Effective altruism in a nutshell

Update: 2021-04-12

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'Effective Altruism: An Introduction' is a collection of ten top episodes of The 80,000 Hours Podcast specifically selected to help listeners quickly get up to speed on the school of thought known as effective altruism.

Here the host of the show — Rob Wiblin — briefly explains what effective altruism is all about, and what to expect from the rest of this series.

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Effective altruism in a nutshell

2021-04-1209:35

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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