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IdeasSpecial ReportPrint EditionsSpring, 2020

A New Way to Do Good Promises to Provide the Data to Make the Biggest Impact – Effective Altruism

By Yaël Ossowski
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There is a new way to do good that promises to provide the tools to have the most impact – Effective Altruism.

There is a new way to do good that promises to provide the tools to have the most impact – Effective Altruism.
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Yaël Ossowskihttp://yael.ca
Yaël Ossowski is a consumer advocate and writer. He's currently deputy director at the Consumer Choice Center, and was previously a national investigative reporter at Watchdog.org.He has a Master’s Degree in Philosophy, Politics, Economics (PPE) from the CEVRO Institute in Prague and a Bachelor's in Political Science from Concordia University, Montreal.Born in Québec and raised in the southern United States, he currently lives in Vienna, Austria.
IdeasSpecial ReportPrint EditionsSpring, 2020

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