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  1. 80,000 Hours4h 7m

    The best global health ideas we’ve heard on the show (from 17 experts)

    Luisa, Karen Levy, Dean Spears, Sarah Eustis-Guthrie, Rachel Glennerster, Hannah Ritchie, Lucia Coulter, James Tibenderana, Varsha Venugopal, Alexander Berger, James Snowden, Paul Niehaus, Mushtaq Khan, Elie Hassenfeld, Leah Utyasheva, Shruti Rajagopalan, Claire Walsh, Louisa

    Experts analyze global health interventions to reveal critical failures, such as the ineffective PlayPump technology and the underestimated risks of lead poisoning, alongside successful strategies like Sri Lanka's pesticide bans and community-driven vaccination campaigns. The discussion highlights the necessity of rigorous proof-of-concept testing, market-shaping mechanisms like Advanced Market Commitments, and the adaptation of solutions to local social determinants to prevent widespread harm. Furthermore, the event examines ethical tensions in philanthropic metrics, urging donors to prioritize evidence-based policies and long-term government engagement over superficial sustainability narratives.

  2. 80,000 Hours2h 50m

    The best of The 80,000 Hours Podcast in 2024

    Luisa, Rob, Randy Nesse, Hugo Mercier, Meghan Barrett, Sébastien Moro, Sella Nevo, Zvi Mowshowitz, Zach Weinersmith, Rachel Glennerster, Emily Oster, Carl Shulman, Nathan Labenz, Nathan Calvin, Rose Chan Loui, Nick Joseph, Sihao Huang, Ezra Karger, Matt Clancy, Vitalik Buterin, Annie Jacobsen, Nate Silver, Kevin Esvelt, Lewis Bollard, Bob Fischer, Elizabeth Cox, Anil Seth, Eric Schwitzgebel, Jonathan Birch, Peter Godfrey-Smith, Laura Deming, Venki Ramakrishnan, Ken Goldberg, Sarah Eustis-Guthrie, Dean Spears, Cameron Meyer Shorb, Spencer Greenberg

    Randy Nessie and Hugo Mercier establish that morality and skepticism are evolutionary adaptations driven by social selection and the need for honest signaling. In parallel, experts like Megan Barrett and Lewis Bollard advocate for expanding ethical consideration to insect sentience and the eradication of wild animal suffering, while AI safety researchers demonstrate emerging risks such as sleeper agents and instrumental convergence. The discussion further critiques the economic viability of space resources and analyzes social dynamics ranging from the gender wage gap to the limitations of cryonics, concluding with philosophical arguments about consciousness and strategies for effective altruism.

  3. 80,000 Hours2h 49m

    Why we still don’t have vaccines that could save millions | Rachel Glennerster

    Rachel Glennerster, Luisa Rodriguez

    The event analyzes how Advanced Market Commitments and other market-shaping mechanisms can address systemic failures in sectors ranging from pandemic preparedness and climate resilience to education reform. Speakers highlight specific successes, such as the pneumococcal vaccine initiative that immunized 150 million children, and propose future applications including universal COVID-19 vaccines and carbon removal technologies to generate trillions in economic value. Additionally, the discussion outlines operational strategies like pull incentives and structural educational reforms to ensure that high-impact solutions are commercially viable and effectively deployed.

  4. 80,000 Hours1h 36m

    A year's worth of education for under $1 and other "best buys" in development | Rachel Glennerster

    Rachel Glennerster, Dr Eva Vivalt, Keiran Harris, Rob Wiblin, Nathan Labenz

    Rachel Glenister, Chief Economist at the UK's Department for International Development, outlines the evolution of development aid toward evidence-based policy while evaluating a family planning radio campaign in Burkina Faso. She argues that macroeconomic transformation yields superior poverty reduction compared to micro-interventions and critiques the overemphasis on unscalable social entrepreneurship and charter cities. Addressing methodological debates, Glenister contends that most variation in randomized control trial results stems from implementation quality rather than a lack of generalizable behavioral principles, urging a shift toward massive, scalable solutions that leverage cross-cutting economic insights.