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Guided by the Beauty of One’s Philosophies: Why Aesthetics Matter

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By Jasper Geh, Étienne Fortier-Dubois
| effectivealtruism.org
Hi! This is my first post here. I had been thinking about aesthetics for philosophical movements and ended up using Effective Altruism as a case study, so it felt appropriate to share the essay, first published here, on the EA forum. Note that it's not written primarily for an EA audience, and it is somewhat of an outsider's perspective. I've been familiar with EA for several years, but I probably got some things wrong anyway. The most successful ideology of all time is arguably Christianity.
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Potatoes: A Critical Review

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By Pablo Villalobos, Jaime Sevilla, Jasper Geh
| effectivealtruism.org
Executive summary Nunn and Qian study the effect of the introduction of potatoes in the Old World on population growth between 1700 and 1900. We think the paper credibly establishes that between one-sixth and one-quarter of the growth is a consequence of the introduction of potatoes.
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Are we going to run out of phosphorous?

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By John Halstead, Jasper Geh
| effectivealtruism.org
I have recently looked into the threat of 'peak phosphorous' and thought I would quickly share my findings, as phosphorous is arguably one of the more plausible 'peak resource theories'. I conclude that the risk of phosphorous depletion to global food security are minimal. *** ‘Peak phosphorous’ is one of the more popular ‘peak resource’ theories, along with ‘peak oil’.[1] Phosphorous is essential for food production, and has no substitutes.
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