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#87 – Russ Roberts on whether it's more effective to help strangers, or people you know
If you want to make the world a better place, would it be better to help your niece with her SATs, or try to join the State Department to lower the r…
5 years, 5 months ago
How much does a vote matter? (Article)
Today’s release is the latest in our series of audio versions of our articles.
In this one — How much does a vote matter? — I investigate the two key …
5 years, 5 months ago
#86 – Hilary Greaves on Pascal's mugging, strong longtermism, and whether existing can be good for us
Had World War 1 never happened, you might never have existed.
It’s very unlikely that the exact chain of events that led to your conception would hav…
5 years, 5 months ago
Benjamin Todd on the core of effective altruism and how to argue for it (80k team chat #3)
Today’s episode is the latest conversation between Arden Koehler, and our CEO, Ben Todd.
Ben’s been thinking a lot about effective altruism recently…
5 years, 6 months ago
Ideas for high impact careers beyond our priority paths (Article)
Today’s release is the latest in our series of audio versions of our articles.
In this one, we go through some more career options beyond our priori…
5 years, 6 months ago
Benjamin Todd on varieties of longtermism and things 80,000 Hours might be getting wrong (80k team chat #2)
Today’s bonus episode is a conversation between Arden Koehler, and our CEO, Ben Todd.
Ben’s been doing a bunch of research recently, and we thought …
5 years, 7 months ago
Global issues beyond 80,000 Hours’ current priorities (Article)
Today’s release is the latest in our series of audio versions of our articles.
In this one, we go through 30 global issues beyond the ones we usuall…
5 years, 7 months ago
#85 - Mark Lynas on climate change, societal collapse & nuclear energy
A golf-ball sized lump of uranium can deliver more than enough power to cover all of your lifetime energy use. To get the same energy from coal, you’…
5 years, 7 months ago
#84 – Shruti Rajagopalan on what India did to stop COVID-19 and how well it worked
When COVID-19 struck the US, everyone was told that hand sanitizer needed to be saved for healthcare professionals, so they should just wash their ha…
5 years, 7 months ago
#83 - Jennifer Doleac on preventing crime without police and prisons
The killing of George Floyd has prompted a great deal of debate over whether the US should reduce the size of its police departments. The research li…
5 years, 8 months ago