"The very first office we had was just a balcony in an Oxford College dining hall. It was totally open to the dining hall, so every lunch and dinner time it would be super noisy because it'd be like 200 people all eating below us. And then I think we just had a bit where we just didn't have an office, so we worked out of the canteen in the library for at least three months or something. And then it was only after that we moved into this tiny, tiny room at the back of an estate agent off in St Cl...
Dec 01, 2023•1 hr 51 min
This is a selection of highlights from episode #172 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast . These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Bryan Caplan on why you should stop reading the news And if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org. Highlights put together by Simon Monsour, Milo McGuire, and Dominic Armstrong...
Nov 30, 2023•27 min
This is a selection of highlights from episode #148 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast . These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Johannes Ackva on unfashionable climate interventions that work, and fashionable ones that don’t And if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org. Highlights put together by Simon Mon...
Nov 27, 2023•18 min
This is a selection of highlights from episode #171 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast . These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Alison Young on how top labs have jeopardised public health with repeated biosafety failures And if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org. Highlights put together by Simon Monsour...
Nov 21, 2023•23 min
This is a selection of highlights from episode #170 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast . These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Santosh Harish on how air pollution is responsible for ~12% of global deaths — and how to get that number down And if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org. Highlights put togethe...
Nov 14, 2023•28 min
This is a selection of highlights from episode #169 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast . These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Paul Niehaus on whether cash transfers cause economic growth, and keeping theft to acceptable levels And if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org. Highlights put together by Simon...
Nov 10, 2023•17 min
This is a selection of highlights from episode #168 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast . These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Ian Morris on whether deep history says we’re heading for an intelligence explosion And if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org. Highlights put together by Simon Monsour, Milo Mc...
Nov 08, 2023•28 min
This is a selection of highlights from episode #167 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast . These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Seren Kell on the research gaps holding back alternative proteins from mass adoption And if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org. Highlights put together by Simon Monsour, Milo M...
Nov 06, 2023•21 min
This is a selection of highlights from episode #166 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast . These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Tantum Collins on what he’s learned as an AI policy insider at the White House, DeepMind and elsewhere And if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org. Highlights put together by Sim...
Nov 04, 2023•24 min
This is a selection of highlights from episode #165 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast . These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Anders Sandberg on war in space, whether civilisations age, and the best things possible in our universe And if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org. Highlights put together by S...
Nov 01, 2023•29 min
This is a selection of highlights from episode #164 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast . These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Kevin Esvelt on cults that want to kill everyone, stealth vs wildfire pandemics, and how he felt inventing gene drives And if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org. Highlights put...
Oct 30, 2023•27 min
This is a selection of highlights from episode #163 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast . These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Toby Ord on the perils of maximising the good that you do And if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org. Highlights put together by Simon Monsour, Milo McGuire, and Dominic Armstro...
Oct 25, 2023•27 min
This is a selection of highlights from episode #162 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast . These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Mustafa Suleyman on getting Washington and Silicon Valley to tame AI And if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org. Highlights put together by Simon Monsour, Milo McGuire, and Domi...
Oct 24, 2023•14 min
This is a selection of highlights from episode #161 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast . These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Michael Webb on whether AI will soon cause job loss, lower incomes, and higher inequality — or the opposite And if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org. Highlights put together b...
Oct 19, 2023•32 min
This is a selection of highlights from episode #160 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast . These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Hannah Ritchie on why it makes sense to be optimistic about the environment And if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org. Highlights put together by Simon Monsour and Milo McGuire...
Oct 17, 2023•19 min
This is a selection of highlights from episode #159 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast . These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Jan Leike on OpenAI’s massive push to make superintelligence safe in 4 years or less And if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org. Highlights put together by Simon Monsour and Mil...
Oct 09, 2023•29 min
This is a selection of highlights from episode #158 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast . These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Holden Karnofsky on how AIs might take over even if they’re no smarter than humans, and his four-part playbook for AI risk And if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org. Highlights...
