Robert_Wiblin

Join an advisory group reacting to 80,000 Hours Podcast episodes
by Robert_Wiblin, 80000_Hours @ 2024-11-14 | +36 | 0 comments

I'm interviewing Vitalik Buterin about 'my techno-optimism', E/acc and D/acc....
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2024-01-12 | +26 | 0 comments

I'm interviewing Carl Shulman — what should I ask him?
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2023-12-08 | +53 | 0 comments

I'm interviewing the author of 'Not Born Yesterday' — Hugo Mercier. He argues...
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2023-11-17 | +12 | 0 comments

I'm interviewing author of 'Good Reasons for Bad Feelings', Randy Nesse. What...
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2023-11-03 | +8 | 0 comments

I'm interviewing Bryan Caplan. What should I ask him?
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2023-10-13 | +19 | 0 comments

I'm interviewing the co-Founder of the Lead Exposure Elimination Project, Lucia...
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2023-10-09 | +70 | 0 comments

I'm interviewing Santosh Harish (Open Phil's 'South Asian Air Quality' Program...
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2023-09-04 | +31 | 0 comments

I'm interviewing Anders Sandberg about 'Grand Futures' — and any topics you like...
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2023-07-28 | +19 | 0 comments

I'm interviewing historian Ian Morris on the intelligence explosion — what...
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2023-07-21 | +12 | 0 comments

I'm interviewing Jan Leike, co-lead of OpenAI's new Superalignment project. What...
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2023-07-18 | +51 | 0 comments

Next week I'm interviewing tech policy expert Teddy Collins who has worked in...
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2023-07-07 | +15 | 0 comments

What should I ask Ezra Klein about AI policy proposals?
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2023-06-23 | +21 | 0 comments

I'm interviewing historian of abolitionism Christopher Brown. What should I ask...
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2022-12-12 | +30 | 0 comments

Clarifications on diminishing returns and risk aversion in giving
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2022-11-25 | +148 | 0 comments

My reaction to FTX: appalled
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2022-11-11 | +325 | 0 comments

What should I ask Joe Carlsmith — Open Phil researcher, philosopher and blogger?
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2022-11-09 | +33 | 0 comments

What should I ask Ajeya Cotra — senior researcher at Open Philanthropy, and...
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2022-10-28 | +23 | 0 comments

I'm interviewing prolific AI safety researcher Richard Ngo (now at OpenAI and...
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2022-09-29 | +45 | 0 comments

I'm interviewing sometimes EA critic Jeffrey Lewis (AKA Arms Control Wonk) about...
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2022-08-26 | +33 | 0 comments

I'm interviewing Marcus Davis, co-founder of Rethink Priorities — what should I...
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2022-08-22 | +61 | 0 comments

I'm interviewing Bear Braumoeller about 'Only The Dead: The Persistence of War...
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2022-08-19 | +12 | 0 comments

What should I ask Alan Hájek, philosopher of probability, Bayesianism, expected...
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2022-07-01 | +25 | 0 comments

Questions to ask Will MacAskill about 'What We Owe The Future' for 80,000 Hours...
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2022-06-21 | +14 | 0 comments

I'm interviewing Oxford philosopher, global priorities researcher and early...
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2022-06-10 | +9 | 0 comments

I'm interviewing Max Tegmark about AI safety and more. What shouId I ask him?
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2022-05-13 | +18 | 0 comments

What should I ask Lewis Dartnell (author of 'The Knowledge' and 'Origins')?
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2022-04-29 | +8 | 0 comments

Next week I'm interviewing Will MacAskill — what should I ask?
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2022-04-08 | +25 | 0 comments

I'm interviewing political scientist Chris Blattman about his new book 'Why We...
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2022-04-01 | +13 | 0 comments

I'm interviewing Nova Das Sarma about AI safety and information security. What...
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2022-03-25 | +17 | 0 comments

How much does a vote matter?
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2020-10-29 | +37 | 0 comments

When you shouldn't use EA jargon and how to avoid it
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2020-10-26 | +88 | 0 comments

'Ugh Fields', or why you can't even bear to think about that task
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2020-09-14 | +60 | 0 comments

Consider a wider range of jobs, paths and problems if you want to improve the...
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2020-06-29 | +150 | 0 comments

