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Effective Altruism: An Introduction – 80,000 Hours (April 2021)

A collection of ten top episodes of the 80,000 Hours Podcast, specifically selected to help listeners get up to speed on effective altruism as quickly as possible.

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Effective altruism in a nutshell

00:09:354/12/2021

One: Holden Karnofsky on times philanthropy transformed the world & Open Phil's plan to do the same

02:36:044/12/2021

Two: Dr Toby Ord on why the long-term future matters more than anything else & what to do about it

02:10:324/12/2021

Three: Alexander Berger on improving global health and wellbeing in clear and direct ways

02:53:444/12/2021

Four: Spencer Greenberg on the scientific approach to solving difficult everyday questions

02:17:124/12/2021

Five: Prof Will MacAskill on moral uncertainty, utilitarianism & how to avoid being a moral monster

01:52:464/12/2021

Six: Ajeya Cotra on worldview diversification and how big the future could be

02:56:274/12/2021

Seven: Prof Tetlock on why accurate forecasting matters for everything, and how you can do it better

02:17:254/12/2021

Eight: Prof Hilary Greaves on moral cluelessness, population ethics, & harnessing the brainpower of academia to tackle the most important research questions

02:48:334/12/2021

Nine: Benjamin Todd on the key ideas of 80,000 Hours

02:57:134/12/2021

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