Effective Altruism: An Introduction – 80,000 Hours

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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.

Episode Date
Effective altruism in a nutshell
Apr 12, 2021
One: Holden Karnofsky on times philanthropy transformed the world & Open Phil's plan to do the same
Apr 12, 2021
Two: Dr Toby Ord on why the long-term future matters more than anything else & what to do about it
Apr 12, 2021
Three: Alexander Berger on improving global health and wellbeing in clear and direct ways
Apr 12, 2021
Four: Spencer Greenberg on the scientific approach to solving difficult everyday questions
Apr 12, 2021
Five: Prof Will MacAskill on moral uncertainty, utilitarianism & how to avoid being a moral monster
Apr 12, 2021
Six: Ajeya Cotra on worldview diversification and how big the future could be
Apr 12, 2021
Seven: Prof Tetlock on why accurate forecasting matters for everything, and how you can do it better
Apr 12, 2021
Eight: Prof Hilary Greaves on moral cluelessness, population ethics, & harnessing the brainpower of academia to tackle the most important research questions
Apr 12, 2021
Nine: Benjamin Todd on the key ideas of 80,000 Hours
Apr 12, 2021
Ten: Benjamin Todd on the core of effective altruism and how to argue for it
Apr 12, 2021
What's next
Apr 12, 2021