Milena Canzler🔸
Bio
Participation4
- Born and raised in west Germany (NRW)
- studied Bioscience in Münster (focus on neuroscience, botany and genetics)
- went to Bonn for an internship at the UN and decided international diplomatic work isn't for me
- spent 6 months as teaching assistant for a botany course at the University in Münster
- moved to Utrecht (NL) for my masters (Neuroscience, Ecology, Behaviour and Science Communication)
- lived in Australia for 2 years for fun (hit me up for chats about van life, traveling on a budget and working at a winery)
- landed in Freiburg i.Br. in Germany in 2018 and loving it so far
- worked in the medical tech field for two years before starting to work for EAD in 2023
- cause areas I personally regard important & interesting: global health & development, mental health, reducing extreme suffering, inclusion & equity, peacekeeping & improving democratic governance, improving institutional decision making, biorisks, EA community building
- interests/hobbies: nature, bouldering, cooking & eating, mountain biking, hiking, reading, yoga, meditation, self reflection, birds, psychology, art, history, ...
How others can help me
I am keen to learn more about:
- project management
- coaching
- community health
- diversity & inclusion
- moral philosophy
How I can help others
- medical tech field in Germany (though I'm no expert by far)
- biology / animal behavior (it's been a while though)
- communication, introspection & reflection
Posts 4
Comments51
Slightly leaning towards devoting more funds to GHD, even though I think there's enough likelihood that animals can suffer as intensely as humans.
My main reason for favouring GHD slightly is that improvements in human wellbeing, education and (political) empowerment seem paramount to the goal of increasing animal welfare long-term.
Maybe some of it comes down to differences in the broader environment. The UK has larger (visible) proportion of People of Colour compared to, I guess, Sweden and in my case, Germany. So while that doesnt mean that all people in the UK are anti-racist or so, having more interactions with a diverse range of people might make it more likely that you'll learn a thing about not offending. Plus, it might not be that interesting for someone to ask the "Where do you come from?"-question if they've heard the same answer a hundred times: "From Bristol".
I think it's good idea not to move fast and break more things with this stuff. I've made that experience, and will likely make that experience a few times more. But trying small, collaborative experiments sounds good!
I agree with @huw, thanks for the thoughtful and constructive comment.
Adding to it: We also legalise abortions to protect not only the would-be parents, but also the children who are born to parents who might not be prepared (mentally, physically, economically) to care for them.