

14. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2018) This city just approved a new election system never tried before in America, Vox, November 15.

15. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2020) California’s ballot initiative system isn’t working. How do we fix it?, Vox, November 6.

16. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2020) Farms have bred chickens so large that they’re in constant pain, Vox, September 23.

17. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2019) How to get better at predicting the future, Vox, April 5.

18. ^{^}

    Matthews, Dylan, Kelsey Piper & Sigal Samuel (2022) 22 things we think will happen in 2022, Vox, January 1.

19. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2019) Why foreign aid is getting better at saving lives, Vox, May 7.

20. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2020) Some aid

In early February 2020, when less than a dozen COVID-19 cases had been confirmed in the United States and many media outlets and health authorities were dismissive of the risks posed by SARS-CoV-2,^[41][42] Piper^[43] Piper wrote about the possibility that it might become a global pandemic and emphasized the importance of an early response.^[7][44]

In early February 2020, when less than a dozen COVID-19 cases had been confirmed in the United States and many media outlets and health authorities were dismissive of the risks posed by SARS-CoV-2,^[41][42] Piper^[43] wrote about the possibility that it might become a global pandemic and emphasized the importance of an early response.^[7][43]44]

1. ^{^}

   Zabel, Claire (2015) A different take on giving back, The Stanford Daily, February 5.

2. ^{^}

   Piper, Kelsey (2018) This summer, Vox announced they’re going to launch a new department dedicated to writing about effective altruism, The Unit of Caring, September 15.

3. ^{^}

   Piper, Kelsey (2019) The rise of meatless meat, explained, Vox, May 28.

4. ^{^}

   Piper, Kelsey (2020) The next challenge for plant-based meat: Winning the price war against animal meat, Vox, August 18.

5. ^{^}

   Piper, Kelsey (2020) This charity is giving cash directly to Americans suffering during the coronavirus crisis, Vox, March 20.

6. ^{^}

   Piper, Kelsey (2019) Is climate change an “existential threat” — or just a catastrophic one?, June 28.

7. ^{^}

   Piper, Kelsey (2020) Don’t scold people for worrying about the coronavirus, Vox, February 6.

8. ^{^}

   Piper, Kelsey (2021) How bad research clouded our understanding of Covid-19, Vox, December 17.

9. ^{^}

   Piper, Kelsey (2020) Singapore is the first country in the world to approve lab-grown chicken products, Vox, December 2.

10. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2020) A new study finds that giving kids deworming treatment still benefits them 20 years later, Vox, August 6.

11. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2019) Doomsday clock creators: “We’re playing Russian roulette with humanity”, Vox, January 24.

12. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2020) The Doomsday Clock is now at “100 seconds to midnight.” Here’s what that means., Vox, January 23.

13. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2018) This city just approved a new election system never tried before in America, Vox, November 15.

14. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2020) California’s ballot initiative system isn’t working. How do we fix it?, Vox, November 6.

15. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2020) Farms have bred chickens so large that they’re in constant pain, Vox, September 23.

16. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2019) How to get better at predicting the future, Vox, April 5.

17. ^{^}

    Matthews, Dylan, Kelsey Piper & Sigal Samuel (2022) 22 things we think will happen in 2022, Vox, January 1.

18. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2019) Why foreign aid is getting better at saving lives, Vox, May 7.

19. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2020) Some aid gets misdirected. Did the World Bank try to suppress a paper saying so?, Vox, February 21.

20. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2020) The next deadly pathogen could come from a rogue scientist. Here’s how we can prevent that., Vox, February 11.

21. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2020) Why some labs work on making viruses deadlier — and why they should stop, Vox, May 1.

22. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2019) Why governments are bad at facing catastrophic risks — and how they could get better, Vox, August 23.

23. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2022) The most interesting thing Don’t Look Up has to say about the apocalypse, Vox, January 8.

24. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2019) Is this the most important century

In early February 2020, when less than a dozen COVID-19 cases had been confirmed in the United States and many media outlets and health authorities were dismissive of the risks posed by SARS-CoV-2,^[41][42] Piper wrote about the possibility that it might become a global pandemic and emphasized the importance of an early response.^[7][41]43]

1. ^{^}

   Zabel, Claire (2015) A different take on giving back, The Stanford Daily, February 5.

2. ^{^}

   Piper, Kelsey (2018) This summer, Vox announced they’re going to launch a new department dedicated to writing about effective altruism, The Unit of Caring, September 15.

3. ^{^}

   Piper, Kelsey (2019) The rise of meatless meat, explained, Vox, May 28.

4. ^{^}

   Piper, Kelsey (2020) The next challenge for plant-based meat: Winning the price war against animal meat, Vox, August 18.

5. ^{^}

   Piper, Kelsey (2020) This charity is giving cash directly to Americans suffering during the coronavirus crisis, Vox, March 20.

6. ^{^}

   Piper, Kelsey (2019) Is climate change an “existential threat” — or just a catastrophic one?, June 28.

7. ^{^}

   Piper, Kelsey (2020) Don’t scold people for worrying about the coronavirus, Vox, February 6.

8. ^{^}

   Piper, Kelsey (2021) How bad research clouded our understanding of Covid-19, Vox, December 17.

9. ^{^}

   Piper, Kelsey (2020) Singapore is the first country in the world to approve lab-grown chicken products, Vox, December 2.

10. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2020) A new study finds that giving kids deworming treatment still benefits them 20 years later, Vox, August 6.

11. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2019) Doomsday clock creators: “We’re playing Russian roulette with humanity”, Vox, January 24.

12. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2020) The Doomsday Clock is now at “100 seconds to midnight.” Here’s what that means., Vox, January 23.

13. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2018) This city just approved a new election system never tried before in America, Vox, November 15.

14. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2020) California’s ballot initiative system isn’t working. How do we fix it?, Vox, November 6.

15. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2020) Farms have bred chickens so large that they’re in constant pain, Vox, September 23.

16. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2019) How to get better at predicting the future, Vox, April 5.

17. ^{^}

    Matthews, Dylan, Kelsey Piper & Sigal Samuel (2022) 22 things we think will happen in 2022, Vox, January 1.

18. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2019) Why foreign aid is getting better at saving lives, Vox, May 7.

19. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2020) Some aid gets misdirected. Did the World Bank try to suppress a paper saying so?, Vox, February 21.

20. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2020) The next deadly pathogen could come from a rogue scientist. Here’s how we can prevent that., Vox, February 11.

21. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2020) Why some labs work on making viruses deadlier — and why they should stop, Vox, May 1.

22. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2019) Why governments are bad at facing catastrophic risks — and how they could get better, Vox, August 23.

23. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2022) The most interesting thing Don’t Look Up has to say about the apocalypse, Vox, January 8.

24. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2019) Is this the most important

Piper joined Vox in September 2018.^[2] As of MarchMay 2022, she has published over 290 articles on an extensive range of topics related to effective altruism, including animal product alternatives,^[3][4] cash transfers,^[5] climate change,^[6] COVID-19 pandemic,^[7][8] cultured meat,^[9] deworming,^[10] the Doomsday Clock,^[11][12] electoral reform,^[13][14] farmed animal welfare,^[15] forecasting,^[16][17] foreign aid,^[18][19] global catastrophic biological risk,^[20][21] global catastrophic risk,^[22][23] the hinge of history hypothesis,^[24] human extinction,^[25] information hazards,^[26] malaria,^[27][28] nuclear winter,^[29][30] pandemic preparedness, ^[31]prediction markets,^[32] space colonization,^[33] the timing of philanthropy,^[34][35] universal basic income,^[36][37] and the vulnerable world hypothesis,^[38] among many others.^[39]

