Intro Program

Mon, 8 Dec 2025 07:00 Sun, 1 Feb 2026 08:00
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[English below] Jetzt anmelden: Vom 08. Dezember 2025 bis 01. Februar 2026 findet wieder das Intro Programm zum Effektiven Altruismus (EA) statt. In diesem 8-wöchigen kostenlosen Kurs lernst du die wichtigsten Ideen des Effektiven Altruismus kennen.

Du kannst online oder (wenn möglich) in Person teilnehmen.
Die Diskussionsgruppen finden auf Deutsch oder Englisch statt (das Lesematerial ist immer auf Englisch).
Es stehen diverse Zeiträume zur Verfügung, damit die gemeinsamen Diskussionen auf jeden Fall in deinen Terminplan passen.

Das EA Intro Programm bietet dir die Chance in einer kleinen Gruppe von Gleichgesinnten betreut von erfahrenen Kursleiter:innen neue Konzepte und Denkansätze kennenzulernen, damit du beim Spenden, im Beruf und in anderen Projekten mehr positive Wirkung auf die Welt erzielst.

Melde dich jetzt an – Bewerbungsschluss ist der 16. November: https://effektiveraltruismus.de/intro-programm

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Register now: The Intro to Effective Altruism Program will take place again from 8 December 2025 to 01 February 2026. In this free 8-week course, you will learn about the most important ideas of Effective Altruism (EA).

You can participate online or in-person (if available).
The discussion groups will be held in German or English (reading materials are in English).
There are various time slots available, to make sure the sessions fit your busy schedule.

EA Intro Program offers you the chance to learn new concepts and approaches in a small group of like-minded people guided by an experienced facilitator, so you can make a more positive impact on the world through your donations, work and other projects.

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Dec

Surviving an Apocalypse

Wednesday 3 December 2025
19:00 21:00
AWI Building (when there, follow the EA signs :) ) (map)
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“I was reading this paper called Fungi & Sustainability – the premise was that after an asteroid impact, humans would go extinct and the world would be ruled by mushrooms, which would grow just fine in the dark. I thought… why don’t we just eat the mushrooms and not go extinct?”

— Dr David Denkenberger

In recent years, scientists in EA organizations like ALLFED, the Nucleic Acid Observatory and Open Philantropy have come up with a range of surprisingly easy ways to make humanity a lot more resilient in the face of existential desasters like a nuclear-winter-induced global agriculture collapse or an extreme pandemic caused by an accidental or deliberate release of a bioweapon.

These ideas look to be surprisingly cheap and scalable, making us excited and hopeful that we can actually make significant progress against looming threats to our civilization.

So come join us as we explore some of these ideas through short talks by group members and subsequent discussions! There will be snacks, a cozy intellectual atmosphere and plenty of opportunity to socialize with others who are excited about making the world a better place for everyone. ^^

See you there!

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