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11Local Political CausesPoliticsGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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12Harmful IdeologiesPoliticsGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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13DemocracyPoliticsGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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14ParliamentarismPoliticsGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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15Self-DeterminationPoliticsGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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16Human Rights in North KoreaPoliticsGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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17Local Governance in Fragile StatesPoliticsGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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18Better Political Systems and Policy-MakingPoliticsGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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19Transferring Money from Politics to CharityPoliticsGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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20Vote PairingPoliticsGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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21Electoral ReformPoliticsGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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22Global Tax Avoidance & EvasionEconomicsGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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23Effective LobbyingPoliticsGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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24Ballot InitiativesPoliticsGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidatesWould involve finding out how leveraged ballot initiatives for X are
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25Development AidPoliticsGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates, https://3394c0c6-1f1a-4f86-a2db-df07ca1e24b2.filesusr.com/ugd/26c75f_9fabb713c4c245f4beab12d0b0ca491d.pdf & https://3394c0c6-1f1a-4f86-a2db-df07ca1e24b2.filesusr.com/ugd/9475db_64985a27d2e846539aceecabd03d3593.pdf
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26Institutions for Future GenerationsPoliticsMetahttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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27American CollapsePoliticsGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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28Nuclear WarViolent ConflictLongtermismhttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates, https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gFzKC5dFW669mkAHkpHARzMzdz-s7P8uVAETU78d0To/edit & https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GULEkhzQJZKogvbJxuo1meUkfyymMMTsJXHRvEjZG-E/edit Interventions include abolishment, arsenal reduction, counterforce targeting and ALLFED-style mitigation
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29Ukraine ConflictViolent ConflictGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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30GenocideViolent ConflictGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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31MalnutritionGlobal HealthGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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32Unhealthy DietsGlobal HealthGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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33IntelligenceGlobal HealthGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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34Physical GoodsGlobal HealthGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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35DiarrhoeaGlobal HealthGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates, https://9475dbf4-555e-4808-9886-5f8ee815cc82.usrfiles.com/ugd/9475db_61985f93081447ad8f3eb28844256696.pdf & https://9475dbf4-555e-4808-9886-5f8ee815cc82.usrfiles.com/ugd/9475db_9c67795535294ed09d0db70cb12fbc53.pdf
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36FistulaeGlobal HealthGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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37Accountable Supply ChainsPoliticsGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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38Heart AttacksGlobal HealthGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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39COVID-19Global HealthGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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40VaccinesGlobal HealthGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates Sub-causes include a focus on the less common vaccines (e.g. HPV, PCV, and rotavirus)
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41Clean CookstovesGlobal HealthGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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42Agricultural R&DGlobal HealthGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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43GMO AgricultureGlobal HealthGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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44Agricultural Land RedistributionGlobal HealthGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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45Air PollutionEnvironmentGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates & https://9475dbf4-555e-4808-9886-5f8ee815cc82.usrfiles.com/ugd/9475db_6e2bcbd6113e4b9b8799cdc6280bbfb3.pdf Sub-causes include insufficient ventilation and stubble burning in India.
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46FamineEnvironmentGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidatesSub-causes include starvation in Afghanistan
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47Water, Sanitation, and HygieneGlobal HealthGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidatesRelates to the three GBD risk factors of (a) unsafe water source, (b) unsafe sanitation, and (c) no access to handwashing facility. Sub-causes include sanitation in India.
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48InbreedingGlobal HealthGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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49MiscarriagesGlobal HealthGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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50AbortionGlobal HealthGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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51Drug LegalisationViolent ConflictGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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52Patent PolicyGlobal HealthGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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53Training EconomistsEconomicsGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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54Welfare AlgorithmsEconomicsGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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55Lower Back PainGlobal HealthGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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56Chronic PainGlobal HealthGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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57CircumcisionGlobal HealthGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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58Occupational Exposure to ChemicalsGlobal HealthGlobal Well-Beinghttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17j9s6Xj4nzk_0aJyKzDx1EWtzcZPfkmt7AXKxiHu_hE/edit#gid=0
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59Youth HealthGlobal HealthGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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60Charter CitiesEconomicsGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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61Price RiskEconomicsGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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62CorruptionPoliticsGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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63Lead ExposureGlobal HealthGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates & https://3394c0c6-1f1a-4f86-a2db-df07ca1e24b2.filesusr.com/ugd/9475db_11b3382ba2cd4194aee6f904cef02cb2.pdf
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64Fungal DiseasesGlobal HealthGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates & https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v2K_t6b6YVZpsrasAkW-Hqqz_uXh8FsGD_XcoyrLrcg/edit
