Best Rps Podcasts (2024)

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How Whole Life Carbon Assessments Transform Industrial Sustainability with John Clayton and Rachel Thompson of RPS 21:02

7d ago21:02

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In this episode of The Building Sustainably Podcast, host Emily McGee welcomes John Clayton, Senior Director at RPS, and Rachel Thompson, Sustainability Coordinator at RPS, to explore the critical role of whole life cycle carbon assessments (WLCAs) in industrial buildings. They discuss how WLCAs provide a comprehensive view of both embodied and ope…

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“Explaining the discrepancies in cost effectiveness ratings: A replication and breakdown of RP’s animal welfare cost effectiveness calculations” by titotal 22:42

26d ago22:42

22:42

I'd like to thank Derek Shiller from Rethink priorities for extensive discussions and looking over this post. Introduction I've been following the "animal welfare" debate this week on the EA forum, and noticed that a key crux for a lot of people was that calculations showed that animal welfare campaigns (specifically the "caged chicken corporate ca…

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“Consider donating to whoever helped you” by OllieBase 6:21

5h ago6:21

6:21

I work for CEA, but this post isn’t intended as a fundraising post for CEA. The main beneficiaries I want to direct readers to are e.g. EA groups and EA communicators who might not have capacity for fundraising. I expect similar arguments apply to e.g. AIS, rationality and animal welfare community-building efforts but I know those spaces less well.…

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“Fund Causes Open Phil Underfunds (Instead of Your Most Preferred Causes)” by Ariel Simnegar 🔸 7:06

1d ago7:06

7:06

Key Takeaways Optimizing your giving's effect on "EA's portfolio” implies you should fund the causes your value system thinks are most underfunded by EA's largest allocators (e.g. Open Phil and SFF). These causes aren't necessarily your value system's most preferred causes. ("Preferred" = the ones you'd allocate the plurality of EA's resources to.)…

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Episode 205 - The Boss Hog Showdown ft. Ben Pevarnik 58:20

11h ago58:20

58:20

Join us on this weeks Episode of the 580 Show.Josh sits down with Ben Pevarnik from Hog Mode Training and they discuss the upcoming powerlifting meet they will be hosting.Let us know your thoughts below in the comments and as always please like, comment, and subscribe ! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/580barbell/su…

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“Expectations Scale with Scale – We Should Be More Scope-Sensitive in Our Funding” by Joey 🔸 5:45

4d ago5:45

5:45

TLDR: The shortest version of this argument is very simple: your expectations for an organization should be higher where their budget and staff size are higher. In other words, we should have different expectations for a 20-person organization with a $1 million budget than a 2-person $100,000 budget organization. While this seems pretty clear in th…

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US Election Results 43:39

2h ago43:39

43:39

For this episode Stewart Mullin and Rebecca Williams are joined by Amanda Schoen, leading US industry offshore wind public affairs expert, to talk about the consequences of the US Election Results for the global wind industry. GWEC's Offshore Wind Podcast is hosted by Stewart Mullin, GWEC's Chief Industry Officer, and Rebecca Williams, Deputy CEO. …

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What You Need to Know About the Flood Risk Sequential Test With Chris Patmore and Jonathan Morley 24:57

7h ago24:57

24:57

In this episode of The Building Sustainably Podcast, Chris Patmore and Jonathan Morley, Technical Directors at RPS, join Emily McGee to unpack the sequential testing in flood risk assessment. They discuss the evolution of sequential testing from the Flood and Water Management Act, its legal implications, and practical applications in flood risk man…

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“Quantifying the Global Burden of Extreme Pain from Cluster Headaches” by Alfredo Parra 🔸 49:31

9d ago49:31

49:31

Warning: This post discusses statistics about extreme pain that may be distressing. While cluster headaches are a neglected, high-impact issue, understanding their true burden requires appreciating the intensity of suffering involved. The pain often reaches levels far beyond typical human experience, making subjective accounts a valuable datapoint …

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Episode 204: Andrew Clayton 1:33:07

