Latest Effective altruism Podcast Episodes
Five: Prof Will MacAskill on moral uncertainty, utilitarianism & how to avoid being a moral monster
Effective Altruism: An Introduction – 80,000 Hours - April 12, 2021 20:00 - 1 hourImmanuel Kant is a profoundly influential figure in modern philosophy, and was one of the earliest proponents for universal democracy and international cooperation. He also thought that women have no place in civil society, that it was okay to kill illegitimate children, and that there ...
Six: Ajeya Cotra on worldview diversification and how big the future could be
Effective Altruism: An Introduction – 80,000 Hours - April 12, 2021 19:30 - 2 hoursImagine that humanity has two possible futures ahead of it: Either we’re going to have a huge future like that, in which trillions of people ultimately exist, or we’re going to wipe ourselves out quite soon, thereby ensuring that only around 100 billion people ever get to live. If ther...
Five: Dr Paul Christiano on how OpenAI is developing real solutions to the 'AI alignment problem', and his vision of how humanity will progressively hand over decision-making to AI systems
Effective Altruism: An Introduction – 80,000 Hours - April 12, 2021 18:00 - 3 hoursWill artificial intelligence transform the world gradually, or explosively? Could an advanced AI that doesn’t share human goals still have moral value? Which decade should we expect human labour to become obsolete? Paul Christiano — researcher at OpenAI and legendary thinker in the ef...
Six: Prof Tetlock on why accurate forecasting matters for everything, and how you can do it better
Effective Altruism: An Introduction – 80,000 Hours - April 12, 2021 17:00 - 2 hoursHave you ever been infuriated by a doctor's unwillingness to give you an honest, probabilistic estimate about what to expect? Or a lawyer who won't tell you the chances you'll win your case? Their behaviour is so frustrating because accurately predicting the future is central to every ...
Seven: Prof Tetlock on why accurate forecasting matters for everything, and how you can do it better
Effective Altruism: An Introduction – 80,000 Hours - April 12, 2021 17:00 - 2 hoursHave you ever been infuriated by a doctor's unwillingness to give you an honest, probabilistic estimate about what to expect? Or a lawyer who won't tell you the chances you'll win your case? Their behaviour is so frustrating because accurately predicting the future is central to every ...
Eight: Prof Hilary Greaves on moral cluelessness, population ethics, & harnessing the brainpower of academia to tackle the most important research questions
Effective Altruism: An Introduction – 80,000 Hours - April 12, 2021 16:00 - 2 hoursThe barista gives you your coffee and change, and you walk away from the busy line. But you suddenly realise she gave you $1 less than she should have. Do you brush your way past the people now waiting, or just accept this as a dollar you’re never getting back? According to philosophy...
Seven: Prof Hilary Greaves on moral cluelessness, population ethics, & harnessing the brainpower of academia to tackle the most important research questions
Effective Altruism: An Introduction – 80,000 Hours - April 12, 2021 16:00 - 2 hoursThe barista gives you your coffee and change, and you walk away from the busy line. But you suddenly realise she gave you $1 less than she should have. Do you brush your way past the people now waiting, or just accept this as a dollar you’re never getting back? According to philosophy...
Eight: Benjamin Todd on the key ideas of 80,000 Hours
Effective Altruism: An Introduction – 80,000 Hours - April 12, 2021 15:00 - 2 hoursThe 80,000 Hours Podcast is about “the world’s most pressing problems and how you can use your career to solve them”, and in this episode we tackle that question in the most direct way possible. In 2019 we published a summary of all our key ideas, which links to many of our other arti...
Nine: Benjamin Todd on the key ideas of 80,000 Hours
Effective Altruism: An Introduction – 80,000 Hours - April 12, 2021 15:00 - 2 hoursThe 80,000 Hours Podcast is about “the world’s most pressing problems and how you can use your career to solve them”, and in this episode we tackle that question in the most direct way possible. In 2019 we published a summary of all our key ideas, which links to many of our other arti...
Nine: Dr David Denkenberger on how to feed all 8 billion people through an asteroid/nuclear winter
Effective Altruism: An Introduction – 80,000 Hours - April 12, 2021 14:00 - 2 hoursIf an asteroid impact or nuclear winter blocked the sun for years, our inability to grow food would result in billions dying of starvation, right? According to Dr David Denkenberger, co-author of Feeding Everyone No Matter What: no. If he's to be believed, nobody need starve at all. E...
Ten: Benjamin Todd on the core of effective altruism and how to argue for it
Effective Altruism: An Introduction – 80,000 Hours - April 12, 2021 13:00 - 1 hourIs effective altruism just about donating money to fight poverty? Does it include a moral obligation to give? How do you talk about it to people who've never heard of it? In this conversation from 2020, Arden Koehler and 80,000 Hours CEO Ben Todd cover a bunch of topics related to eff...
What's next
Effective Altruism: An Introduction – 80,000 Hours - April 12, 2021 12:00 - 2 minutesNow you've finished Effective Altruism: An Introduction, here's what we suggest you do next. And if you’ve listened to this series and found the ideas resonated with you, our one-on-one team might be able to help you apply them to your career. We can talk to you about career options, m...
Aaron Drake - Lessons from the Frontlines and Far East
Cryonics Underground - March 26, 2021 05:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this episode Max and Daniel speak with Aaron Drake. Aaron is the Director of Research and Chief Specialist at the Yinfeng Institute for Biological Sciences, based in Shandong, China. He previously worked as a Senior Medical Response Consultant for Alcor and also serves as the Managing Directo...
