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Narrations of articles from 80000hours.org. Expect evidence-based career advice and research on the world’s most pressing problems. For interviews and discussions, subscribe to The 80,000 Hours Podcast. Some articles are narrated by the authors, while others are read by AI.

Episode Date
[Career review] “Macrostrategy research” by Zershaaneh Qureshi
Apr 20, 2026
[Problem profile] “Risks from power-seeking AI systems” by Cody Fenwick, Zershaaneh Qureshi
Apr 17, 2026
[Career review] “Building the field of AI safety” by Aaron Gertler
Apr 13, 2026
[Career review] “US Electoral Politics” by Sam Roth
Mar 20, 2026
[Article] “How AI-driven feedback loops could make things very crazy, very fast” by Benjamin Todd
Feb 06, 2026
[Problem profile] “Extreme power concentration” by Rose Hadshar
Dec 12, 2025
The US AI policy landscape: where to work to have the biggest impact
Dec 10, 2025
[Problem profile] “Using AI to enhance societal decision making” by Zershaaneh Qureshi
Sep 17, 2025
[Career review] “Founder of new projects tackling top problems” by Benjamin Todd
Aug 11, 2025
[Career review] “Early-stage startup employee” by Benjamin Todd
Jun 27, 2025
[Problem profile] “Catastrophic AI misuse” by The 80,000 Hours team
Jun 24, 2025
What are the most pressing world problems? Frequently asked questions.
Jun 17, 2025
“How not to lose your job to AI” by Benjamin Todd
Jun 15, 2025
[Problem profile] “AI-enabled power grabs” by Cody Fenwick
Apr 24, 2025
[Article] “Which industry has the highest-paying jobs?” by Benjamin Todd
Apr 13, 2025
[Problem profile] “Gradual disempowerment” by Cody Fenwick
Apr 04, 2025
“Why AGI could be here soon and what you can do about it: a primer” by Benjamin Todd
Mar 31, 2025
“The case for AGI by 2030” by Benjamin Todd
Mar 20, 2025
[Problem profile] “Great power conflict” by Stephen Clare
Mar 17, 2025
[Problem profile] “Preventing catastrophic pandemics” by Arden Koehler and Benjamin Hilton
Jan 27, 2025
[Problem profile] “Stable totalitarianism” by Stephen Clare
Oct 29, 2024
[Article] “Anonymous answers: could advances in AI supercharge biorisk?” by Anemone Franz, Tessa Alexanian
Oct 11, 2024
[Article] “Anonymous answers: How can we manage infohazards in biosecurity?” by Anemone Franz, Tessa Alexanian
Sep 26, 2024
[Article] “Anonymous answers: What are the best ways to fight the next pandemic?” by Anemone Franz, Tessa Alexanian
Sep 11, 2024
[Problem profile] “Moral status of digital minds” by Cody Fenwick
Sep 11, 2024
[Career review] “Diplomacy” by Abi Olvera, Dan Spokojny
Aug 28, 2024
[Career review] “AI governance and policy” by Cody Fenwick
Aug 21, 2024
[Career review] “AI safety technical research” by Benjamin Hilton
Aug 15, 2024
[Career review] “Should you work at a frontier AI company?” by Arden Koehler, the 80,000 Hours team
Aug 08, 2024
[Problem profile] “Factory farming” by Benjamin Hilton
Jul 24, 2024
[Problem profile] “Nuclear weapons” by Benjamin Hilton
Jun 14, 2024
[Career review] “Nuclear weapons safety and security” by Benjamin Hilton
Apr 29, 2024
[Article] “Anonymous answers: What are the biggest misconceptions about biosecurity and pandemic risk?” by Anemone Franz, Tessa Alexanian
Feb 26, 2024
[Skill profile] “Specialist knowledge relevant to a top problem” by Benjamin Hilton
Dec 15, 2023
[Skill profile] “Software and tech skills” by Benjamin Hilton
Dec 15, 2023
[Career review] “Academic research” by Jess Whittlestone
Dec 15, 2023
[Skill profile] “Engineering skills” by Benjamin Hilton
Dec 15, 2023
[Skill profile] “Communicating ideas” by Benjamin Todd, Benjamin Hilton
Dec 15, 2023
[Career review] “Improving China-Western coordination on global catastrophic risks” by Benjamin Todd
Dec 15, 2023
[Article] “Communicating ideas” by Benjamin Todd, Benjamin Hilton
Dec 14, 2023
[Skill profile] “Experience with an emerging power (especially China)” by Benjamin Todd, Benjamin Hilton
Dec 14, 2023
[Skill profile] “Research skills” by Benjamin Hilton
Dec 14, 2023
[Skill profile] “Organisation-building” by Benjamin Todd
Dec 14, 2023