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65DepressionMental HealthGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates, https://3394c0c6-1f1a-4f86-a2db-df07ca1e24b2.filesusr.com/ugd/9475db_f6fa20efcbf14c46849ff1fc46f17231.pdf, https://3394c0c6-1f1a-4f86-a2db-df07ca1e24b2.filesusr.com/ugd/9475db_fdc8f4ddd8534b6a8ab5efaf6ea0578d.pdf, https://3394c0c6-1f1a-4f86-a2db-df07ca1e24b2.filesusr.com/ugd/9475db_00f3bf99f0e4490c9c6adaef31527c93.pdf, https://3394c0c6-1f1a-4f86-a2db-df07ca1e24b2.filesusr.com/ugd/9475db_fdc8f4ddd8534b6a8ab5efaf6ea0578d.pdf & https://3394c0c6-1f1a-4f86-a2db-df07ca1e24b2.filesusr.com/ugd/9475db_eb1290a599f84f91bb8313c564d52c8a.pdf Addressing underlying risk factors to prevent as a potential solution. Sub-causes include treatment-resistant depression. Treatment interventions include group-based interpersonal psychotherapy, scalable interventions as in digital health, improving antidepressants, and unconditional cash transfers targeting adolescent girls' mental health and social functioning
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66StressMental HealthGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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67Adolescent Mental HealthMental HealthGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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68Seasonal Affective DisorderMental HealthGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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69Sexual SatisfactionMental HealthGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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70TraumaMental HealthGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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71Child AbuseGlobal HealthGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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72TribalismMental HealthGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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73Sleep LossMental HealthGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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74PsychedelicsMental HealthGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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75Fundamental Consciousness ResearchPrioritizationMetahttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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76Access to OpioidsMental HealthGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidatesSub-causes include access in low income countries
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77Cluster HeadachesMental HealthGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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78LoveObjective Well-BeingGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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79EuphoriaMental HealthGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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80Space ColonizationSpaceLongtermismhttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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81Space GovernanceSpaceLongtermismhttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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82Basic EducationEconomicsGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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83Philosophy EducationCommunity BuildingMetahttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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84Climate ChangeEnvironmentLongtermismhttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates, https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QEu5xI-s2gu7HYmaNTYYX0iE1D4FUd__UYB2r-LM_ag/edit#gid=0, https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/nE827LwrRk5ep3Xao/cause-area-climate-adaptation-in-low-income-countries, https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/g7Rn2fiq52QN8pbJa/cause-exploration-adapting-to-extreme-heat-exposure-in-south & https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ducNjUfZIs02k7X_RFQIT2gKqC1HoGjfIn1BLbpzRN4/edit#gid=0 Sub-causes include general climate change prevention, green aluminium advocacy, coal seam fires, Paris-compliant offsets, coral reef survival, climate adaptation in LMICs, adapting to extreme heat in South Asia, heat tolerant crops, public climate R&D, and getting climate funders to spend their money better.
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85CO2 ExposureEnvironmentGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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86HurricanesEnvironmentGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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87Unchecked Corporate OptimizationEconomicsLongtermismhttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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88Recommendation Algorithm MisalignmentEconomicsLongtermismhttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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89SurveillancePoliticsLongtermismhttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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90Oceanic CaloriesCataclysmLongtermismhttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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91Post-Cataclysm RecoveryCataclysmLongtermismhttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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92Industrial and Electrical Grid ResilienceCataclysmLongtermismhttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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93Post-Cataclysm Food SupplyCataclysmLongtermismhttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates & https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Htm5QmGoZhaOEwV8DrNUhFnXTy1pzOX8KUVsDndiroI/edit
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94Ideological EngineeringPoliticsLongtermismhttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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95Malevolent ActorsPoliticsLongtermismhttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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96Autonomous WeaponsViolent ConflictGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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97International CooperationPoliticsLongtermismhttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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98Cataclysmic Disaster SheltersCataclysmLongtermismhttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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99Existential Risk ResearchPrioritizationLongtermismhttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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100Whole Brain Emulation (i.e. digital minds)TranshumanismLongtermismhttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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101Stable TotalitarianismPoliticsLongtermismhttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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102NanotechnologyCataclysmLongtermismhttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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103Extraterrestrial IntelligenceSpaceLongtermismhttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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104Fundamental ResearchPrioritizationMetahttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates
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105PovertyEconomicsGlobal Well-Beinghttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates & https://rethinkpriorities.org/publications/livelihood-interventions
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106Short-Range ForecastingKnowledgeMetahttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidatesShort-range in the sense of weeks to years
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107AsteroidsCataclysmLongtermismhttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates & https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q7FPcdXDthNggyF7Pe3SNdsChLw9GDo7Lv2LiJmSGVA/edit
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108PandemicCataclysmLongtermismhttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates, https://www.charityentrepreneurship.com/post/announcing-our-2023-charity-ideas-apply-now, https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uWSIMeL013QK5AuOl2yPOKgfEIYHJGN5inqOrkFxw4A/edit#gid=0 & https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/wAzYXjGxhJmrxunct/speedrun-develop-an-affordable-super-ppe Sub-causes include pandemic preparedness in LMICs. Interventions include (a) international health regulations and information sharing and detection, (b) biosurveillance through social media, (c) improved PPE development, (d) changing built environment (e.g. super PVE/HVAC), (e) development of other useful technology, and (f) tweaking federal regulations,
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109Rationality Community DevelopmentCommunity BuildingMetahttps://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SCqRu6shoa8ySvRAa/big-list-of-cause-candidates