1h ago1:33:07

1:33:07

This week Josh is joined by Andrew Clayton for an in person podcast.Join Josh and Andrew as they talk about Andrews up and coming in Strongman, First Called Strength, and future plans for Andrew and Josh.Thanks again for watching. Be sure to like comment and subscribe for more 580 Barbell Content --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify…

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“What I wish I had said about FTX” by AppliedDivinityStudies 9:57

1d ago9:57

9:57

The failure rate is not 0 The base rate of failure for startups is not 0: Of the 6000 companies Y Combinator has funded, only ~16 are public. This is the wrong reference class for FTX at a $32b valuation, but even amongst extremely valuable companies, failures are not uncommon: WeWork had a peak valuation of $47b Theranos had a peak valuation of $1…

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“Visualizing EA ideas” by Alex Savard 🔸 11:29

11d ago11:29

11:29

Summary The written word dominates EA discourse but visuals have a unique power in communicating ideas that seems quite underleveraged in this community. As a designer and communicator in the space, I wanted to share some of the presentations and visualizations I’ve created over the years in hopes that they might be helpful to others. My goal isn't…

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“Reflections and lessons from Effective Ventures” by Zachary Robinson🔸 1:37:28

15d ago1:37:28

1:37:28

I became the CEO of EV US in January 2023. I worked alongside the EV US and UK teams, former EV UK CEO Howie Lempel, and current EV UK CEO Rob Gledhill to recover and reform Effective Ventures and improve the robustness of the EA ecosystem in the aftermath of FTX's collapse. Amidst these efforts, I and others learned or fortified lessons that I thi…

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Episode 203: Diving Deeper into the OSG Coaches Pass Controversy ft. CJ Krause 48:10

5d ago48:10

48:10

Join Josh and co-host CJ Krause as they continue the discussion from last week about the OSG coaches pass controversy. This episode also explores exciting new opportunities for weight class athletes and delves into what we, as athletes, need to do to seize these opportunities and excel. Plus, there’s much more packed into this episode that you won’…

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“Tomorrow we fight for the future of one billion chickens.” by Molly Archer-Zeff 7:38

21d ago7:38

7:38

We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to improve the lives of chickens raised for food in the UK. Tomorrow, The Humane League UK (THL UK) will be heading to the High Court to challenge the legality of fast-growing breeds of chicken- Frankenchickens. At stake are the lives of one billion animals. Our small team will be demonstrating outside the…

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Episode 202 - OSG COACHES PASS CONTROVERSY 24:09

18d ago24:09

24:09

Welcome back to The 580 Show!This week Dante and Josh are speaking on the OSG coaches pass controversy. Mitch Hoopers success is also brought up. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/580barbell/support

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“RETROSPECTIVE ON EA NIGERIA SUMMIT: OUR SUCCESSES AND LEARNINGS” by EA Nigeria, Daniel Elabi, Adebayo Mubarak, Zakariyau Yusuf 18:36

27d ago18:36

18:36

EA Nigeria Summit was the first EA-related conference in Nigeria, and it took place from September 6th to 7th, 2024. The event saw a higher level of interest than we (the organisers) expected. We received applications from individuals across Nigeria and the international community, especially Africans. We accepted 170 applicants for the summit, and…

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“Multiplier Arguments are often flawed” by AGB 🔸 9:00

29d ago9:00

9:00

Foreword Sadly, it looks like the debate week will end without many of the stronger[1] arguments for Global Health being raised, at least at the post level. I don't have time to write them all up, and in many cases they would be better written by someone with more expertise, but one issue is firmly in my comfort zone: the maths! The point I raise h…

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Episode 201 - ASM Review at a Wedding! 6:51

17d ago6:51

6:51

Welcome back to The 580 Show!This week Dante and Josh are at Ferbys Wedding talking about ASM. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/580barbell/support

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“Criticism is sanctified in EA, but, like any intervention, criticism needs to pay rent” by Holly_Elmore 5:00

1M ago5:00

5:00

I really loved this quick take from Lizka, especially this part: At the same time, trying to actually do anything is really hard.[4] Appreciation for doers is often undersupplied. Being in leadership positions or engaging in public discussions is a valuable service, but opens you up to a lot of (often stressful) criticism, which acts as a disincent…

