Effective Altruism: An Introduction – 80,000 Hours

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12 episodes

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English

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Podcast

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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.

Language:

English

Format:

Podcast

Episodes1 - 10 of 12 episodes

9 minutes
Effective altruism in a nutshell
'Effective Altruism: An Introduction' is a collection of ten top episodes of The 80,000...
9 minutes
Apr 12, 2021
156 minutes
One: Holden Karnofsky on times philanthropy transformed the world & Open Phil's plan to do the same
The Green Revolution averted mass famine during the 20th century. The contraceptive pil...
156 minutes
Apr 12, 2021
130 minutes
Two: Dr Toby Ord on why the long-term future matters more than anything else & what to do about it
Of all the people whose well-being we should care about, only a small fraction are aliv...
130 minutes
Apr 12, 2021
173 minutes
Three: Alexander Berger on improving global health and wellbeing in clear and direct ways
The effective altruist research community tries to identify the highest impact things p...
173 minutes
Apr 12, 2021
137 minutes
Four: Spencer Greenberg on the scientific approach to solving difficult everyday questions
Will SpaceX land people on Mars in the next decade? Will North Korea give up their nucl...
137 minutes
Apr 12, 2021
112 minutes
Five: Prof Will MacAskill on moral uncertainty, utilitarianism & how to avoid being a moral monster
Immanuel Kant is a profoundly influential figure in modern philosophy, and was one of t...
112 minutes
Apr 12, 2021
176 minutes
Six: Ajeya Cotra on worldview diversification and how big the future could be
Imagine that humanity has two possible futures ahead of it: Either we’re going to have ...
176 minutes
Apr 12, 2021
137 minutes
Seven: Prof Tetlock on why accurate forecasting matters for everything, and how you can do it better
Have you ever been infuriated by a doctor's unwillingness to give you an honest, probab...
137 minutes
Apr 12, 2021
168 minutes
Eight: Prof Hilary Greaves on moral cluelessness, population ethics, & harnessing the brainpower of academia to tackle the most important research questions
The barista gives you your coffee and change, and you walk away from the busy line. But...
168 minutes
Apr 12, 2021
177 minutes
Nine: Benjamin Todd on the key ideas of 80,000 Hours
The 80,000 Hours Podcast is about “the world’s most pressing problems and how you can u...
177 minutes
Apr 12, 2021

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	Effective altruism in a nutshell 'Effective Altruism: An Introduction' is a collection of ten top episodes of The 80,000... 9 minutes	Apr 12, 2021
	One: Holden Karnofsky on times philanthropy transformed the world & Open Phil's plan to do the same The Green Revolution averted mass famine during the 20th century. The contraceptive pil... 156 minutes	Apr 12, 2021
	Two: Dr Toby Ord on why the long-term future matters more than anything else & what to do about it Of all the people whose well-being we should care about, only a small fraction are aliv... 130 minutes	Apr 12, 2021
	Three: Alexander Berger on improving global health and wellbeing in clear and direct ways The effective altruist research community tries to identify the highest impact things p... 173 minutes	Apr 12, 2021
	Four: Spencer Greenberg on the scientific approach to solving difficult everyday questions Will SpaceX land people on Mars in the next decade? Will North Korea give up their nucl... 137 minutes	Apr 12, 2021
	Five: Prof Will MacAskill on moral uncertainty, utilitarianism & how to avoid being a moral monster Immanuel Kant is a profoundly influential figure in modern philosophy, and was one of t... 112 minutes	Apr 12, 2021
	Six: Ajeya Cotra on worldview diversification and how big the future could be Imagine that humanity has two possible futures ahead of it: Either we’re going to have ... 176 minutes	Apr 12, 2021
	Seven: Prof Tetlock on why accurate forecasting matters for everything, and how you can do it better Have you ever been infuriated by a doctor's unwillingness to give you an honest, probab... 137 minutes	Apr 12, 2021
	Eight: Prof Hilary Greaves on moral cluelessness, population ethics, & harnessing the brainpower of academia to tackle the most important research questions The barista gives you your coffee and change, and you walk away from the busy line. But... 168 minutes	Apr 12, 2021
	Nine: Benjamin Todd on the key ideas of 80,000 Hours The 80,000 Hours Podcast is about “the world’s most pressing problems and how you can u... 177 minutes	Apr 12, 2021

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Effective Altruism: An Introduction – 80,000 Hours

Effective Altruism: An Introduction – 80,000 Hours

Description

Episodes1 - 10 of 12 episodes

Effective altruism in a nutshell

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Effective altruism in a nutshell

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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