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Rob & Howie on what we do and don't know about 2019-nCoV
Two 80,000 Hours researchers, Robert Wiblin and Howie Lempel, record an experimental bonus episode about the new 2019-nCoV virus.
See this list of res…
6 years, 2 months ago
#68 - Will MacAskill on the paralysis argument, whether we're at the hinge of history, & his new priorities
You’re given a box with a set of dice in it. If you roll an even number, a person's life is saved. If you roll an odd number, someone else will die. …
6 years, 2 months ago
#44 Classic episode - Paul Christiano on finding real solutions to the AI alignment problem
Rebroadcast: this episode was originally released in October 2018.
Paul Christiano is one of the smartest people I know. After our first session pro…
6 years, 2 months ago
#33 Classic episode - Anders Sandberg on cryonics, solar flares, and the annual odds of nuclear war
Rebroadcast: this episode was originally released in May 2018.
Joseph Stalin had a life-extension program dedicated to making himself immortal. What…
6 years, 2 months ago
#17 Classic episode - Will MacAskill on moral uncertainty, utilitarianism & how to avoid being a moral monster
Rebroadcast: this episode was originally released in January 2018.
Immanuel Kant is a profoundly influential figure in modern philosophy, and was one…
6 years, 3 months ago
#46 Classic episode - Hilary Greaves on moral cluelessness & tackling crucial questions in academia
Rebroadcast: this episode was originally released in October 2018.
The barista gives you your coffee and change, and you walk away from the busy li…
6 years, 3 months ago
#67 – David Chalmers on the nature and ethics of consciousness
What is it like to be you right now? You're seeing this text on the screen, smelling the coffee next to you, and feeling the warmth of the cup. There…
6 years, 3 months ago
#66 – Peter Singer on being provocative, effective altruism, & how his moral views have changed
In 1989, the professor of moral philosophy Peter Singer was all over the news for his inflammatory opinions about abortion. But the controversy stemm…
6 years, 3 months ago
#65 – Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins on 8 years pursuing WMD arms control, & diversity in diplomacy
"…it started when the Soviet Union fell apart and there was a real desire to ensure security of nuclear materials and pathogens, and that scientists …
6 years, 4 months ago
#64 – Bruce Schneier on how insecure electronic voting could break the United States — and surveillance without tyranny
November 3 2020, 10:32PM: CNN, NBC, and FOX report that Donald Trump has narrowly won Florida, and with it, re-election.
November 3 2020, 11:46PM: …
6 years, 5 months ago