thought I’d put all of my favourite photos in one place:

And I think that combination of ambition and rigor makes GiveWell really, really special. So I’m exceptionally sad to leave — partly due to that, and partly just because it’s an incredibly fun and fulfilling place to work. I’d recommend it to anyone.

Hopefully I’ll have something published later this year about why I think chlorination specifically is so exciting. But across all of GiveWell’s grantmaking areas (like nutrition or vaccines), there are other, equally exciting plans afoot too.

These grants are often exceptionally cool. E.g., our team has been making a big effort to scale up automatic water chlorination in the countries with the worst health burdens — by providing start-up funding and support for orgs to trial out new programs.

The bulk of GiveWell’s research time goes towards grants funded by the All Grants Fund. This covers a really wide range of causes and grantees — including in water quality and livelihoods, the two areas I’ve focused on over the last 18ish months.

Second, what I suspect some (most?) people don’t realise about GiveWell is how *strategic* its grantmaking is. It’s easy to think of GiveWell as the “top charity finder” that recommends you give money to bednets or vitamin A. That’s not totally wrong, but it is incomplete.

First, the quality and thoughtfulness of GiveWell’s research is really astonishing. I think a lot of people assume this already, but I can confirm it’s true!.

I’m leaving GiveWell — my last day is tomorrow. I thought I’d write a short thread on why I’m so grateful to have worked here — and why I think GiveWell is (still!) underrated. (Here is me in Uganda, during perhaps the most fulfilling week of my life.)

RT @_TamaraWinter: Love! A diff way to say this is good-naturedness: are you the kind of person who can speak & laugh easily with lots of d….

I think there’s a fun photography project to be had around the lesser-photographed parts of lower Manhattan, but I’m not sure what it is yet. it’s probably not this

some pics from the other day, when I thought I’d find out what would happen if I tried to take the most out-of-character photos possible: night-time b&w architectural portraits on a 90mm lens

how was this not priced in.

new favourite photography book just dropped

RT @rglenner: As I meet people from aid agencies around the world this week I will be making the case for a radical simplification in how w….

what’s the most-effective way to buy a large quantity of nice baguettes in new york? I’d like to host a chimichurri-themed event.

I’m already regretting posting these before I was fully happy with my editing. anyway. here’s a window

2. walked into some clouds

RT @gbrl_dick: i explained to my two year old that rising yields against a backdrop of a falling stock market suggests a structural break i….

I’ve had enough.