{"product_id":"9781783350513-doing-good-better","title":"Doing Good Better","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEffective Altruism and a Radical New Way to Make a Difference\u003cbr\u003eMost of us want to make a difference. We donate to charity, buy Fairtrade coffee, or try to cut down on our carbon emissions. Rarely do we know if we're really helping. Confronting this problem, the author shows how, through simple actions, you can improve thousands of lives - including your own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA radical reassessment of how we can most effectively help others by a rising star of philosophy and leading social entrepreneur.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eA surprising and often counterintuitive look at the best ways to make a difference . MacAskill is that rarest of beasts: a do-gooder who uses his head more than his heart.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost of us want to make a difference. We donate to charity, buy Fairtrade coffee, or try to cut down on our carbon emissions. Rarely do we know if we're really helping, and despite our best intentions, our actions can have ineffective - and sometimes downright harmful - outcomes. Confronting this problem, William MacAskill developed the concept of effective altruism, a practical, data-driven approach which shows that each of us has the power to do an astonishing amount of good, given the right information. His conclusions are often surprising; by examining the charities we give to, the goods we buy and the careers we pursue, \u003ci\u003eDoing Good Better\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating and original guide which shows how, through simple actions, you can improve thousands of lives - including your own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A data nerd after my own heart.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBILL GATES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Required reading for anyone interested in making the world better.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEVEN LEVITT\u003c\/b\u003e, co-author of \u003ci\u003eFreakonomics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'Effective altruism - efforts that actually help people rather than making you  feel good or helping you show off - is one of the great new ideas of  the 21st century. \u003ci\u003eDoing Good Better \u003c\/i\u003eis the definitive guide to this exciting new movement.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEVEN PINKER\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Better Angels of Our Nature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31298651717729,"sku":"9781783350513","price":7.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36408525_ce80b0c8-0854-4cc6-836a-104a4b3e010d.jpg?v=1759483877","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781783350513-doing-good-better","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}