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“The default trajectory for animal welfare means vastly more suffering” by JamesÖz 11:58

1M ago11:58

11:58

In summary, there are two important reasons why I believe it's more important to direct additional resources towards animal welfare over global health: Global health and human welfare are generally improving whilst animal suffering is getting worse at a worrying (and potentially accelerating) rate. For factory farming, the default is it gets worse …

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“[Trigger warning: violence] Animal vs human welfare: sharing some personal reflections” by Forumite 8:14

1M ago8:14

8:14

For many years, I devoted myself to improving human health and wellbeing. But then I shifted to working to prevent suffering for animals. In this post, I will briefly share some considerations that pushed me to make this change. Violence The phrase ‘animal welfare’ can sound pretty calm and gentle. But when we talk about ‘animal welfare’, we are us…

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How Green Concrete is Reducing Carbon Footprints in Construction with Conall Boland, Sustainability Lead at RPS Europe 45:36

21d ago45:36

45:36

In this episode of The Building Sustainably Podcast, Conall Boland, Sustainability Lead at RPS Europe, joins James Bowman to dive into the transformative role of green concrete in reducing the carbon footprint of the construction industry. They discuss why concrete is a major contributor to carbon emissions, Ireland's plan toward low-carbon concret…

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“What do RP’s tools tell us about giving $100m to AW or GHD?” by Hayley Clatterbuck, arvomm, Bob Fischer, Derek Shiller, David_Moss 22:51

1M ago22:51

22:51

Intro Suppose you have $100M to give away. You are drawn to the many important opportunities to reduce animal suffering or address pressing issues in global health and development. Your choice about how to allocate the funds could depend on considerations like these: Moral values: How much moral weight do you assign to various non-human species? Ar…

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Episode 200 - What is Your Chinese Order? 22:17

1M ago22:17

22:17

Welcome back to The 580 Show!This week Dante and Josh Celebrate 200 episodes! We highlight PSL in Roanoke that Dante Streamed and talk over favorite Chinese Meals and eating challenges! Thanks again for listening in on all 200 episodes! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/580barbell/support…

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“Announcing my departure from CEA (& sharing assorted notes)” by Lizka 28:14

1M ago28:14

28:14

TLDR: I’ve recently started as a “Research Fellow” at Forethought (focusing on how we should prepare for a potential period of explosive growth and related questions). I left my role on the CEA Online Team, but I still love the Forum (and the Forum/CEA/mod teams) and plan on continuing to be quite active here. I’m also staying on the moderation tea…

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“Appreciating Stable Support Roles at EA Orgs” by Amy Labenz 4:12

1M ago4:12

4:12

I recently had a conversation with a teammate that made me reflect on a possible cultural issue within the EA community. This teammate had expressed in a few meetings that they wanted to take on various new projects and expand their scope of responsibility. As their manager, I wanted to have Alliance Mentality to support them where possible. Howeve…

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“Announcing Equal Hands — an experiment in democratizing effective giving.” by abrahamrowe 18:55

1M ago18:55

18:55

TLDR: Sign up here to join a six-month experiment to democratize effective giving. The experiment establishes a community who agree to allocate charitable gifts proportionally to member votes. You’ll help make EA donations more representative of the community's cause prioritization. Sign up and pledge by October 15th to participate in our first rou…

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Episode 199 - Tyler Perdue Talks PSL 53:39

1M ago53:39

53:39

Welcome back to The 580 Show! This week we are joined by special guest Tyler Perdue! Tyler is the owner of Professional Strongman League. We highlight PSL’s upcoming event on October 5th 2024, the future of PSL, and general strongman discussion. Click Below to watch the PSL event on Oct. 5th. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt68FN3zO54 Please give …

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Why Green Roofs Are Key to Biodiversity Success with Mike Barker, Operational Director of Ecology at RPS Group 39:58

