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Eight: Prof Hilary Greaves on moral cluelessness, population ethics, & harnessing the brainpower of academia to tackle the most important research questions

Effective Altruism: An Introduction – 80,000 Hours

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The Challenges in Hiring Economics

The future of humanity institute is looking to raise £1million for new research. They need the money to hire more economists and other researchers. The Institute has no staff in economics, but hopes to expand its team over next few years. If you're sold on their long term vision then they could be a good place to start your donation. But if you are concerned about short-term financial benefits it may not be worth funding at this time.

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