[Skill profile] “Policy and political skills” by Benjamin Hilton, Benjamin Todd
Dec 14, 2023
[Article] “How to make a difference in any career” by Benjamin Todd
Nov 27, 2023
[Problem profile] “Land use reform” by Robert Wiblin
Nov 25, 2023
Voting reform
Nov 25, 2023
[Problem profile] “Promoting positive values” by Arden Koehler
Nov 25, 2023
[Skill profile] “Experience with an emerging power (especially China)” by Benjamin Todd, Benjamin Hilton
Oct 31, 2023
[Article] “Applying an unusual skill to a needed niche” by Benjamin Todd
Sep 19, 2023
[Skill profile] “Programming” by Benjamin Hilton
Sep 18, 2023
[Career review] “Expert in AI hardware” by Erich Grunewald
Sep 11, 2023
US policy master’s degrees
Aug 31, 2023
[Article] “Working in US AI policy” by Niel Bowerman
Jul 31, 2023
[Article] “How many lives does a doctor save? (Part 3)” by Gregory Lewis
Jul 21, 2023
[Article] “How many lives does a doctor save? (Part 2)” by Gregory Lewis
Jul 21, 2023
[Article] “How many lives does a doctor save? (Part 1)” by Gregory Lewis
Jul 21, 2023
[Problem profile] “Global priorities research” by Roman Duda
Jun 21, 2023
[Career review] “Information security in high-impact areas” by Jarrah Bloomfield
Jun 04, 2023
[Career review] “Protected: AI Safety technical research” by Benjamin Hilton
Apr 25, 2023
[Article] “Expected value: how can we make a difference when we’re uncertain what’s true?” by Benjamin Todd
Apr 08, 2023
[Career review] “Journalism” by Cody Fenwick
Apr 02, 2023
[Article] “This could be the most important century” by Robert Wiblin
Mar 31, 2023
[Career review] “Earning to give in quantitative trading” by Benjamin Todd
Mar 28, 2023
[Article] “Longtermism: a call to protect future generations” by Cody Fenwick
Mar 28, 2023
[Article] “Is it ever OK to take a harmful job in order to do more good? An in-depth analysis” by Benjamin Todd, William MacAskill
Mar 26, 2023
[Article] “Why and how to earn to give” by Benjamin Todd
Mar 26, 2023
[Article] “Ways people trying to do good accidentally make things worse, and how to avoid them” by Robert Wiblin, Benjamin Todd
Mar 25, 2023
[Problem profile] “Improving decision making in key institutions” by The 80,000 Hours team
Mar 25, 2023
[Article] “In which career can you make the biggest contribution?” by Benjamin Todd
Mar 24, 2023
What others have said about 80,000 Hours
Mar 19, 2023
[Article] “Be more ambitious: a rational case for dreaming big (if you want to do good)” by Benjamin Todd
Mar 13, 2023
[Article] “What is social impact? A definition” by Benjamin Todd
Mar 12, 2023
[Problem profile] “Reducing global catastrophic biological risks” by Bella Forristal
Mar 09, 2023
[Article] “Doing good together: how to coordinate effectively and avoid single-player thinking” by Benjamin Todd
Feb 26, 2023
[Article] “The best solutions are far more effective than others” by Benjamin Todd
Feb 25, 2023
[Blog post] “Is the world getting better or worse?” by Benjamin Hilton
Feb 09, 2023
[Article] “How to choose where to donate” by The 80,000 Hours team
Dec 21, 2022
[Article] “Anonymous advice: If you want to reduce AI risk, should you take roles that advance AI capabilities?” by Benjamin Hilton
Oct 02, 2022
[Article] “Protected: How much do solutions to social problems differ in their effectiveness? A collection of all the studies we could find.” by Benjamin Todd
Oct 01, 2022
[Article] “Protected: What if you lived every human life?” by Bella Forristal
Sep 30, 2022
[Problem profile] “Immigration restrictions” by Robert Wiblin
Sep 26, 2022
[Problem profile] “Whole brain emulation” by Benjamin Hilton
Sep 24, 2022
[Problem profile] “Preventing the spread of false ideas on social media” by Benjamin Hilton
Sep 24, 2022
[Problem profile] “Wild animal suffering” by Bella Forristal
Sep 24, 2022
[Problem profile] “Risks of stable totalitarianism” by Benjamin Hilton
Sep 23, 2022
[Problem profile] “Risks from malevolent actors” by Arden Koehler
Sep 23, 2022
[Problem profile] ”‘S-risks’” by Benjamin Hilton
Sep 16, 2022
[Problem profile] “Safeguarding liberal democracy” by Arden Koehler
Sep 14, 2022
Should you go to law school in the US to have a high-impact career?