Emil Kendziorra - The Pragmatic Cryonicist (Part 2)
Cryonics Underground - March 18, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis is our second episode with Emil Kendziorra. Emil is the founder of Tomorrow Biostasis and the European Biostasis Foundation, two new Cryonics service organizations that have started up in Europe. This is part two of a two part episode with Emil. In this second part we cover: Practical co...
Emil Kendziorra - Building Cryonics in Europe (Part 1)
Cryonics Underground - March 11, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this episode we speak with Emil Kendziorra. Emil is the founder of Tomorrow Biostasis and the European Biostasis Foundation, two new Cryonics service organizations that have started up in Europe. This is part one of a two part episode with Emil. In this first part we cover: Why signing up ...
Dennis Kowalski (Part Two) - Next of Kin
Cryonics Underground - March 06, 2021 00:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsDaniel and I have finally managed to dig ourselves out of the great Texan freeze of 2021 to bring you part two of our two-part episode with Cryonics Institute president Dennis Kowalski. In this part we cover: What is preventing people from signing up for Cryonics and how did Kowalski go from a...
Dennis Kowalski - (Part Two) -- Next of Kin
Cryonics Underground - March 06, 2021 00:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsDaniel and I have finally managed to dig ourselves out of the great Texan freeze of 2021 to bring you part two of our two-part episode with Cryonics Institute president Dennis Kowalski. In this part we cover: What is preventing people from signing up for Cryonics and how did Kowalski go from a...
Dr. Paul Brest: One for the World Global Health and Development Speaker Series
One for The World @ Stanford - February 24, 2021 16:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating<p>In this episode of the global development speaker series, Dr. Paul Brest leads an interactive section on the theory of change, the effectiveness of philanthropy, and risk management - how do we design and implement interventions that will yield the best outcome?</p> <p>If you wish to learn ...
Dr. Eran Bendavid: One for the World Global Health and Development Speaker Series
One for The World @ Stanford - February 18, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating<p>Dr. Bendavid provides an overview of the efforts made by developed countries to improve global health, touching on the responsibilities of developed nations and the effectiveness of our programs. He also speaks about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected global health outcomes in developing ...
Dennis Kowalski (Part One) - Plan or Perish
Cryonics Underground - February 12, 2021 00:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this episode, Max and Daniel speak with Dennis Kowalski of the Cryonics Institute. Kowalski is the current President of the Cryonics Institute, a Fire Fighter, and a Nationally Registered EMT-Paramedic. This is part one of a two-part conversation. This part covers the following and more: ...
Max More - Advocating for More Life
Cryonics Underground - February 04, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this episode, Max and Daniel speak with Dr. Max More. More is the Ambassador and President Emeritus of Alcor and is well known for his public media interviews, his excellent essays on the Cryonics industry, and his philosophical writings. In today’s podcast, More and the gang speak about: On...
An Introduction to Cryonics
Cryonics Underground - January 23, 2021 20:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWelcome to The Cryonics Underground Podcast! This episode is a short introduction to Cryonics where we answer the big questions: What is it? Why is it a good idea? How does it work? How much does it cost? What can we expect when someone comes out of it? You can reach us at cryonicsundergr...
Rudi Hoffman - Life Insurance Rockstar
Cryonics Underground - January 23, 2021 20:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this episode, Max & Daniel speak with Rudi Hoffman. Hoffman is well known in the Cryonics community as a speaker, writer, and purveyor of Cryonics life insurance and other related financial services. In today's podcast, we take a deep dive into: Life insurance: it’s history, how it works, wh...
Ted Schick- Thinking about Weird Things
Cryonics Underground - January 23, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this episode, Max and Daniel interview philosopher Theodore Schick, Jr of Muhlenberg College and discuss the big philosophical questions behind Cryonics: Is Cryonics a science, a pseudo-science , or something else entirely? What does it mean to preserve your identity? Should you be worr...
Introducing the Learn Effective Altruism feed
Effective Altruism: An Introduction – 80,000 Hours - December 07, 2020 21:14 - 9 minutesAn introduction to Learn Effective Altruism — a collection of ten top episodes of The 80,000 Hours Podcast specifically selected to help listeners rapidly get up to speed on the school of thought known as effective altruism.
Is It Ethical to Support Large Fast Food and Meat Companies?- The Veg Foodcast EP 16
The Veg Foodcast - August 22, 2020 19:24 - 9 minutesShould vegans be buying products from big fast food companies and plant-based meats that are owned by large conventional meat companies? I look at the arguments for and against and talk about the considerations behind this question. YouTube Instagram Twitter Twitch
Is Cross Contamination a Vegan Issue? - The Veg Foodcast EP 15
The Veg Foodcast - August 14, 2020 21:33 - 9 minutesWith fast food companies adding more vegan options to their menu, I address the oh-so common concern regarding ideas of "cross-contamination". YouTube Instagram Twitter Twitch
Meat The Victims Canada Update: Four Activists Charged - The Veg Foodcast EP 14
The Veg Foodcast - August 09, 2020 17:19 - 13 minutesMajor update from the Meat The Victims Canada event as four activists have been criminally charged and will have to appear in court this September. YouTube Instagram Twitter Twitch
Is the "Buy Local" Movement Racist? - Veg Foodcast EP 13
The Veg Foodcast - July 29, 2020 19:54 - 25 minutesYouTube Instagram Twitter Twitch
How did Veganism Become So White? - Veg Foodcast EP 12
The Veg Foodcast - July 23, 2020 21:36 - 18 minutesYouTube Instagram Twitter Twitch
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