2M ago39:58

39:58

In this episode of The Building Sustainably Podcast, Mike Barker, Operational Director of Ecology at RPS Group, joins James Bowman to explore the role of green roofs in achieving Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) targets in urban areas. They discuss how the 10% biodiversity uplift rule is shaping development across England, what is involved in planning a…

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“We can protect millions of kids from a global killer — without billions of dollars (Washington Post)” by Aaron Gertler 🔸 2:25

2M ago2:25

2:25

This is a link post. This WaPo piece announces the Partnership for a Lead-Free Future (PLF), a collaboration led by Open Philanthropy, USAID, and UNICEF. It was co-authored by Alexander Berger (Open Phil's CEO) and Samantha Power, head of USAID. Ten years ago, when residents of Flint, Mich., were exposed to toxic levels of lead in their drinking wa…

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“Announcing the Lead Exposure Action Fund” by Alexander_Berger, Emily Oehlsen 9:34

2M ago9:34

9:34

This is a link post. One of Open Philanthropy's goals for this year is to experiment with collaborating with other funders. Today, we’re excited to announce our biggest collaboration to date: the Lead Exposure Action Fund (LEAF). Lead exposure in low- and middle-income countries is a devastating but highly neglected issue. The Global Burden of Dise…

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Episode 198 - Luke Davies Talking Strongman! 59:10

1M ago59:10

59:10

Welcome back to The 580 Show!This week we are joined by special guest Luke Davies! Luke is the owner of Kaos Strength Promotions, a founder of Natural Strongman, and overall one of the best people in the sport. Luke gets into the recent drama with Official Strongman.Please give it a listen and be sure to support Luke and his team! --- Support this …

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“My top 10 picks from 200 episodes of the 80k podcast” by JWS 🔸 13:25

2M ago13:25

13:25

Intro I think the 80,000 Hours Podcast is a great show. Despite the world of podcasts overflowing with content to choose from, it's reliably been a high-quality production that's been a regular part of my listening habits ever since I discovered it. It was also probably one of the first routes I become more aware of the EA community, which I suspec…

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Episode 197 - A Brief Message From The Producer 4:34

1M ago4:34

4:34

Welcome back to another episode of The 580 Show!Dante does his first solo episode and goes over some of his off season goals, current strongman news, and a few things for the future of 580 Barbell. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/580barbell/support

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The Future of Building Green with Chris Trunkfield, Senior Design Executive at Moda 45:50

2M ago45:50

45:50

In this episode of The Building Sustainably Podcast, Chris Trunkfield, Senior Design Executive at Moda, joins Ben Stockdale to explore the critical role of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategies in sustainable development, including some key trends that shape ESG in construction and Moda's approach to sustainability. In his role, Ch…

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“Stepping down from GWWC: So long, and thanks for all the shrimp” by Luke Freeman 🔸 14:22

2M ago14:22

14:22

This is a link post. It's a rare privilege to lead an organisation that embodies the very ideals that shaped your life. I’ve been fortunate to have been given that opportunity for the last four years. My journey with Giving What We Can began long before I became its CEO. Like many members, I started as a curious onlooker, lurking for many years aft…

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The Building Sustainably Podcast Trailer 1:09

2M ago1:09

1:09

The Building Sustainably Podcast is handcrafted by our friends over at: fame.so If you are interested in joining The Building Sustainably Podcast, please complete this form fame.so/rps-guestBy RPS Group

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Episode 196 - RPS LEGION 16:27

2M ago16:27

16:27

Welcome back to another episode of The 580 Show!Josh and Dante recap RPS Legion.RPS Legion was a powerlifting meet held at 580 Barbell. This was 580 Barbells first meet they hosted.Big thanks to Hog Mode Training crew to help make sure this event ran smooth and safe! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/580barbell/suppo…

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“I have stepped aside from my role as Executive Director because I think it will help more animals” by KirstyHenderson 13:39

2M ago13:39

13:39

This is a link post. Summary During the last four years, our work for animals in Anima International faced several big challenges. I took on the role of Executive Director to help cement the foundations of the organization. Now that we want to build on these foundations to achieve even more impact for animals, we need different skills at the helm. …

