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[Article] “Doing good together: how to coordinate effectively and avoid single-player thinking” by Benjamin Todd

[Article] “The best solutions are far more effective than others” by Benjamin Todd

[Blog post] “Is the world getting better or worse?” by Benjamin Hilton

[Article] “How to choose where to donate” by The 80,000 Hours team

[Article] “Anonymous advice: If you want to reduce AI risk, should you take roles that advance AI capabilities?” by Benjamin Hilton

[Article] “Protected: How much do solutions to social problems differ in their effectiveness? A collection of all the studies we could find.” by Benjamin Todd

[Article] “Protected: What if you lived every human life?” by Bella Forristal

[Problem profile] “Immigration restrictions” by Robert Wiblin

[Problem profile] “Wild animal suffering” by Bella Forristal

[Problem profile] “Preventing the spread of false ideas on social media” by Benjamin Hilton

[Problem profile] “Whole brain emulation” by Benjamin Hilton

[Problem profile] “Risks from malevolent actors” by Arden Koehler

[Problem profile] “Risks of stable totalitarianism” by Benjamin Hilton

[Problem profile] ”‘S-risks’” by Benjamin Hilton

[Problem profile] “Safeguarding liberal democracy” by Arden Koehler

Should you go to law school in the US to have a high-impact career?

[Problem profile] “Civilisation resilience” by Arden Koehler

[Article] “What could an AI-caused existential catastrophe actually look like?” by Benjamin Hilton

[Problem profile] “Risks from atomically precise manufacturing” by Benjamin Hilton

[Article] “The case for reducing existential risks” by Benjamin Todd

More neglected areas in mental health

Science policy and infrastructure

High-leverage ways to speed up economic growth

Improving incentives and governance for global public goods

Improving individual reasoning or cognition

[Problem profile] “Artificial sentience” by Robert Long

[Problem profile] “Problem Profile: Climate change” by Benjamin Hilton

[Career review] “Data collection for AI alignment” by Benjamin Hilton

[Blog post] “My experience with imposter syndrome — and how to (partly) overcome it” by Luisa Rodriguez

[Career review] “Engineering” by Benjamin Hilton

[Article] “Operations management in high-impact organisations” by Benjamin Todd and Roman Duda

[Problem profile] “Space governance” by Fin Moorhouse

[Career review] “China-related AI safety and governance paths” by 80,000 Hours

[Career review] “Software engineering” by Benjamin Hilton

[Article] “Career exploration: when should you settle?” by Benjamin Todd

[Career review] “Manager of a long-term philanthropic fund” by Arden Koehler

[Career review] “Investigate a potentially pressing but unexplored global issue” by Arden Koehler

[Career review] “Organise an effective altruism local group” by Benjamin Todd

[Career review] “Research & advocacy promoting impactful climate solutions” by Arden Koehler

[Career review] “Public thought leadership” by Arden Koehler

[Career review] “Public intellectual” by Arden Koehler

[Career review] “Historian of large societal trends, inflection points, progress, or collapse” by Arden Koehler

[Career review] “Expert on formal verification” by Arden Koehler

[Career review] “Specialist in emerging global powers” by Arden Koehler

[Career review] “Policy careers focused on other pressing global issues” by Arden Koehler

[Career review] “Become an executive assistant for someone doing especially high-impact work” by Arden Koehler

[Career review] “Research management” by Arden Koehler

[Career review] “Forecasting and related research and implementation” by Benjamin Todd

[Career review] “Grantmaker focused on pressing world problems” by Benjamin Todd

[Career review] “Help build the effective altruism community” by Benjamin Todd

[Career review] “Research into global priorities” by Benjamin Todd

[Blog post] “Effective altruism in a nutshell” by Keiran Harris

[Career review] “Effective altruism fieldbuilding” by Benjamin Todd

[Career review] “Grantmaking” by Benjamin Todd

“Effective Altruism: An Introduction — ten curated episodes from The 80,000 Hours Podcast” by

[Article] “Moral uncertainty: how to act when you’re uncertain about what’s good” by Benjamin Todd

[Article] “Cluelessness: can we know the effects of our actions?” by Benjamin Todd

[Article] “Counterfactuals and how they change our view of what does good” by Benjamin Todd

[Article] “This could be the most important century” by Robert Wiblin

[Article] “Why some of your career options probably have 100x the impact of others” by Benjamin Todd

[Article] “How to compare global problems for yourself” by Benjamin Todd

“Summary: what makes for a high-impact career?” by Benjamin Todd

[Article] “How to balance impact and doing what you love” by Benjamin Todd

[Article] “3 key career stages” by Benjamin Todd

[Article] “Why the problem you work on is the biggest driver of your impact” by Benjamin Todd

[Article] “Effective altruism” by Benjamin Todd

“This is your most important decision” by 80,000 Hours

“How to generate ideas for longer-term paths” by Benjamin Todd, Arden Koehler

“What does a fulfilling, high-impact career look like for you?” by Benjamin Todd

“Planning a high-impact career: a summary of everything you need to know in 7 points” by Benjamin Todd

[Article] “How to identify your personal strengths” by Benjamin Todd

[Article] “Where’s the best place to volunteer?” by Benjamin Todd

[Article] “College advice” by Benjamin Todd

[Article] “If you care about social impact, why is voting important?” by Robert Wiblin

[Blog post] “Notes on good judgement and how to develop it” by Benjamin Todd

[Article] “Research questions that could have a big social impact, organised by discipline” by Arden Koehler, Howie Lempel

[Article] “How to use your career to help reduce existential risk” by Arden Koehler

[Blog post] “Ideas for high-impact careers beyond our priority paths” by Arden Koehler

[Problem profile] “Building effective altruism” by Roman Duda

“How to make tough career decisions” by Benjamin Todd

[Article] “Essential Facts and Figures – COVID-19” by Arden Koehler, the 80,000 Hours team

[Article] “Options for donating to fight COVID-19” by Benjamin Todd

[Article] “If you want to help the world tackle COVID-19, what should you do?” by Arden Koehler, Benjamin Todd

[Problem profile] “Reducing global catastrophic biological risks” by Gregory Lewis

[Article] “Advice on how to read our advice” by Benjamin Todd

[Article] “Before committing to management consulting, consider directly entering priority paths, policy, startups, and other options” by Benjamin Todd

[Article] “A framework for comparing global problems in terms of expected impact” by Robert Wiblin

[Article] “How useful are longer-term career plans?” by Benjamin Todd

[Career review] “Philosophy academia” by Arden Koehler, William MacAskill

[Article] “ML engineering for AI safety & robustness: a Google Brain engineer’s guide to entering the field” by Catherine Olsson, the 80,000 Hours team

[Article] “Have a particular strength? Already an expert in a field? Here are the socially impactful careers 80,000 Hours suggests you consider first.” by Benjamin Todd

[Article] “List of the most urgent global issues” by Benjamin Todd

[Article] “Should you play to your comparative advantage when choosing your career?” by Benjamin Todd

[Career review] “Congressional staffing” by Alex Mann, Richard Batty

[Career review] “Congressional staffer” by Alex Mann, Richard Batty

[Career review] “UK commercial law (for earning to give)” by Natalie Cargill

[Career review] “Policy-oriented government jobs” by Richard Batty

[Career review] “Working at effective nonprofits” by Roman Duda

[Article] “These skills make you most employable. Coding isn’t one — can that be right?” by Benjamin Todd

[Article] “Is it fair to say that most social programmes don’t work?” by Benjamin Todd