80k After Hours

This is a selection of highlights from episode #184 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:Zvi Mowshowitz on sleeping on sleeper agents, and the biggest AI updates since ChatGPTAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org.H...

Matt Reardon, Arden Koehler, and Huon Porteous sit down with Dwarkesh Patel to find out how you become a world-famous (among tech intellectuals) podcast host at 23. We also discuss how 80k would have advised 21-year-old Dwarkesh and 80k strategy more broadly.You can check out the video version of this episode on YouTube at https://youtu.be/H5px6CQTe8oTopics covered:How did Dwarkesh start landing world-class guests?Why is Bryan Caplan such an easy...

This is a cross-post of an interview Rob Wiblin did on Robert Wright's Nonzero podcast in January 2024. You can get access to full episodes of that show by subscribing to the Nonzero Newsletter. They talk about Sam Bankman-Fried, virtue ethics, the growing influence of longtermism, what role EA played in the OpenAI board drama, the culture of local effective altruism groups, where Rob thinks people get EA most seriously wrong, what Rob fears most...

This is a selection of highlights from episode #183 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:Spencer Greenberg on causation without correlation, money and happiness, lightgassing, hype vs value, and moreAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing ...

This is a selection of highlights from episode #182 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:Bob Fischer on comparing the welfare of humans, chickens, pigs, octopuses, bees, and moreAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.or...

"We really, really want to make sure that nuclear war never breaks out. But we also know — from all of the examples of the Cold War, all these close calls — that it very well could, as long as there are nuclear weapons in the world. So if it does, we want to have some ways of preventing that from turning into a civilisation-threatening, cataclysmic kind of war. And those kinds of interventions — war limitation, intrawar escalation management, civ...

This is a selection of highlights from episode #181 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:Laura Deming on the science that could keep us healthy in our 80s and beyondAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org.Highlights ...

You can check out the video version of this episode on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFEb8ICWJQQIn this episode of our new podcast project, Matt Reardon, Bella Forristal, and Arden Koehler sit down with Joel Becker to find out what’s great about America, what was not so great about FTX, and invite you to port back to the time when Arden might have been CEO.You can learn more about Joel's current projects at https://joel-becker.com/ a...

This is a selection of highlights from episode #180 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:Hugo Mercier on why gullibility and misinformation are overratedAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org.Highlights put together...

This is a selection of highlights from episode #179 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:Randy Nesse on why evolution left us so vulnerable to depression and anxietyAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org.Highlights ...

Matt, Bella, and Cody sit down with Chana Messinger to find out what she does, how to insulate ourselves from harsh realities, and whether pub trivia is complete waste of time.You can find Chana’s long-defunct blog at: https://themerelyreal.wordpress.com/ and collect your bounty from Matt by emailing him evidence of the term steelman being publicly used before December 7, 2012 by emailing him at matt at 80000hours dot org.

This is a selection of highlights from episode #178 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:Emily Oster on what the evidence actually says about pregnancy and parentingAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org.Highlights ...

This is a selection of highlights from episode #177 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:Nathan Labenz on recent AI breakthroughs and navigating the growing rift between AI safety and accelerationist campsAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by ema...

This is a selection of highlights from episode #146 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:Robert Long on why large language models like GPT (probably) aren’t consciousAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org.Highlights...

This is a selection of highlights from episode #176 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:Nathan Labenz on the final push for AGI, understanding OpenAI’s leadership drama, and red-teaming frontier modelsAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emaili...

This is a selection of highlights from episode #175 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:Lucia Coulter on preventing lead poisoning for $1.66 per childAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org.Highlights put together b...

This is a selection of highlights from episode #174 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:Nita Farahany on the neurotechnology already being used to convict criminals and manipulate workersAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@800...

This is a selection of highlights from episode #173 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:Jeff Sebo on digital minds, and how to avoid sleepwalking into a major moral catastropheAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org...

In this episode of 80k After Hours, Benjamin Hilton reads his AI safety technical research career review.Here’s the original piece if you’d like to learn more.You might also want to check out: The AI safety starter pack Our problem profile on AI risk The 80,000 Hours Podcast on Artificial Intelligence (a collection of 10 key AI episodes from our podcast) Edited by Simon Monsour.

This is a selection of highlights from episode #147 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:Spencer Greenberg on stopping valueless papers from getting into top journalsAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org.Highlights...

"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, tin...

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 newsAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org.Highlights put together by Simon Mo...

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’tAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000h...

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 failuresAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours...

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 downAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing ...

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 levelsAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80...

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 explosionAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org.High...

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 adoptionAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org.Hig...

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 elsewhereAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@...

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 universeAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcas...

