Boris
@yboris.bsky.social
🔸 = 10% pledge (see GivingWhatWeCan), EA = Effective Altruism, #4DWW = 4 Day Work Week, Philanthropy (see GiveWell), philosophy, veganism. http://yboris.dev http://yboris.com
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This 5-minute video on speciesism and veganism made by Yulia Kravchuk, a Ukrainian high school student, gives me confidence that the struggle will be carried on by future generations, even when their countries have serious problems, as Ukraine surely does, right now.
Spread the word!
Spread the word!
This might be the most important video you will ever see. Please spread it
This speech concerns the horrid tragedy of speciesism — the form of discrimination almost no one notices or talks about. It affects billions of victims every year, and the way they suffer is…
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November 24, 2025 at 3:45 AM
This 5-minute video on speciesism and veganism made by Yulia Kravchuk, a Ukrainian high school student, gives me confidence that the struggle will be carried on by future generations, even when their countries have serious problems, as Ukraine surely does, right now.
Spread the word!
Spread the word!
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We need to move rapidly towards net zero emissions.
You can read the full piece here: www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/w...
You can read the full piece here: www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/w...
What Bill Gates Overlooks About Climate Change
Peter Singer explains why a temperature increase of 2.9°C could indeed “be the end of civilization.”
www.project-syndicate.org
November 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
We need to move rapidly towards net zero emissions.
You can read the full piece here: www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/w...
You can read the full piece here: www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/w...
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Bill Gates recently argued that we climate change is not an existential risk because it will not exceed 2.9°C above pre-industrial levels, and human civilization can survive that.
November 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Bill Gates recently argued that we climate change is not an existential risk because it will not exceed 2.9°C above pre-industrial levels, and human civilization can survive that.
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Feeling depressed and anxious about the state of the world? Try working on a 375 year-old math problem from the Platonic realm, which should be completely psychologically safe . . .
youtu.be/QH4MviUE0_s
youtu.be/QH4MviUE0_s
Rupert's Snub Cube and other Math Holes
YouTube video by suckerpinch
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September 16, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Feeling depressed and anxious about the state of the world? Try working on a 375 year-old math problem from the Platonic realm, which should be completely psychologically safe . . .
youtu.be/QH4MviUE0_s
youtu.be/QH4MviUE0_s
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Did you know your MacBook has a sensor that knows the exact angle of the screen hinge?
It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.
It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.
September 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Did you know your MacBook has a sensor that knows the exact angle of the screen hinge?
It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.
It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.
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Video podcast here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMF...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMF...
Survival is Insufficient: on Better Futures, with Will MacAskill | ForeCast
Will MacAskill discusses his new research series ‘Better Futures’.➡️ Read the papers at forethought.org/research/better-futures.00:00:00 Intro00:02:38 Surviv...
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August 15, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Video podcast here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMF...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMF...
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Essay here:
www.forethought.org/research/ho...
www.forethought.org/research/ho...
How to Make the Future Better: Concrete Actions for Flourishing
Forethought outlines concrete actions for better futures: prevent post-AGI autocracy, improve AI governance.
www.forethought.org
August 15, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Essay here:
www.forethought.org/research/ho...
www.forethought.org/research/ho...
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10,000 people across the globe have now taken the 🔸10% Pledge 🚀
> $300M already donated
> $1B lifetime committed
10,000 people from 116 countries 🌐
This is a movement of action and optimism, funding work to solve the world’s most pressing problems 🔥
givingwhatwecan.org/pledge
> $300M already donated
> $1B lifetime committed
10,000 people from 116 countries 🌐
This is a movement of action and optimism, funding work to solve the world’s most pressing problems 🔥
givingwhatwecan.org/pledge
August 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM
10,000 people across the globe have now taken the 🔸10% Pledge 🚀
> $300M already donated
> $1B lifetime committed
10,000 people from 116 countries 🌐
This is a movement of action and optimism, funding work to solve the world’s most pressing problems 🔥
givingwhatwecan.org/pledge
> $300M already donated
> $1B lifetime committed
10,000 people from 116 countries 🌐
This is a movement of action and optimism, funding work to solve the world’s most pressing problems 🔥
givingwhatwecan.org/pledge
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"We’re creating something even more dangerous to the country: A masked monster of a law enforcement agency, one uniquely unsuited for its new power, authority, reach, and funding levels."
Spending $200 billion on ICE is a terrible idea
I've covered federal law enforcement for two decades. Here are the things that worry me most.
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August 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
"We’re creating something even more dangerous to the country: A masked monster of a law enforcement agency, one uniquely unsuited for its new power, authority, reach, and funding levels."
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He won't release the list because he's on the
list.
list.
July 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
He won't release the list because he's on the
list.
list.
AI is wild these days 🤯
Grand Theft Auto: Tokyo Trailer
YouTube video by The Dor Brothers
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July 16, 2025 at 8:08 PM
AI is wild these days 🤯
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We're excited to now be on @bsky.app! 👋
Who are we?
GivingMultiplier.org is an award-winning donation platform founded by Harvard researchers to solve the “head vs. heart” dilemma in charitable giving.
We match donations by up to 90%!
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Who are we?
GivingMultiplier.org is an award-winning donation platform founded by Harvard researchers to solve the “head vs. heart” dilemma in charitable giving.
We match donations by up to 90%!
Learn more:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqZC...
Giving Multiplier: Multiplying the value of your donations | Joshua Greene
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November 21, 2024 at 7:25 PM
We're excited to now be on @bsky.app! 👋
Who are we?
GivingMultiplier.org is an award-winning donation platform founded by Harvard researchers to solve the “head vs. heart” dilemma in charitable giving.
We match donations by up to 90%!
Learn more:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqZC...
Who are we?
GivingMultiplier.org is an award-winning donation platform founded by Harvard researchers to solve the “head vs. heart” dilemma in charitable giving.
We match donations by up to 90%!
Learn more:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqZC...
'The Moral Circle': A Riveting Expansion of Ethical Concerns | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/anim...
'The Moral Circle': A Riveting Expansion of Ethical Concerns
Jeff Sebo considers who matters, what matters, and why and skillfully uses science and philosophy to ask us to broaden the scope of ethics and to reject human exceptionalism.
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May 22, 2025 at 1:26 PM
'The Moral Circle': A Riveting Expansion of Ethical Concerns | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/anim...
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Most of the short videos on my YouTube channel come from my podcast, “Lives Well Lived”, where Kasia de Lazari-Radek and I speak with people who are using their lives to make a meaningful impact, through reason, compassion, and action.
Peter Singer
Welcome to the official YouTube channel of Peter Singer, renowned philosopher, ethicist, and author. Here, we delve into the pressing ethical issues of our time, exploring topics from animal rights to...
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April 11, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Most of the short videos on my YouTube channel come from my podcast, “Lives Well Lived”, where Kasia de Lazari-Radek and I speak with people who are using their lives to make a meaningful impact, through reason, compassion, and action.