Hello!

Many people involved in effective altruism might be following the news about FTX right now. There have been some discussions about this on the Forum — a first post and a second one that includes some forecasts and collects public information (by different authors). This topic might be stressful for a number of readers, so I’d like to emphasize the importance of generosity and openness to disagreement in discussions on the Forum. 

On a different note, we’re planning on running a version of Draft Amnesty Day on the Forum around November 28 — I’m sharing this before the details are finalized in case you’d like time to think about drafts you might share!

— Lizka (on behalf of the Forum team)

We recommend:

1. What matters to shrimps? Factors affecting shrimp welfare in aquaculture (Lucas Lewit-Mendes, Aaron Boddy, report with a summary)
2. How bad could a war get? (Stephen Clare, Rani Martin, 10 min)
3. The Welfare Range Table (Bob Fischer, 10 min) 
4. Economists Chris Blattman and Noah Smith on China, Taiwan, and the likelihood of war (links-post by Stephen Clare)
5. Instead of technical research, more people should focus on buying time (Akash, 17 min)
6. Mini summaries of GPI papers (Jack Malde, 8 min)
7. How CEA approaches applications to our programs (Amy Labenz, 3 min)
8. Retrospectives and experience-sharing: 
   1. CE: Who underrates their likelihood of success. Why applying is worthwhile. (Steve Thompson, Kylie Abel, 4 min)
   2. Supporting online connections: what I learned after trying to find impactful opportunities (Clifford, Sarah Cheng, 20 min)
   3. Opportunities that surprised us during our Clearer Thinking Regrants program (spencerg, Clare Diane, 10 min)
   4. Some advice on independent research (mariushobbhahn, 12 min)
   5. Doing Ops in EA FAQ: before you join (2022) (Vaidehi Agarwalla, Alexandra Malikova, Elika, 23 min)

Announcements & quick facts: 

1. Donations and giving: 
   1. Major update to EA Giving Tuesday (GWWC, Grace Adams)
   2. ​Make a $50 donation into $100 (6x) - EA Forum (WilliamKiely)
2. Other opportunities:
   1. Applications are now open for Intro to ML Safety Spring 2023 (Joshc)
   2. The Letten Prize - An opportunity for young EA researchers? (Håkon Sandbakken)
   3. A list of EA projects based in Australia (Bradley Tjandra, Nathan Sherburn)
3. Public service announcements:
   1. Google Scholar is now listing (some) EA Forum posts (Peter Slattery)
   2. EA orgs should accept Summer 2023 interns by January (Abby Hoskin)
4. There’ve also been some job listings — you can find them on the “job listings” topic page

Classic Forum post:

•  What gives me hope (Michelle Hutchinson)