Invincible Wellbeing (IW) is a non-profit501(c)(3) organization focused on foundational research and applied work targetingto study the biological substratesroot causes of pain and suffering. Along with their academic partners, IW’s mission is to investigate and treat the phylogenetic roots of pain and suffering. One of IW’s efforts focuses on what it calls “compassionate breeding” of animals across industries such as biomedical research and agriculture.
IW also hosts a podcast under the same name, where Jacob Shwartz-Lucas (IW’s Executive Director) interviews, also airing on Stanford University Radio, interviewing scientists on topics relevant to IW’s prioritization and research.
IW also manages the Joshua Cefalu Fund, a fund that “seeks to advance understanding of the biological basis for suffering, model its global distribution, and most effectively minimize it”.[1] The fund offers grants to research projects that further the fund's goal. The fund was created in partnership with the Joshua Cefalu Foundation and Henry George School of San Francisco.[1]
IW’s Director of Bioethics is philosopher David Pearce.[2]
The Joshua Cefalu Fund. Invincible Wellbeing’s research fund.
animal welfare | biotechnology | David Pearce | hellish existential catastrophe | invertebrate welfare | mental health | podcasts | sentience | suffering and pain | welfare biology | wild animal welfare
IW also manages the Joshua Cefalu Fund, a fund that “seeks to advance understanding of the biological basis for suffering, model its global distribution, and most effectively minimize it”.[1] The fund offers grants to research projects that further the fund's goal. The fund was created in partnership with the Joshua Cefalu Foundation and Henry George School of San Francisco.[1]
Make Suffering History (Jul 2022). Invincible Wellbeing.
Invincible Wellbeing. Official website.
Invincible Wellbeing (2021), "The Joshua Cefalu Fund"Fund, Jul 2022Invincible Wellbeing.
Invincible Wellbeing (2022) Meet the team, Invincible WellbeingWellbeing. (2022), "Meet The Team", Jul 2022
Invincible Wellbeing (IW) is a non-profit organization focused on foundational research and applied work targeting the biological substrates of suffering. IW also hosts a podcast under the same name, where Jacob Shwartz-Lucas (IW’s Executive Director) interviews scientists on topics relevant to IW’s prioritization and research.
IW also manages the Joshua Cefalu Fund, a fund that “seeks to advance understanding of the biological basis for suffering, model its global distribution, and most effectively minimize it”. The fund offers grants to research projects that further the fund's goal. The fund was created in partnership with the Joshua Cefalu Foundation and Henry George School of San Francisco.[1]
IW’s Director of Bioethics is philosopher David Pearce.[2]
Make Suffering History (Jul 2022). Invincible Wellbeing.
Invincible Wellbeing. Invincible Wellbeing's podcast.
The Joshua Cefalu Fund. Invincible Wellbeing’s research fund.
animal welfare | biotechnology | David Pearce | hellish existential catastrophe | invertebrate welfare | mental health | podcasts | sentience | suffering and pain | welfare biology | wild animal welfare
Invincible Wellbeing (2021), "The Joshua Cefalu Fund", Jul 2022
Invincible Wellbeing (2022), "Meet The Team", Jul 2022
Invincible WellbeingHedonia. Invincible Wellbeing's podcast.