Will MacAskill

Also known as William MacAskill

Will MacAskill, Scottish philosopher and ethicist (born 1987).

Will MacAskill has been a guest on 17 podcasts across 22 episodes, most recently The Rest Is Politics: Leading in May 2026. Each show is judged on its own.

Appearances

Making Sense with Sam Harris
#228 — Doing Good · Dec 2020

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People I (Mostly) Admire
86. A Million-Year View on Morality · Aug 2022

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The Tim Ferriss Show
#612: Will MacAskill of Effective Altruism Fame — The Value of Longtermism, Tools for Beating Stress and Overwhelm, AI Scenarios, High-Impact Books, and How to Save the World and Be an Agent of Change · Aug 2022

#120: Will MacAskill on Effective Altruism, Y Combinator, and Artificial Intelligence · Nov 2015

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EconTalk
Will MacAskill on Longtermism and What We Owe the Future · Sep 2022

William MacAskill on Effective Altruism and Doing Good Better · Sep 2015

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The Knowledge Project
#36 William MacAskill: The Science of Doing Good · Jul 2018

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The Rich Roll Podcast
Doing Good Better: William MacAskill on ‘Effective Altruism’ & How To Maximize Positive Global Impact · Sep 2015

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Conversations with Tyler
William MacAskill on Effective Altruism, Moral Progress, and Cultural Innovation · Aug 2022

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Conversations with Coleman
Humanity in a Thousand Years with Will MacAskill (S3 Ep.29) · Sep 2022

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The Joe Rogan Experience
#930 - Will MacAskill · Mar 2017

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The School of Greatness
Giving Should Never Cost You Your Own Well-Being | Will MacAskill · Apr 2019

He Raised $400 Million by Rethinking How to Give | Will MacAskill · Nov 2015

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Sean Carroll's Mindscape
207 | William MacAskill on Maximizing Good in the Present and Future · Aug 2022

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Intelligence Squared
How to Improve the World for the Generations to Come, with Will MacAskill · Sep 2022

Effective Altruism: A Better Way to Lead an Ethical Life · Dec 2015

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Philosophy Bites
William MacAskill on Longtermism · Mar 2023

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The Rest Is Politics: Leading
188. Will AI Give China or the US Total Power? (William MacAskill) · May 2026

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Within Reason
#129 Will MacAskill - We're Not Ready for Artificial General Intelligence · Nov 2025

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10% Happier with Dan Harris
A New Way to Think About Your Money | William MacAskill · Aug 2022

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Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg
What should the Effective Altruism movement learn from the SBF / FTX scandal? (with Will MacAskill) · Apr 2024

Estimating the long-term impact of our actions today (with Will MacAskill) · Sep 2022

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