80,000 Hours Podcast

#188 – Matt Clancy on whether science is good

#187 – Zach Weinersmith on how researching his book turned him from a space optimist into a "space bastard"

#186 – Dean Spears on why babies are born small in Uttar Pradesh, and how to save their lives

#185 – Lewis Bollard on the 7 most promising ways to end factory farming, and whether AI is going to be good or bad for animals

#184 – Zvi Mowshowitz on sleeping on sleeper agents, and the biggest AI updates since ChatGPT

AI governance and policy (Article)

#183 – Spencer Greenberg on causation without correlation, money and happiness, lightgassing, hype vs value, and more

#182 – Bob Fischer on comparing the welfare of humans, chickens, pigs, octopuses, bees, and more

#181 – Laura Deming on the science that could keep us healthy in our 80s and beyond

#180 – Hugo Mercier on why human gullibility and AI misinformation are overrated

This podcast episode delves into the complex interplay between trust, cognition, misinformation, and decision-making. It begins by arguing that human beings are not as gullible as we might think and that mass persuasion is very difficult to pull off. The discussion then explores the psychological and cognitive factors ...

#179 – Randy Nesse on why evolution left us so vulnerable to depression and anxiety

This podcast episode delves into the evolutionary underpinnings of mental health disorders, explores the complex interplay between natural selection and mental well-being, and discusses the challenges and rewards of pursuing ambitious goals.

#178 – Emily Oster on what the evidence actually says about pregnancy and parenting

#177 – Nathan Labenz on recent AI breakthroughs and navigating the growing rift between AI safety and accelerationist camps

#90 Classic episode – Ajeya Cotra on worldview diversification and how big the future could be

#112 Classic episode – Carl Shulman on the common-sense case for existential risk work and its practical implications

#111 Classic episode – Mushtaq Khan on using institutional economics to predict effective government reforms

Best of 2023: One highlight from every episode

#100 Classic episode – Having a successful career with depression, anxiety, and imposter syndrome

#176 – Nathan Labenz on the final push for AGI, understanding OpenAI's leadership drama, and red-teaming frontier models

#175 – Lucia Coulter on preventing lead poisoning for $1.66 per child