Scott Alexander and Tyler Cowen run “celebrity grants programs” — by drawing on their own star power, they find really talented folks to apply for funding, and convince well-moneyed donors that they can find good opportunities. Can Manifund extend this into a service?

Specific people to ask

• Dwarkesh?

  • Explaining AI?
  • podcasts?

  “Dwarkesh Grants” proposal

• patrick mckenzie?

  • “social tech” regranting?

• Aella? for sex research, or matchmaking?

• cate hall?

• Byrne Hobart?

• zvi?

• Hanania

• destiny?

  • better politics regranting?

• sasha chapin?

• simone & malcom collins?

• henrik karlsson?

• Vitalik?

More specific people to ask after Manifest

• Nate Silver
• Robin Hanson
• Eliezer Yudkowsky