Sep 08, 2022
[Problem profile] “Civilisation resilience” by Arden Koehler
Sep 01, 2022
[Article] “What could an AI-caused existential catastrophe actually look like?” by Benjamin Hilton
Aug 24, 2022
[Problem profile] “Risks from atomically precise manufacturing” by Benjamin Hilton
Jul 29, 2022
[Article] “The case for reducing existential risks” by Benjamin Todd
Jun 08, 2022
More neglected areas in mental health
May 23, 2022
High-leverage ways to speed up economic growth
May 20, 2022
Science policy and infrastructure
May 20, 2022
Improving incentives and governance for global public goods
May 19, 2022
[Problem profile] “Artificial sentience” by Robert Long
May 18, 2022
Improving individual reasoning or cognition
May 18, 2022
[Problem profile] “Problem Profile: Climate change” by Benjamin Hilton
May 17, 2022
[Career review] “Data collection for AI alignment” by Benjamin Hilton
May 11, 2022
[Blog post] “My experience with imposter syndrome — and how to (partly) overcome it” by Luisa Rodriguez
Apr 20, 2022
[Career review] “Engineering” by Benjamin Hilton
Mar 11, 2022
[Article] “Operations management in high-impact organisations” by Benjamin Todd and Roman Duda
Mar 06, 2022
[Problem profile] “Space governance” by Fin Moorhouse
Feb 13, 2022
[Career review] “China-related AI safety and governance paths” by 80,000 Hours
Feb 09, 2022
[Career review] “Software engineering” by Benjamin Hilton
Feb 04, 2022
[Article] “Career exploration: when should you settle?” by Benjamin Todd
Nov 19, 2021
[Career review] “Research & advocacy promoting impactful climate solutions” by Arden Koehler
Oct 22, 2021
[Career review] “Organise an effective altruism local group” by Benjamin Todd
Oct 22, 2021
[Career review] “Investigate a potentially pressing but unexplored global issue” by Arden Koehler
Oct 22, 2021
[Career review] “Manager of a long-term philanthropic fund” by Arden Koehler
Oct 22, 2021
[Career review] “Research management” by Arden Koehler
Oct 21, 2021
[Career review] “Become an executive assistant for someone doing especially high-impact work” by Arden Koehler
Oct 21, 2021
[Career review] “Policy careers focused on other pressing global issues” by Arden Koehler
Oct 21, 2021
[Career review] “Specialist in emerging global powers” by Arden Koehler
Oct 21, 2021
[Career review] “Expert on formal verification” by Arden Koehler
Oct 21, 2021
[Career review] “Historian of large societal trends, inflection points, progress, or collapse” by Arden Koehler
Oct 21, 2021
[Career review] “Public intellectual” by Arden Koehler
Oct 21, 2021
[Career review] “Research into global priorities” by Benjamin Todd
Oct 19, 2021
[Career review] “Help build the effective altruism community” by Benjamin Todd
Oct 19, 2021
[Career review] “Grantmaker focused on pressing world problems” by Benjamin Todd
Oct 19, 2021
[Career review] “Forecasting and related research and implementation” by Benjamin Todd
Oct 19, 2021
[Blog post] “Effective altruism in a nutshell” by Keiran Harris
Oct 17, 2021
“Effective Altruism: An Introduction — ten curated episodes from The 80,000 Hours Podcast” by
Oct 03, 2021
[Article] “Moral uncertainty: how to act when you’re uncertain about what’s good” by Benjamin Todd
Sep 28, 2021
[Article] “Counterfactuals and how they change our view of what does good” by Benjamin Todd
Sep 27, 2021
[Article] “Cluelessness: can we know the effects of our actions?” by Benjamin Todd
Sep 27, 2021
[Article] “This could be the most important century” by Robert Wiblin
Sep 22, 2021
[Article] “Why some of your career options probably have 100x the impact of others” by Benjamin Todd
Sep 21, 2021
[Article] “How to compare global problems for yourself” by Benjamin Todd
Sep 15, 2021
“Summary: what makes for a high-impact career?” by Benjamin Todd
Sep 13, 2021
[Article] “How to balance impact and doing what you love” by Benjamin Todd
Sep 09, 2021
[Article] “3 key career stages” by Benjamin Todd
Sep 08, 2021
[Article] “Why the problem you work on is the biggest driver of your impact” by Benjamin Todd
