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Clear all filters- 80,000 Hours1h 25m
#33 - Dr Anders Sandberg on what if we ended ageing, solar flares & the annual risk of nuclear war
Dr Anders Sandberg, Bryan Caplan, Keiran Harris, Rob Whitlin
Anders Sandberg argues that shifting healthcare investment from symptom treatment to root-cause aging research offers a more cost-effective "longevity dividend" while addressing the political risks of non-aging leadership through institutional term limits. He further warns that uncoordinated adoption of high-stakes technologies creates a "unilateralist curse" and that anthropic bias obscures the true, "disturbingly large" annual probability of global catastrophes like nuclear war. These insights collectively advocate for data-driven risk assessment, interdisciplinary scientific collaboration, and conservative institutional design to navigate the profound uncertainties of extending human life.
- 80,000 Hours1h 5m
#19 - Samantha Pitts-Kiefer on working next to the White House trying to prevent nuclear war
Samantha Pitts-Kiefer, Keiran Harris, Rob Wiblin
The Nuclear Threat Initiative, founded by Sam Nunn and Ted Turner, outlines critical risks of nuclear terrorism and great power miscalculation through insights from Senior Director Samantha Pitts-Kyfer. The analysis highlights how dirty bombs could cause economic collapse, while modern cyber vulnerabilities and hair-trigger alert statuses between the US and Russia threaten accidental nuclear war with global catastrophic consequences. To mitigate these existential dangers, the organization advocates for ending prompt launch policies, restoring US-Russia dialogue, and accelerating verified disarmament to prevent both state conflict and non-state acquisition of weapons of mass destruction.
- 80,000 Hours1h 26m
#14 - Sharon Nunez & Jose Valle on going undercover to expose animal abuse
Sharon Nunez, Jose Valle, Lewis Bollard, Keiran Harris, Rob Wiblin, Natalie Cargill
Founded in 2006 by Sharon Nunez and Jose Valle, Animal Equality has evolved from a Spanish volunteer group into a leading international non-profit recognized by Animal Charity Evaluators for three consecutive years. Leveraging investigative journalism, legislative lobbying, and immersive VR technology like iAnimal, the organization currently spares an estimated 4.8 animals per dollar spent through strategies that have secured policy changes affecting millions of farmed animals across multiple continents. Now employing 74 staff members, the group actively seeks specialized talent in data analysis and operations to manage its rapid expansion into new markets like China and Latin America while scaling its annual budget from $200,000 to $3.2 million.