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#59 Classic episode - Cass Sunstein on how change happens, and why it's so often abrupt & unpredictable

80,000 Hours Podcast

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Adaptability and Challenges in Effective Altruism and Empirical Discourse

This chapter examines the crucial role of adaptability in the effective altruism movement, stressing the need to evolve based on new evidence. It also reflects on the online journal Quillette's efforts to promote empirical questioning and warns against the dangers of groupthink and ideological echo chambers.

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