Piper joined Vox in September 2018.^[2] As of March 2022, she has published over 280290 articles on an extensive range of topics related to effective altruism, including animal product alternatives,^[3][4] cash transfers,^[5] climate change,^[6] COVID-19 pandemic,^[7][8] cultured meat,^[9] deworming,^[10] the Doomsday Clock,^[11][12] electoral reform,^[13][14] farmed animal welfare,^[15] forecasting,^[16][17] foreign aid,^[18][19] global catastrophic biological risk,^[20][21] global catastrophic risk,^[22][23] the hinge of history hypothesis,^[24] human extinction,^[25] information hazards,^[26] malaria,^[27][28] nuclear winter,^[29][30] pandemic preparedness, ^[31]prediction markets,^[32] space colonization,^[33] the timing of philanthropy,^[34][35] universal basic income,^[36][37] and the vulnerable world hypothesis,^[38] among many others.^[39]

1. ^{^}

   Zabel, Claire (2015) A different take on giving back, The Stanford Daily, February 5.

2. ^{^}

   Piper, Kelsey (2018) This summer, Vox announced they’re going to launch a new department dedicated to writing about effective altruism, The Unit of Caring, September 15.

3. ^{^}

   Piper, Kelsey (2019) The rise of meatless meat, explained, Vox, May 28.

4. ^{^}

   Piper, Kelsey (2020) The next challenge for plant-based meat: Winning the price war against animal meat, Vox, August 18.

5. ^{^}

   Piper, Kelsey (2020) This charity is giving cash directly to Americans suffering during the coronavirus crisis, Vox, March 20.

6. ^{^}

   Piper, Kelsey (2019) Is climate change an “existential threat” — or just a catastrophic one?, June 28.

7. ^{^}

   Piper, Kelsey (2020) Don’t scold people for worrying about the coronavirus, Vox, February 6.

8. ^{^}

   Piper, Kelsey (2021) How bad research clouded our understanding of Covid-19, Vox, December 17.

9. ^{^}

   Piper, Kelsey (2020) Singapore is the first country in the world to approve lab-grown chicken products, Vox, December 2.

10. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2020) A new study finds that giving kids deworming treatment still benefits them 20 years later, Vox, August 6.

11. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2019) Doomsday clock creators: “We’re playing Russian roulette with humanity”, Vox, January 24.

12. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2020) The Doomsday Clock is now at “100 seconds to midnight.” Here’s what that means., Vox, January 23.

13. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2018) This city just approved a new election system never tried before in America, Vox, November 15.

14. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2020) California’s ballot initiative system isn’t working. How do we fix it?, Vox, November 6.

15. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2020) Farms have bred chickens so large that they’re in constant pain, Vox, September 23.

16. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2019) How to get better at predicting the future, Vox, April 5.

17. ^{^}

    Matthews, Dylan, Kelsey Piper & Sigal Samuel (2022) 22 things we think will happen in 2022, Vox, January 1.

18. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2019) Why foreign aid is getting better at saving lives, Vox, May 7.

19. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2020) Some aid gets misdirected. Did the World Bank try to suppress a paper saying so?, Vox, February 21.

20. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2020) The next deadly pathogen could come from a rogue scientist. Here’s how we can prevent that., Vox, February 11.

21. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2020) Why some labs work on making viruses deadlier — and why they should stop, Vox, May 1.

22. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2019) Why governments are bad at facing catastrophic risks — and how they could get better, Vox, August 23.

23. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2022) The most interesting thing Don’t Look Up has to say about the apocalypse, Vox, January 8.

24. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2019) Is this the most important century in human history?, Vox, September 26.

25. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2019) Human extinction would be a uniquely awful tragedy. Why don’t we act like it?, Vox, November 7.

26. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2022) When scientific information is dangerous, Vox, March 30.

27. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2021) The new malaria vaccine is a total game changer, Vox, April 28.

28. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey

Piper joined Vox in September 2018.^[2] As of March 2022, she has published over 280 articles on an extensive range of topics related to effective altruism, including animal product alternatives,^[3][4] cash transfers,^[5] climate change,^[6] COVID-19 pandemic,^[7][8] cultured meat,^[9] deworming,^[10] the Doomsday Clock,^[11][12] electoral reform,^[13][14] farmed animal welfare,^[15] forecasting,^[16][17] foreign aid,^[18][19] global catastrophic biological risk,^[20][21] global catastrophic risk,^[22][23] the hinge of history hypothesis,^[24] human extinction,^[25] information hazards,^[26] malaria,^[27][28] nuclear winter,^[29][30] pandemic preparedness, ^[31]prediction markets,^[31]32] space colonization,^[32]33] the timing of philanthropy,^{[33]34][34]35]} universal basic income,^{[35]36][36]37]} and the vulnerable world hypothesis,^[37]38] among many others.^[38]39]

Piper's article outlining the case for taking artificial intelligence as an existential risk seriously has been praised by many as a rigorous yet accessible introduction to the topic.^[39]40]

In early February 2020, when less than a dozen COVID-19 cases had been confirmed in the United States and many media outlets and health authorities were dismissive of the risks posed by SARS-CoV-2, Piper wrote about the possibility that it might become a global pandemic and emphasized the importance of an early response.^[7][41]

1. ^{^}

   Zabel, Claire (2015) A different take on giving back, The Stanford Daily, February 5.

2. ^{^}

   Piper, Kelsey (2018) This summer, Vox announced they’re going to launch a new department dedicated to writing about effective altruism, The Unit of Caring, September 15.

3. ^{^}

   Piper, Kelsey (2019) The rise of meatless meat, explained, Vox, May 28.

4. ^{^}

   Piper, Kelsey (2020) The next challenge for plant-based meat: Winning the price war against animal meat, Vox, August 18.

5. ^{^}

   Piper, Kelsey (2020) This charity is giving cash directly to Americans suffering during the coronavirus crisis, Vox, March 20.

6. ^{^}

   Piper, Kelsey (2019) Is climate change an “existential threat” — or just a catastrophic one?, June 28.

7. ^{^}

   Piper, Kelsey (2020) Don’t scold people for worrying about the coronavirus, Vox, February 6.

8. ^{^}

   Piper, Kelsey (2021) How bad research clouded our understanding of Covid-19, Vox, December 17.

9. ^{^}

   Piper, Kelsey (2020) Singapore is the first country in the world to approve lab-grown chicken products, Vox, December 2.

10. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2020) A new study finds that giving kids deworming treatment still benefits them 20 years later, Vox, August 6.

11. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2019) Doomsday clock creators: “We’re playing Russian roulette with humanity”, Vox, January 24.

12. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2020) The Doomsday Clock is now at “100 seconds to midnight.” Here’s what that means., Vox, January 23.

13. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2018) This city just approved a new election system never tried before in America, Vox, November 15.

14. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2020) California’s ballot initiative system isn’t working. How do we fix it?, Vox, November 6.

15. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2020) Farms have bred chickens so large that they’re in constant pain, Vox, September 23.

16. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2019) How to get better at predicting the future, Vox, April 5.

17. ^{^}

    Matthews, Dylan, Kelsey Piper & Sigal Samuel (2022) 22 things we think will happen in 2022, Vox, January 1.

18. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2019) Why foreign aid is getting better at saving lives, Vox, May 7.

19. ^{^}

    Piper, Kelsey (2020) Some aid gets misdirected. Did the World Bank try to suppress

The Unit of Caring. Piper's blog.

Piper joined Vox in September 2018.^[2] As of March 2022, she has published over 280 articles on an extensive range of topics related to effective altruism,altruism, including animal product alternatives,^[3][4] cash transfers,^[5] climate change,^[6] COVID-19 pandemic,^[7][8] cultured meat,^[9] deworming,^[10] the Doomsday Clock,^[11][12] electoral reform,^[13][14] farmed animal welfare,^[15] forecasting,^[16][17] foreign aid,^[18][19] global catastrophic biological risk,^[20][21] global catastrophic risk,^[22][23] the hinge of history hypothesis,^[24] human extinction,^[25] information hazards,^[26] malaria,^[27][28] nuclear winter,^[29][30] prediction markets,^[31] space colonization,^[32] the timing of philanthropy,^[33][34] universal basic income,^[35][36] and the vulnerable world hypothesis,^[37] among many others.^[38]