"For any possible population of at least ten billion people, all with a very high quality of life, there must be some much larger imaginable population whose existence [..] would be better even though its members have lives that are barely worth living."

Detect status quo bias in applied ethics by considering parameter changes in both directions. Eliminate status quo bias by thinking of the status quo as a situation that could be reached from an initial position with higher or lower parameter values.

Discusses current and future methods of cognitive enhancement, ethical implications and how we, as a society, ought to respond. Comprehensive and balanced.

Given our knowledge of the way the world is, how can we know the way the world ought to be? Hume's Guillotine: Such a derivation is impossible.

"FHI studies big picture questions for humanity. We look especially at how anticipated technological developments could affect the human condition, and how we could better understand, evaluate, and respond to radical change."

"The system that I'm proposing is a workable personal guide to acquiring virtues that promote optimal living, both for the individual and, by extension, for society."