Geomagnetic Storms: An Introduction to the Risk

Are geomagnetic storms a global catastrophic risk? Part 1 of David Roodman's investigation.
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Are geomagnetic storms a global catastrophic risk? Part 1 of David Roodman's investigation.
Topics: Geomagnetic Storms, Global Catastrophic Risks, Open Philanthropy ProjectChloe Cockburn is joining the Open Philanthropy Project as a Program Officer, leading our work on criminal justice reform.
Topics: Criminal Justice Reform, Policy, Open Philanthropy ProjectThe second case study from our history of philanthropy project focuses on the Pew Charitable Trusts' drug safety legislation program.
Topics: History of Philanthropy, Open Philanthropy Project, PolicyUnlike for-profit companies, it seems that many major nonprofits are initiated by funders. We give some examples and possible explanations.
Topics: Open Philanthropy ProjectHolden Karnofsky outlines the steps we're taking to determine our priorities in science philanthropy.
Topics: Scientific Research, Open Philanthropy ProjectWe outline a vision for a think tank devoted to addressing systemic issues in the world of biomedical sciences.
Topics: Scientific Research, Open Philanthropy ProjectKaitlyn Trigger and Mike Krieger discuss why they're partnering with the Open Philanthropy Project.
Topics: Open Philanthropy ProjectKaitlyn and Mike will be learning with us and supporting the work of the Open Philanthropy Project over the next two years.
Topics: Open Philanthropy ProjectA compilation of our biggest lessons to date, for people who want to quickly absorb what we've learned.
Topics: Open Philanthropy ProjectHolden Karnofsky discusses the difficulty of securing support for "breakthrough fundamental science" in the current life sciences ecosystem.
Topics: Scientific Research, Open Philanthropy Project