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Episode 195 - Josh Spurgeon, Winner of the Open Shaw Classic 46:55

2M ago46:55

46:55

Welcome back to another episode of The 580 Show!Josh brings on special guest Josh Spurgeon.Josh is a very talented strongman with many accomplishments such as a great performance at the ArnoldHis most recent win was the Open Shaw Classic division. Join us as we get the behind the scenes of the Shaw Classic and get to hear from Alec himself!Comment …

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“Small simple way to promote effective giving while making people feel good” by DMMF 2:53

2M ago2:53

2:53

I'm a big fan of small, underrated acts that can have outsized positive impact (both in terms EA and in life more generally). I'd like to share one such practice I've incorporated into my life this year that brings me joy and I think some others here would enjoy: redirecting money owed to me towards Givewell recommended charities. Whenever someone …

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Episode 194 - Alec Soukup, Winner of the Shaw Classic (105kg) 37:38

3M ago37:38

37:38

Welcome back to another episode of The 580 Show!Josh and Dante bring on a special guest, Alec Soukup.Alec is a very talented strongman with many accomplishes such as winning SC nationals and the Arnold at the 105kg Weight class. His most recent win was the 105kg Shaw Classic division. Join us as we get the behind the scenes of the Shaw Classic and …

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“My article in The Nation — California’s AI Safety Bill Is a Mask-Off Moment for the Industry” by Garrison 0:58

3M ago0:58

0:58

This is a link post. I wrote an article on California AI safety bill SB 1047 for The Nation and the reaction from the AI industry, investors, and the broader tech community. The story was informed by conversations with over a dozen relevant sources and comes shortly before the bill faces a floor vote in the California Assembly. I think it's useful …

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“CEA will continue to take a ‘principles-first’ approach to EA” by Zachary Robinson 24:36

3M ago24:36

24:36

Introduction I’m Zach, the new CEO of the Centre for Effective Altruism (CEA). As I step into my role, I want to explain the principles that I think make EA special and share how CEA will continue to promote them. In this post, I will: Highlight the principles that I think are core to EA, and explain why CEA will continue to promote them above and …

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“The Tech Industry is the Biggest Blocker to Meaningful AI Safety Regulations” by Garrison 16:18

3M ago16:18

16:18

This is a link post. If you enjoy this, please consider subscribing to my Substack. My latest reporting went up in The Nation yesterday: It's about the tech industry's meltdown in response to SB 1047, a California bill that would be the country's first significant attempt to mandate safety measures from developers of AI models more powerful and exp…

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Episode 193 - The Strongest Man on Earth 20:37

3M ago20:37

20:37

Welcome back to another episode of The 580 Show!Josh and Dante discuss the amateur and pro side of the Strongest Man on Earth! Comment below your thoughts on what we discuss and let us know what else you think! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/580barbell/support

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“This chart is right. Most interventions don’t do much. (Cameroon experience)” by EffectiveHelp - Cameroon 8:01

3M ago8:01

8:01

This chart is so right. The local charity environment in Cameroon is probably helping much less people than you imagine. We ran an effectiveness contest that aligns with this research perfectly. In 2021 we created an EA group in Cameroon. We had multiple seminars covering the basics of Effective Altruism. By the end of 2022, the group got so excite…

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“Presenting five new effective giving initiatives” by CE, Ben Williamson 20:35

3M ago20:35

20:35

Introduction In May 2024, Ambitious Impact (AIM) ran a program to incubate new effective giving initiatives (EGIs) in partnership with Giving What We Can. In short, EGIs focus on raising awareness and funneling public and philanthropic donations to the most cost-effective charities worldwide. In the last few years, several Effective Giving Initiati…

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“Announcing the $200k EA Community Choice” by Austin 10:24

3M ago10:24

10:24

This is a link post. Manifund is hosting a $200k funding round for EA community projects, where the grant decisions are made by you. You can direct $100-$800 of funding towards the projects that have helped with your personal journey as an EA. Your choices then decide how $100k in matching will be allocated, via quadratic funding! Sign up here to g…

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