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2023 Mega-highlights Extravaganza

80,000 Hours Podcast

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Rationality in Voting and the Environmental Benefits of Fermentation

The speakers discuss the concept of rationality in voting, the negligible influence of individual voters on election outcomes, and the environmental benefits of fermentation including reduced greenhouse gas emissions and the use of waste side streams for high-quality protein production. They also touch on the potential use of hydrated wood pulp from the paper industry to grow oyster mushrooms and Kevin Esfield's work on using metagenomics to prevent a stealth pandemic.

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