Oct 06, 2023•24 min
This is a selection of highlights from episode #157 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast . These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Ezra Klein on existential risk from AI and what DC could do about it And if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org. Highlights put together by Simon Monsour and Milo McGuire...
Sep 26, 2023•20 min
This is a selection of highlights from episode #156 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast . These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Markus Anderljung on how to regulate cutting-edge AI models And if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org. Highlights put together by Simon Monsour and Milo McGuire...
Sep 22, 2023•22 min
This is a selection of highlights from episode #155 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast . These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Lennart Heim on the compute governance era and what has to come after And if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org. Highlights put together by Simon Monsour and Milo McGuire...
Sep 15, 2023•22 min
This is a selection of highlights from episode #154 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast . These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Rohin Shah on DeepMind and trying to fairly hear out both AI doomers and doubters And if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org. Highlights put together by Simon Monsour and Milo M...
Sep 12, 2023•23 min
In this episode of 80k After Hours , Luisa Rodriguez and Alex Lawsen discuss common mistakes people make when trying to do good with their careers, and advice on how to avoid them. Links to learn more, highlights and full transcript. They cover: Taking 80,000 Hours’ rankings too seriously Not trying hard enough to fail Feeling like you need to optimise for having the most impact *now* Feeling like you need to work directly on AI immediately Not taking a role because you think you’ll be replaceab...
Sep 06, 2023•2 hr 18 min
This is a selection of highlights from episode #153 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast . These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Elie Hassenfeld on two big picture critiques of GiveWell’s approach, and six lessons from their recent work And if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org. Get this episode by subsc...
Aug 28, 2023•19 min
This is a selection of highlights from episode #152 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast . These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Joe Carlsmith on navigating serious philosophical confusion And if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org. Get this episode by subscribing to our podcast on the world’s most pressi...
Aug 08, 2023•13 min
This is a selection of highlights from episode #151 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast . These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Ajeya Cotra on accidentally teaching AI models to deceive us And if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org. Get this episode by subscribing to our podcast on the world’s most press...
Aug 02, 2023•25 min
This is a selection of highlights from episode #150 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast . These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Tom Davidson on how quickly AI could transform the world And if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org. Get this episode by subscribing to our podcast on the world’s most pressing ...
Jul 25, 2023•30 min
In this episode of 80k After Hours , Luisa Rodriguez and Hannah Boettcher discuss various approaches to therapy, and how to use them in practice — focusing specifically on people trying to have a big impact. Links to learn more, highlights and full transcript. They cover: The effectiveness of therapy, and tips for finding a therapist Moral demandingness Internal family systems-style therapy Motivation and burnout Exposure therapy Grappling with world problems and x-risk Perfectionism and imposte...
Jul 19, 2023•2 hr 8 min
This is a selection of highlights from episode #149 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast . These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Tim LeBon on how altruistic perfectionism is self-defeating And if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org. Get this episode by subscribing to our podcast on the world’s most pressi...
Jul 13, 2023•21 min
In this episode of 80k After Hours, Perrin Walker reads Benjamin Todd and Roman Duda's career review on operations management. Here’s the original piece if you’d like to learn more . You might also want to check out our 80,000 Hours Podcast episodes with Tara Mac Aulay and Tanya Singh . Get this episode by subscribing to our more experimental podcast on the world’s most pressing problems and how to solve them: type 80k After Hours into your podcasting app. Editing and narration: Perrin Walker Au...
Jun 01, 2023•41 min
In this episode of 80k After Hours, Perrin Walker reads Benjamin Todd's article on social impact. Here’s the original piece if you’d like to learn more . You might also want to check out our article on why not to take a harmful career even if you think it’ll do more good. Get this episode by subscribing to our more experimental podcast on the world’s most pressing problems and how to solve them: type 80k After Hours into your podcasting app. Editing and narration: Perrin Walker Audio proofing: K...
May 17, 2023•26 min
