80k After Hours

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 [email protected] put together by Simon Monsour, Milo McGuire, and Dominic Armstrong

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/ Update February 20, 2024: The 'steelman' bounty has been claimed!You can also find a full video of this episode here.

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 [email protected] put together by Simon Monsour, Milo McGuire, and Dominic Armstrong

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 emailing [email protected] put together by Simon Monsour, Milo McGuire, and Dominic Armstrong

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 [email protected] put together by Simon Monsour, Milo McGuire, and Dominic Armstrong

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 emailing [email protected] put together by Simon Monsour, Milo McGuire, and Dominic Armstrong

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 [email protected] put together by Simon Monsour, Milo McGuire, and Dominic Armstrong

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 [email protected] put together by Simon Monsour, Milo McGuire, and Dominic Armstrong

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 [email protected] put together by Simon Monsour, Milo McGuire, and Dominic Armstrong

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 packOur problem profile on AI riskThe 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 [email protected] put together by Simon Monsour, Milo McGuire, and Dominic Armstrong

"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, tiny room at the back of an estate agent off in St Clement’s in Oxford. One of our early donors came and we gave him a tour, and when he came into the office, his first reaction was, 'Is this legal?'" — Benjamin ToddIn this episode of 80k After Hours — recorded in June 2022 — Rob Wiblin and Benjamin Todd discuss the history of 80,000 Hours.Links to learn more.Chapters:• Cold open (00:00:00)• Rob's intro (00:00:44)• Ben's origin story (00:04:07)• The birth of 80k (00:12:23)• The early vision for 80k (00:30:12)• The general vibe in the EA community back then (00:37:35)• How 80k evolved (00:48:46)• Trips to Thailand and China (01:13:00)• Setting up several programmes (01:17:48)• Moving to California (01:24:54)• 80k strengths (01:33:49)• Why Ben left the CEO position (01:39:03)• The future of 80,000 Hours (01:42:06)• Rob's outro (01:45:09)Who this episode is for: People who work on or plan to work on promoting important ideas in a way that's similar to 80,000 HoursPeople who work at organisations similar to 80,000 HoursPeople who work at 80,000 HoursWho this episode isn’t for: People who, if asked if they’d like to join a dinner at 80,000 Hours where the team reminisce on the good old days, would say, “Sorry, can’t make it — I’m washing my hair that night”Producer: Keiran HarrisAudio mastering: Ryan Kessler and Ben Cordell"Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue, original 1924 version" by Jason Weinberger is licensed under creative commons

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 [email protected] put together by Simon Monsour, Milo McGuire, and Dominic Armstrong

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 [email protected] put together by Simon Monsour, Milo McGuire, and Dominic Armstrong

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 [email protected] put together by Simon Monsour, Milo McGuire, and Dominic Armstrong

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 [email protected] put together by Simon Monsour, Milo McGuire, and Dominic Armstrong

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 [email protected] put together by Simon Monsour, Milo McGuire, and Dominic Armstrong

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 [email protected] put together by Simon Monsour, Milo McGuire, and Dominic Armstrong

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 [email protected] put together by Simon Monsour, Milo McGuire, and Dominic Armstrong

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 [email protected] put together by Simon Monsour, Milo McGuire, and Dominic Armstrong

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 [email protected] put together by Simon Monsour, Milo McGuire, and Dominic Armstrong

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 emailing [email protected] put together by Simon Monsour, Milo McGuire, and Dominic Armstrong

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 [email protected] put together by Simon Monsour, Milo McGuire, and Dominic Armstrong

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 [email protected] put together by Simon Monsour, Milo McGuire, and Dominic Armstrong

This is a selection of highlights from episode #161 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:Michael Webb on whether AI will soon cause job loss, lower incomes, and higher inequality — or the oppositeAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing [email protected] put together by Simon Monsour and Milo McGuire

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 [email protected] put together by Simon Monsour and Milo McGuire

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 [email protected] put together by Simon Monsour and Milo McGuire

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 by emailing [email protected] put together by Simon Monsour and Milo McGuire

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 [email protected] put together by Simon Monsour and Milo McGuire

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 [email protected] put together by Simon Monsour and Milo McGuire

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 [email protected] put together by Simon Monsour and Milo McGuire

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 [email protected] put together by Simon Monsour and Milo McGuire

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 seriouslyNot trying hard enough to failFeeling like you need to optimise for having the most impact *now*Feeling like you need to work directly on AI immediatelyNot taking a role because you think you’ll be replaceableConstantly considering other career optionsOverthinking or over-optimising career choicesBeing unwilling to think things through for yourselfIgnoring conventional career wisdomDoing community work even if you’re not suited to itWho this episode is for:People who want to pursue a high-impact careerPeople wondering how much AI progress should change their plansPeople who take 80,000 Hours’ career advice seriouslyWho this episode isn’t for:People not taking 80k's career advice seriously enoughPeople who've never made any career mistakesPeople who don't want to hear Alex say "I said a bunch of stuff, maybe some of it's true" every time he's on the podcastGet 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.Producer and editor: Keiran HarrisAudio Engineering Lead: Ben CordellTechnical editing: Milo McGuire and Dominic ArmstrongAdditional content editing: Luisa Rodriguez and Katy MooreTranscriptions: Katy Moore