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 drivesAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by e...

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 doAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org.Highlights put together by Sim...

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 AIAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org.Highlights put toge...

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 environmentAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org.Highlights p...

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 lessAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org.Hig...

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 riskAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know ...

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 itAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org.Highlights put toge...

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 modelsAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org.Highlights put together by S...

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 afterAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org.Highlights put tog...

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 doubtersAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org.Highli...

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 ta...

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 workAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing pod...

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 confusionAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org.Get this episode by subscrib...

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 usAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org.Get this episode by subscri...

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 worldAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org.Get this episode by subscribing...

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 wor...

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-defeatingAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org.Get this episode by subscrib...

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...

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 a...

In this episode of 80k After Hours, Perrin Walker reads Benjamin Todd's article on how to make tough career decisions.Here’s the original piece if you’d like to learn more.You might also want to check out our review of how to become happier and more productive in any job (including how to network).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...

In this episode of 80k After Hours, Luisa Rodriguez and Keiran Harris chat about the consequences of letting go of enduring guilt, shame, anger, and pride.Links to learn more, highlights and full transcript.They cover: Keiran’s views on free will, and how he came to hold them What it’s like not experiencing sustained guilt, shame, and anger Whether Luisa would become a worse person if she felt less guilt and shame, specifically whether she’d work...

In this episode of 80k After Hours, Perrin Walker reads Cody Fenwick's journalism career review.Here’s the original piece if you’d like to learn more.You might also want to check out historian Daniel Strieff's compilation of more than 20 highly influential pieces of journalism in US history.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 p...

In this episode of 80k After Hours, Luisa Rodriguez and Robert Long have an honest conversation about the challenges of independent research.Links to learn more, highlights and full transcript.They cover: Assigning probabilities when you’re really uncertain Struggles around self-belief and imposter syndrome The importance of sharing work even when it feels terrible Balancing impact and fun in a job And some mistakes researchers often make Who thi...

In this episode of 80k After Hours, Perrin Walker reads our career review of China-related AI safety and governance paths.Here’s the original piece if you’d like to learn more.You might also want to check out Benjamin Todd and Brian Tse's article on Improving China-Western coordination on global catastrophic risks.Get this episode by subscribing to our more experimental podcast on the world’s most pressing problems and how to solve them: type 80k...

In this episode of 80k After Hours, Perrin Walker reads 11 anonymous responses to the question: "if you want to help prevent an AI-related catastrophe, should you be open to roles that also advance AI capabilities, or steer clear of them?"Here’s the original piece if you’d like to learn more.You might also want to check out our original anonymous answers series, the highlights of which were released on the original 80,000 Hours Podcast feed.Get t...

In this episode of 80k After Hours, Perrin Walker reads Benjamin Hilton's problem profile on climate change.

In this episode of 80k After Hours, Rob Wiblin interviews Marcus Davis about Rethink Priorities.Links to learn more, highlights and full transcript.They cover: Interventions to help wild animal Aquatic noise Rethink Priorities strategy Mistakes that RP has made since it was founded Careers in global priorities research And the most surprising thing Marcus has learned at RP Who this episode is for: People who want to learn about Rethink Priorities...

In this episode of 80k After Hours, Perrin Walker reads Arden Koehler and Benjamin Hilton's problem profile on preventing catastrophic pandemics.

In this episode of 80k After Hours, Rob Wiblin interviews Kuhan Jeyapragasan about effective altruism university groups.

In this episode of 80k After Hours, Habiba Islam reads Benjamin Todd's career review on founding new projects tackling top problems.

In this episode of 80k After Hours, Rob Wiblin interviews Andrés Jiménez Zorrilla about the Shrimp Welfare Project, which he cofounded in 2021.

In this episode of 80k After Hours, Fin Moorhouse reads his problem profile on space governance.

In this episode of 80k After Hours, Rob Wiblin interviews Clay Graubard and Robert de Neufville about forecasting the war between Russia and Ukraine.

In this episode of 80k After Hours — Rob continues to interview his 80,000 Hours colleagues Michelle Hutchinson and Habiba Islam about the 1-1 team.

In this episode of 80k After Hours, Keiran Harris interviews 80,000 Hours advisor (and former high school teacher) Alex Lawsen about his advice for students.

In this episode of 80k After Hours, Rob Wiblin and Keiran Harris are interviewed by Kearney Capuano and ​​Aaron Bergman of the new podcast ‘All Good’ about what goes on behind-the-scenes at the 80,000 Hours Podcast.

80k After Hours is a podcast by the team that brings you The 80,000 Hours Podcast.Here Rob Wiblin and Keiran Harris briefly explain what to expect from the new show.