Eleven recent 80,000 Hours articles on how to stop COVID-19 & other pandemics
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2020-04-08 | +22 | 0 comments

Podcast with Ben Todd covering the key ideas of 80,000 Hours (2h 57m)
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2020-03-09 | +23 | 0 comments

Attempted summary of the 2019-nCoV situation — 80,000 Hours
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2020-02-03 | +37 | 0 comments

Upcoming interviews on the 80,000 Hours Podcast
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2019-07-01 | +25 | 0 comments

My positive experience taking the antidepressant Wellbutrin / Bupropion, & why...
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2019-02-01 | +51 | 0 comments

Giving What We Can is still growing at a surprisingly good pace
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2018-09-14 | +37 | 0 comments

Do Prof Eva Vivalt's results show 'evidence-based' development isn't all it's...
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2018-05-21 | +17 | 0 comments

Rob Wiblin's top EconTalk episode recommendations
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2017-10-19 | +22 | 0 comments

How accurately does anyone know the global distribution of income?
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2017-04-06 | +22 | 0 comments

In some cases, if a problem is harder humanity should invest more in it, but you...
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2017-02-21 | +9 | 0 comments

Philosophical Critiques of Effective Altruism by Prof Jeff McMahan
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2016-05-03 | +50 | 0 comments

A framework for comparing global problems in terms of expected impact
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2016-04-26 | +32 | 0 comments

Health in poor countries problem profile
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2016-04-01 | +14 | 0 comments

Why don't many effective altruists work on natural resource scarcity?
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2016-02-20 | +14 | 0 comments

Let's conduct a survey on the quality of MIRI's implementation
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2016-02-19 | +11 | 0 comments

The most persuasive writing neutrally surveys both sides of an argument
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2016-02-18 | +14 | 0 comments

How you can contribute to the broader EA research project
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2016-02-17 | +14 | 0 comments

If tech progress might be bad, what should we tell people about it?
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2016-02-16 | +21 | 0 comments

Should effective altruists work on taxation of the very rich?
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2016-02-15 | +20 | 0 comments

The Important/Neglected/Tractable framework needs to be applied with care
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2016-01-24 | +23 | 0 comments

Notice what arguments aren't made (but don't necessarily go and make them)
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2016-01-24 | +12 | 0 comments

If you don't have good evidence one thing is better than another, don't pretend...
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2015-12-21 | +49 | 0 comments

What if you want to have a big social impact and live in a poorer country?
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2015-12-20 | +12 | 0 comments

How big a deal could GWWC be? Pretty big.
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2015-12-20 | +11 | 0 comments

An under-appreciated observation about giving now vs later
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2015-12-19 | +13 | 0 comments

What is a 'broad intervention' and what is a 'narrow intervention'? Are we...
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2015-12-19 | +20 | 0 comments

The most read 80,000 Hours posts from the last 3 months
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2015-12-18 | +3 | 0 comments

No, CS majors didn't delude themselves that the best way to save the world is to...
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2015-12-15 | +20 | 0 comments

Two observations about 'skeptical vs speculative' effective altruism
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2015-12-15 | +6 | 0 comments

Saying 'AI safety research is a Pascal's Mugging' isn't a strong response
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2015-12-15 | +15 | 0 comments

Disagreeing about what's effective isn't disagreeing with effective altruism
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2015-07-16 | +18 | 0 comments

Effective altruists love systemic change
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2015-07-08 | +54 | 0 comments

Six Ways To Get Along With People Who Are Totally Wrong*
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2015-02-24 | +170 | 0 comments

Help a Canadian give with a tax-deduction by swapping donations with them!
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2014-12-16 | +5 | 0 comments

Generic good advice: do intense exercise often
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2014-12-14 | +9 | 0 comments

How can you compare helping two different people in different ways?
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2014-12-11 | +12 | 0 comments

Ideas for new experimental EA projects you could fund!
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2014-12-02 | +9 | 0 comments

Should we launch a podcast about high-impact projects and people?
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2014-12-01 | +9 | 0 comments

The Centre for Effective Altruism is hiring to fill five roles in research,...
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2014-11-25 | +6 | 0 comments

Why it should be easy to dominate GiveWell’s recommendations
by Robert_Wiblin @ 2013-07-17 | +4 | 0 comments