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How to choose a degree – putting it all together
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10 steps to choosing your degree
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How to choose a degree – what do employers want?
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How to choose a degree for Earning to Give and Research
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2012
December
Christmas gifts, goats and cash-transfer charities
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80,000 Hours is Recruiting!
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The Best News You’ll Hear All Year
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How to be a high impact volunteer
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Is there such thing as a ‘bad’ charity?
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How much malaria is biodiversity worth?
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July
Universalisability – Immoral Industries Part 3
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Collective Action: working in unethical industries part 2
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The replaceability effect: working in unethical industries part 1
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What is an effective altruist?
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