Matthew Coleman

Executive Director, Giving Multiplier

Matthew Coleman is the executive director of Giving Multiplier and a researcher at Harvard University. He received his PhD in experimental psychology from Northeastern University, where he studied how people think about donating to charity, the wellbeing of future generations, and large-scale risks to humanity.

Written by Matthew Coleman

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The empathy gap that is imperilling future generations

To protect our descendants from catastrophe, we must overcome the emotional hurdles that make it easy for us to look away

by Matthew Coleman