Seven: Prof Tetlock on why accurate forecasting matters for

Effective Altruism: An Introduction – 80,000 Hours

Seven: Prof Tetlock on why accurate forecasting matters for everything, and how you can do it better

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Have you ever been infuriated by a doctor's unwillingness to give you an honest, probabilistic estimate about what to expect? Or a lawyer who won't tell you the chances you'll win your case?

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Effective Altruism: An Introduction – 80,000 Hours

Published 04/12/21

Effective altruism in a nutshell

Effective Altruism: An Introduction is a collection of ten top episodes of The 80,000 Hours Podcast specifically selected to help listeners quickly get up to speed on the school of thought known as effective altruism. Here the host of the show — Rob Wiblin — briefly explains what effective...

Published 04/12/21

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Published 04/12/21