Sep 08, 2021
[Article] “Effective altruism” by Benjamin Todd
Sep 06, 2021
“This is your most important decision” by 80,000 Hours
Jul 19, 2021
“What does a fulfilling, high-impact career look like for you?” by Benjamin Todd
May 16, 2021
“How to generate ideas for longer-term paths” by Benjamin Todd, Arden Koehler
May 16, 2021
“Planning a high-impact career: a summary of everything you need to know in 7 points” by Benjamin Todd
May 05, 2021
[Article] “How to identify your personal strengths” by Benjamin Todd
Mar 09, 2021
[Article] “Where’s the best place to volunteer?” by Benjamin Todd
Dec 16, 2020
[Article] “College advice” by Benjamin Todd
Dec 14, 2020
[Article] “If you care about social impact, why is voting important?” by Robert Wiblin
Oct 27, 2020
[Blog post] “Notes on good judgement and how to develop it” by Benjamin Todd
Sep 09, 2020
[Article] “Research questions that could have a big social impact, organised by discipline” by Arden Koehler, Howie Lempel
Aug 27, 2020
[Article] “How to use your career to help reduce existential risk” by Arden Koehler
Aug 14, 2020
[Blog post] “Ideas for high-impact careers beyond our priority paths” by Arden Koehler
Aug 02, 2020
[Problem profile] “Building effective altruism” by Roman Duda
Jul 31, 2020
“How to make tough career decisions” by Benjamin Todd
May 27, 2020
[Article] “Essential Facts and Figures – COVID-19” by Arden Koehler, the 80,000 Hours team
Apr 03, 2020
[Article] “If you want to help the world tackle COVID-19, what should you do?” by Arden Koehler, Benjamin Todd
Mar 27, 2020
[Article] “Options for donating to fight COVID-19” by Benjamin Todd
Mar 27, 2020
[Problem profile] “Reducing global catastrophic biological risks” by Gregory Lewis
Mar 15, 2020
[Article] “Advice on how to read our advice” by Benjamin Todd
Nov 10, 2019
[Article] “Before committing to management consulting, consider directly entering priority paths, policy, startups, and other options” by Benjamin Todd
Nov 03, 2019
[Article] “A framework for comparing global problems in terms of expected impact” by Robert Wiblin
Oct 14, 2019
[Article] “How useful are longer-term career plans?” by Benjamin Todd
Oct 12, 2019
[Career review] “Philosophy academia” by Arden Koehler, William MacAskill
Aug 07, 2019
[Article] “ML engineering for AI safety & robustness: a Google Brain engineer’s guide to entering the field” by Catherine Olsson, the 80,000 Hours team
Nov 02, 2018
[Article] “Have a particular strength? Already an expert in a field? Here are the socially impactful careers 80,000 Hours suggests you consider first.” by Benjamin Todd
Oct 06, 2018
[Article] “List of the most urgent global issues” by Benjamin Todd
Aug 16, 2018
[Article] “Should you play to your comparative advantage when choosing your career?” by Benjamin Todd
Aug 13, 2018
[Career review] “Congressional staffer” by Alex Mann, Richard Batty
May 17, 2018
[Career review] “UK commercial law (for earning to give)” by Natalie Cargill
Mar 03, 2018
[Career review] “Policy-oriented government jobs” by Richard Batty
Oct 05, 2017
[Career review] “Working at effective nonprofits” by Roman Duda
Sep 09, 2017
[Article] “These skills make you most employable. Coding isn’t one — can that be right?” by Benjamin Todd
Aug 05, 2017
[Article] “Is it fair to say that most social programmes don’t work?” by Benjamin Todd
Aug 04, 2017
[Career review] “Machine Learning PhDs” by Richard Batty
Jun 19, 2017
[Career review] “Working at effective altruist organisations” by Roman Duda
Jun 19, 2017
[Article] “Guide to working in AI policy and strategy” by The 80,000 Hours team
Jun 07, 2017
[Blog post] “How much do hedge fund traders earn?” by Benjamin Todd
May 10, 2017
[Article] “Should you wait to make a difference?” by Benjamin Todd
Apr 28, 2017
[Article] “What should you look for in a job? Introducing our framework.” by Benjamin Todd
Apr 21, 2017
[Article] “9 ways to put yourself in a better position in any job” by Benjamin Todd
Apr 07, 2017