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 [email protected] this episode by subscribing to our podcast on the world’s most pressing problems and how to solve them: type ‘80,000 Hours’ into your podcasting app. Or read the transcript.Highlights put together by Simon Monsour and Milo McGuire

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 [email protected] this episode by subscribing to our podcast on the world’s most pressing problems and how to solve them: type ‘80,000 Hours’ into your podcasting app. Or read the transcript.Highlights put together by Simon Monsour and Milo McGuire

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 [email protected] this episode by subscribing to our podcast on the world’s most pressing problems and how to solve them: type ‘80,000 Hours’ into your podcasting app. Or read the transcript.Highlights put together by Simon Monsour and Milo McGuire

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 [email protected] this episode by subscribing to our podcast on the world’s most pressing problems and how to solve them: type ‘80,000 Hours’ into your podcasting app. Or read the transcript.Highlights put together by Milo McGuire and Simon Monsour

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 therapistMoral demandingnessInternal family systems-style therapyMotivation and burnoutExposure therapyGrappling with world problems and x-riskPerfectionism and imposter syndromeAnd the risk of over-intellectualisingWho this episode is for:High-impact focused people who struggle with moral demandingness, perfectionism, or imposter syndromePeople who feel anxious thinking about the end of the world80,000 Hours Podcast hosts with the initials LRWho this episode isn’t for:People who aren’t focused on having a big impactPeople who don’t struggle with any mental health issuesFounders of Scientology with the initials LRHGet 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.Producer: Keiran HarrisAudio Engineering Lead: Ben CordellTechnical editing: Dominic ArmstrongContent editing: Katy Moore, Luisa Rodriguez, and Keiran HarrisTranscriptions: Katy Moore

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 [email protected] this episode by subscribing to our podcast on the world’s most pressing problems and how to solve them: type ‘80,000 Hours’ into your podcasting app. Or read the transcript.Highlights put together by Simon Monsour

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 app.Editing and narration: Perrin WalkerAudio proofing: Katy Moore

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 and narration: Perrin WalkerAudio proofing: Katy Moore

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 your podcasting app.Editing and narration: Perrin WalkerAudio proofing: Katy Moore

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 themWhat it’s like not experiencing sustained guilt, shame, and angerWhether Luisa would become a worse person if she felt less guilt and shame, specifically whether she’d work fewer hours, or donate less money, or become a worse friendWhether giving up guilt and shame also means giving up prideThe implications for loveThe neurological condition ‘Jerk Syndrome’And some practical advice on feeling less guilt, shame, and angerWho this episode is for:People sympathetic to the idea that free will is an illusionPeople who experience tons of guilt, shame, or angerPeople worried about what would happen if they stopped feeling tons of guilt, shame, or angerWho this episode isn’t for:People strongly in favour of retributive justicePhilosophers who can’t stand random non-philosophers talking about philosophyNon-philosophers who can’t stand random non-philosophers talking about philosophyGet 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.Producer: Keiran HarrisAudio mastering: Milo McGuireTranscriptions: Katy Moore

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 podcasting app.Editing and narration: Perrin WalkerAudio proofing: Katy Moore

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 uncertainStruggles around self-belief and imposter syndromeThe importance of sharing work even when it feels terribleBalancing impact and fun in a jobAnd some mistakes researchers often makeWho this episode is for:People pursuing independent researchPeople who struggle with self-beliefPeople who feel a pull towards pursuing a career they don’t actually wantWho this episode isn’t for:People convinced that their research is perfectAngus Hübelschmidt — the president and sole member of the Rob Wiblin Fan Club who refuses to listen to another Rob speakYou can find their longer conversation on why large language models like GPT (probably) aren't conscious over on the original 80,000 Hours Podcast feed.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.Producer: Keiran HarrisAudio mastering: Ben Cordell and Milo McGuireTranscriptions: Katy Moore

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 After Hours into your podcasting app.Editing and narration: Perrin WalkerAudio proofing: Katy Moore

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 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 and narration: Perrin WalkerAudio proofing: Katy Moore

In this episode of 80k After Hours, Perrin Walker reads Benjamin Hilton's problem profile on climate change.Here’s the original piece if you’d like to learn more.You might also want to check out CarbonBrief, which has a range of excellent content and updates on climate change.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 and narration: Perrin WalkerAudio proofing: Katy Moore

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 animalAquatic noiseRethink Priorities strategyMistakes that RP has made since it was foundedCareers in global priorities researchAnd the most surprising thing Marcus has learned at RPWho this episode is for:People who want to learn about Rethink PrioritiesPeople interested in a career in global priorities researchPeople open to novel ways to help wild animalsWho this episode isn’t for:People who think global priorities research sounds boringPeople who want to host very loud concerts under the seaClick here to read Rethink Priorities’ Leadership Statement on the FTX situation.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. Or read the transcript below.Producer: Keiran HarrisAudio mastering: Milo McGuire and Ben CordellTranscriptions: Katy Moore

In this episode of 80k After Hours, Perrin Walker reads Arden Koehler and Benjamin Hilton's problem profile on preventing catastrophic pandemics.Here’s the original piece if you’d like to learn more.You might also want to check out our full profile on Reducing global catastrophic biological risks, by Gregory Lewis.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 and narration: Perrin WalkerAudio proofing: Katy Moore