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80,000 Hours Podcast

Unusually in-depth conversations about the world's most pressing problems and what you can do to solve them. Subscribe by searching for '80,000 Hours' wherever you get podcasts. Produced by Keiran Har... Read more

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#52 - Glen Weyl on uprooting capitalism and democracy for a just society

#52 - Glen Weyl on uprooting capitalism and democracy for a just society

Pro-market economists love to wax rhapsodic about the capacity of markets to pull together the valuable local informatio... Read more

8 Feb 2019

2hr 44mins

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#25 - Robin Hanson on why we have to lie to ourselves about why we do what we do

#25 - Robin Hanson on why we have to lie to ourselves about why we do what we do

On February 2, 1685, England’s King Charles II was struck by a sudden illness. Fortunately his physicians were the best ... Read more

28 Mar 2018

2hr 39mins

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#32 - Bryan Caplan on whether his Case Against Education holds up, totalitarianism, & open borders

#32 - Bryan Caplan on whether his Case Against Education holds up, totalitarianism, & open borders

Bryan Caplan’s claim in *The Case Against Education* is striking: education doesn’t teach people much, we use little of ... Read more

22 May 2018

2hr 25mins

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#48 - Brian Christian on better living through the wisdom of computer science

#48 - Brian Christian on better living through the wisdom of computer science

Please let us know if we've helped you: Fill out our annual impact survey Ever felt that you were so busy you spent all... Read more

22 Nov 2018

3hr 15mins

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#15 - Phil Tetlock on how chimps beat Berkeley undergrads and when it’s wise to defer to the wise

#15 - Phil Tetlock on how chimps beat Berkeley undergrads and when it’s wise to defer to the wise

Prof Philip Tetlock is a social science legend. Over forty years he has researched whose predictions we can trust, whose... Read more

20 Nov 2017

1hr 24mins

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#66 - Peter Singer on being provocative, effective altruism, & how his moral views have changed

#66 - Peter Singer on being provocative, effective altruism, & how his moral views have changed

In 1989, the professor of moral philosophy Peter Singer was all over the news for his inflammatory opinions about aborti... Read more

5 Dec 2019

2hr 1min

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#45 - Tyler Cowen's case for maximising econ growth, stabilising civilization & thinking long-term

#45 - Tyler Cowen's case for maximising econ growth, stabilising civilization & thinking long-term

I've probably spent more time reading Tyler Cowen - Professor of Economics at George Mason University - than any other a... Read more

17 Oct 2018

2hr 30mins

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#39 - Spencer Greenberg on the scientific approach to solving difficult everyday questions

#39 - Spencer Greenberg on the scientific approach to solving difficult everyday questions

Will Trump be re-elected? Will North Korea give up their nuclear weapons? Will your friend turn up to dinner? Spencer G... Read more

7 Aug 2018

2hr 17mins

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#63 - Vitalik Buterin on better ways to fund public goods, blockchain's failures, & effective giving

#63 - Vitalik Buterin on better ways to fund public goods, blockchain's failures, & effective giving

Historically, progress in the field of cryptography has had major consequences. It has changed the course of major wars,... Read more

3 Sep 2019

3hr 18mins

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#64 - Bruce Schneier on surveillance without tyranny, secrets, & the big risks in computer security

#64 - Bruce Schneier on surveillance without tyranny, secrets, & the big risks in computer security

November 3 2020, 10:32PM: CNN, NBC, and FOX report that Donald Trump has narrowly won Florida, and with it, re-election.... Read more

25 Oct 2019

2hr 11mins

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#67 - David Chalmers on the nature and ethics of consciousness

#67 - David Chalmers on the nature and ethics of consciousness

What is it like to be you right now? You're seeing this text on the screen, smelling the coffee next to you, and feeling... Read more

16 Dec 2019

4hr 41mins

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#44 - Paul Christiano on how we'll hand the future off to AI, & solving the alignment problem

#44 - Paul Christiano on how we'll hand the future off to AI, & solving the alignment problem

Paul Christiano is one of the smartest people I know. After our first session produced such great material, we decided t... Read more

2 Oct 2018

3hr 51mins

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#59 - Cass Sunstein on how change happens, and why it's so often abrupt & unpredictable

#59 - Cass Sunstein on how change happens, and why it's so often abrupt & unpredictable

It can often feel hopeless to be an activist seeking social change on an obscure issue where most people seem opposed or... Read more

17 Jun 2019

1hr 43mins

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#60 - Phil Tetlock on why accurate forecasting matters for everything, and how you can do it better

#60 - Phil 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, probabilistic estimate about what to ex... Read more

28 Jun 2019

2hr 11mins

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Rob Wiblin on human nature, new technology, and living a happy, healthy & ethical life

Rob Wiblin on human nature, new technology, and living a happy, healthy & ethical life

This is a cross-post of some interviews Rob did recently on two other podcasts — Mission Daily (from 2m) and The Good Li... Read more

13 May 2019

2hr 18mins

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#71 - Benjamin Todd on the key ideas of 80,000 Hours

#71 - 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 use your career to solve them”, an... Read more

2 Mar 2020

2hr 57mins

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#29 - Anders Sandberg on 3 new resolutions for the Fermi paradox & how to colonise the universe

#29 - Anders Sandberg on 3 new resolutions for the Fermi paradox & how to colonise the universe

Part 2 out now: #33 - Dr Anders Sandberg on what if we ended ageing, solar flares & the annual risk of nuclear war T... Read more

8 May 2018

1hr 21mins

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#42 - Amanda Askell on moral empathy, the value of information & the ethics of infinity

#42 - Amanda Askell on moral empathy, the value of information & the ethics of infinity

Consider two familiar moments at a family reunion. Our host, Uncle Bill, takes pride in his barbecuing skills. But his n... Read more

11 Sep 2018

2hr 46mins

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#57 - Tom Kalil on how to do the most good in government

#57 - Tom Kalil on how to do the most good in government

You’re 29 years old, and you’ve just been given a job in the White House. How do you quickly figure out how the US Execu... Read more

23 Apr 2019

2hr 50mins

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#35 - Tara Mac Aulay on the audacity to fix the world without asking permission

#35 - Tara Mac Aulay on the audacity to fix the world without asking permission

"You don't need permission. You don't need to be allowed to do something that's not in your job description. If you thin... Read more

21 Jun 2018

1hr 22mins

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