[Article] “4 biases to avoid in career decisions” by Benjamin Todd
Apr 07, 2017
[Article] “The advocate” by Benjamin Todd
Apr 03, 2017
[Career review] “Allied health professional” by Brenton Mayer
Mar 31, 2017
[Article] “Some further resources on high-impact careers” by The 80,000 Hours team
Mar 12, 2017
[Career review] “Product manager in tech” by Richard Batty
Dec 06, 2016
[Article] “AI safety syllabus” by The 80,000 Hours team
Aug 24, 2016
[Article] “The best email scripts for cold-emailing” by Benjamin Todd
Jun 05, 2016
[Article] “To find work you love, don’t (always) follow your passion” by Benjamin Todd
May 26, 2016
[Problem profile] “Smoking in the developing world” by Robert Wiblin
Apr 06, 2016
[Problem profile] “Global health” by Robert Wiblin
Apr 03, 2016
[Article] “Everything you need to know about whether money makes you happy” by Robert Wiblin
Mar 02, 2016
[Career review] “Web designer” by Roman Duda
Feb 23, 2016
[Career review] “Executive search” by Robert Wiblin
Feb 16, 2016
[Career review] “Nursing” by Robert Wiblin
Feb 15, 2016
[Career review] “Biomedical research” by Roman Duda
Aug 14, 2015
[Career review] “Foundation grantmaker” by Roman Duda
Jul 30, 2015
[Career review] “Medical careers” by Gregory Lewis
Jul 13, 2015
[Career review] “Actuarial science” by Robert Wiblin
Jul 13, 2015
[Career review] “Pursuing fame in art and entertainment” by Robert Wiblin
Jul 13, 2015
[Career review] “Teaching” by Robert Wiblin
Jul 13, 2015
[Career review] “Think tank research” by Robert Wiblin
Jul 13, 2015
[Article] “Best existing resources” by Benjamin Todd
Jul 10, 2015
[Career review] “Marketing (for skill-building & earning to give)” by Roman Duda
Jul 01, 2015
[Article] “Don’t go with your gut (but check with it)” by Benjamin Todd
Jun 28, 2015
[Career review] “Computer Science PhD” by Roman Duda
Jun 18, 2015
[Career review] “Economics PhDs” by Roman Duda
Jun 17, 2015
[Career review] “Data science (for skill-building & earning to give)” by Roman Duda
Jun 13, 2015
[Career review] “Management consulting (for skill-building & earning to give)” by Nick Beckstead
Apr 23, 2015
[Article] “Stop worrying so much about long-term career plans” by Benjamin Todd
Dec 12, 2014
[Article] “Some causes are better than others” by Benjamin Todd
Dec 11, 2014
[Article] “The difference between true and tangible impact” by Benjamin Todd
Nov 07, 2014
[Article] “Why and how to keep your options open” by Benjamin Todd
Oct 30, 2014
[Article] “Reasoning behind our framework” by Benjamin Todd
Oct 26, 2014
[Article] “Research reports” by Benjamin Todd
Oct 04, 2014
[Article] “Framework worksheet” by Benjamin Todd
Oct 01, 2014
[Article] “Yardsticks: how to compare the scale of different social problems” by Benjamin Todd
Sep 26, 2014
[Article] “The experimenter” by Benjamin Todd
Sep 24, 2014
[Article] “Self-developer” by Benjamin Todd
Sep 24, 2014
[Article] “The entrepreneur” by Benjamin Todd
Sep 24, 2014
[Article] “The effective worker” by Benjamin Todd
Sep 24, 2014
[Article] “A checklist for making rational career decisions” by Benjamin Todd
Aug 29, 2014
[Article] “Promoting effective altruism” by Benjamin Todd
Aug 28, 2014
[Article] “Improving decision making” by Benjamin Todd
Aug 28, 2014
[Article] “Global priorities research” by Benjamin Todd
Aug 28, 2014
[Article] “Job satisfaction research” by Roman Duda
Aug 28, 2014
[Career review] “Trading in quantitative hedge funds (for earning to give)” by Benjamin Todd
Aug 28, 2014
[Article] “7 strategies for having an impact with your career” by Benjamin Todd
Aug 27, 2014
[Career review] “Front office finance (for skill-building & earning to give)” by Benjamin Todd
Aug 21, 2014
[Career review] “Founding effective nonprofits (international development)” by Benjamin Todd
Aug 21, 2014
[Career review] “Party politics” by Benjamin Todd
Aug 21, 2014
[Career review] “Program manager in international organisations” by Benjamin Todd
Aug 21, 2014
[Career review] “Found a tech startup” by Benjamin Todd
Aug 06, 2014