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'Effective altruism' has caught on with billionaire donors – but is the world's most headline-making one on board?

  • Written by Nicholas G. Evans, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, UMass Lowell
'Effective altruism' has caught on with billionaire donors – but is the world's most headline-making one on board?SpaceX founder Elon Musk speaks during a T-Mobile and SpaceX joint event on Aug. 25, 2022, in Texas. Michael Gonzalez/Getty Images

One of the ways tech billionaire Elon Musk attracts supporters is the vision he seems to have for the future: people driving fully autonomous electric vehicles, colonizing other planets and even merging their brains...

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