Computer science algorithms tackle fundamental and universal problems. Can they help us live better, or is that a false hope?Podcast by Robert Wiblin and Keiran Harris · Published November 22nd, 2018CareersDecision ToolsUnconventional Advice
PhD or programming? Fast paths into aligning AI as a machine learning engineer, according to ML engineers Catherine Olsson & Daniel ZieglerPodcast by Robert Wiblin and Keiran Harris · Published November 2nd, 2018Artificial IntelligenceFuture GenerationsPhDsResearchTechnical AI safety
Philosophy Prof Hilary Greaves on moral cluelessness, population ethics, probability within a multiverse, & harnessing the brainpower of academia to tackle the most important research questionsPodcast by Robert Wiblin and Keiran Harris · Published October 23rd, 2018Academic ResearchEffective AltruismFuture GenerationsGlobal Priorities Research
Economics Prof Tyler Cowen says our overwhelming priorities should be maximising economic growth and making civilization more stable. Is he right?Podcast by Robert Wiblin and Keiran Harris · Published October 17th, 2018Academic ResearchCatastrophic RisksEconomics PhDFuture GenerationsGlobal Priorities ResearchScientific research
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 systemsPodcast by Robert Wiblin and Keiran Harris · Published October 2nd, 2018Artificial IntelligenceCatastrophic RisksFuture GenerationsPhDsTechnical AI safety
Daniel Ellsberg on the creation of nuclear doomsday machines, the institutional insanity that maintains them, and a practical plan for dismantling them.Podcast by Robert Wiblin and Keiran Harris · Published September 24th, 2018Catastrophic RisksGovernment
Tackling the ethics of infinity, being clueless about the effects of our actions, and having moral empathy for intellectual adversaries, with philosopher Dr Amanda AskellPodcast by Robert Wiblin and Keiran Harris · Published September 11th, 2018Academic ResearchEffective AltruismGlobal Priorities ResearchPhDs
If the US put fewer people in prison, would crime go up? Not at all, according to Open Philanthropy’s renowned researcher David Roodman.Podcast by Robert Wiblin and Keiran Harris · Published August 28th, 2018Catastrophic RisksData scienceGlobal Priorities ResearchResearch
How well can we actually predict the future? Katja Grace on why expert opinion isn’t a great guide to AI’s impact and how to do betterPodcast by Robert Wiblin and Keiran Harris · Published August 21st, 2018Catastrophic RisksFounding Effective Non-profitsFuture Generations
How much should you change your beliefs based on new evidence? Dr Spencer Greenberg on the scientific approach to solving difficult everyday questionsPodcast by Robert Wiblin and Keiran Harris · Published August 7th, 2018Data scienceDecision ToolsEntrepreneurshipImproving Decision MakingResearch
Prof Yew-Kwang Ng is a visionary economist who anticipated many key ideas in effective altruism decades ago. Here’s his take on ethics and how to create a much happier world.Podcast by Robert Wiblin and Keiran Harris · Published July 26th, 2018Academic ResearchAnimal WelfareEconomics PhDFuture GenerationsGlobal PovertyPromoting Effective Altruism
Finding the best charity requires estimating the unknowable. Here’s how GiveWell tries to do that, according to researcher James Snowden.Podcast by Robert Wiblin and Keiran Harris · Published July 16th, 2018Foundation Program ManagementFounding Effective Non-profitsGlobal PovertyGlobal Priorities Research
Tanya Singh on ending the operations management bottleneck in effective altruismPodcast by Robert Wiblin and Keiran Harris · Published July 11th, 2018Academic ResearchEntrepreneurshipFounding Effective Non-profitsHigh Impact PeoplePromoting Effective Altruism
How the audacity to fix things without asking permission can change the world, demonstrated by Tara Mac AulayPodcast by Robert Wiblin and Keiran Harris · Published June 22nd, 2018EntrepreneurshipFounding Effective Non-profitsPersonal FitPromoting Effective Altruism
Politics is so much worse because we use an atrocious 18th century voting system. Aaron Hamlin has a viable plan to fix it.Podcast by Robert Wiblin and Keiran Harris · Published May 31st, 2018Founding Effective Non-profitsGovernmentImproving Decision MakingParty Politics
Oxford University’s Dr Anders Sandberg on if dictators could live forever, the annual risk of nuclear war, solar flares, and more.Podcast by Robert Wiblin and Keiran Harris · Published May 29th, 2018Academic ResearchCatastrophic RisksGlobal Priorities Research
Economist Bryan Caplan thinks education is mostly pointless showing off. We test the strength of his case.Podcast by Robert Wiblin and Keiran Harris · Published May 22nd, 2018Academic ResearchChoosing EducationEducationUnconventional Advice
Prof Allan Dafoe on trying to prepare the world for the possibility that AI will destabilise global politicsPodcast by Robert Wiblin and Keiran Harris · Published May 18th, 2018Catastrophic RisksGlobal Priorities ResearchImproving Decision Making
Dr Eva Vivalt’s research suggests social science findings don’t generalize. So evidence-based development – what is it good for?Podcast by Robert Wiblin and Keiran Harris · Published May 15th, 2018Academic ResearchEconomics PhD
Where are the aliens? Three new resolutions to the Fermi Paradox. And how we could easily colonise the whole universe.Podcast by Robert Wiblin and Keiran Harris · Published May 8th, 2018Academic ResearchCatastrophic RisksGlobal Priorities Research
