Some key numbers that every effective altruist should know

This is a repository for the Anki deck “Some key numbers that every effective altruist should know”. See the original announcement posted to the Effective Altruism Forum for details.

Downloading for the first time

If you never used the deck before, you can download it straight away from AnkiWeb.

Upgrading to the latest version

If you are already using a version of the deck and would like to upgrade to the latest version, you first need to install the CrowdAnki add-on:

Open Anki on your computer and select Tools > Add-ons > Get Add-ons.
Paste the code 1788670778 and click OK.
Restart Anki.

You’re now ready to upgrade. Simply open Anki on your computer, select File > CrowdAnki: Import git repository, and enter https://github.com/benthamite/EA-numbers.

Generating the deck from the source file

The deck is created by pushing the contents of an org mode file to the Anki desktop app (with the anki-editor Emacs package); exporting the generated deck to a JSON file (with the CrowdAnki Anki add-on); and uploading this file to the current repository. If you are an Emacs user, you can generate the deck directly from the source file. However, please note that the anki-editor package is not properly maintained and that things may not work smoothly (e.g. LaTeX may not export properly or you may get other errors).

In case it is of interest, here is my anki-editor configuration (assumes you have straight, use-package and general installed):

(use-package anki-editor
  :straight (:fork (:repo "leoc/anki-editor" :branch "develop"))
  :init
  (setq-default anki-editor-use-math-jax t) ; github.com/louietan/anki-editor/issues/60#issuecomment-617441799
  ;; create custom key map
  (progn
    (defvar anki-editor-mode-map (make-sparse-keymap))
    (add-to-list 'minor-mode-map-alist (cons 'anki-editor-mode
                                             anki-editor-mode-map)))
  :custom
  (anki-editor-create-decks t)
  (anki-editor-org-tags-as-anki-tags t)
  :config
  ;; The very simple Keyboard Maestro macro called by this function can be downloaded here:
  ;; dropbox.com/s/or5h9v9ydnd3z9f/Anki%3A%20open%20note%20ID.kmmacros?dl=0
  (defun ps/anki-editor-open-note-externally ()
    "Copy note id to clipboard, switch to Anki desktop, and open note in browser."
    (interactive)
    (let ((note-id (org-entry-get nil "ANKI_NOTE_ID")))
      (if (not note-id)
          (error "Note id not found")
        (progn
          (kill-new (concat "nid:" note-id))
          (shell-command "osascript -e 'tell application \"Keyboard Maestro Engine\" to do script \"496A3425-8985-4117-AE0F-ABD6DC85FB9F\"'")))))
  :general
  ("M-A-i" 'anki-editor-mode)
  (anki-editor-mode-map
   "s-c" 'anki-editor-cloze-region
   "s-i" 'anki-editor-insert-note
   "s-n" 'anki-editor-push-new-notes
   "s-x" 'ps/anki-editor-open-note-externally
   "s-a" 'anki-editor-push-notes ; push all notes
   "s-h" (lambda () (interactive) (anki-editor-push-notes '(4))))) ; push notes under heading

Browsing the deck without using Anki

If you would like to browse the deck’s contents without using Anki, just go to the source file.

You can also study the deck using Thought Saver, an application developed by Spencer Greenberg. The deck can be found here (you’ll need to create an account to access it).

Staying abreast of new releases

If you would like to be notified when a new version of the deck is released, click on Watch in the top right corner, select Custom and tick the Releases box.

Collaborating

If you would like to fix a mistake or inaccuracy, or add more notes to the deck, you are welcome to do so by following the steps described here (see “How to collaborate via GitHub”).

Etc.

If you still have questions, please open an issue or contact me.

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