Rationally Speaking Podcast

Deaths of despair / Effective altruism (Angus Deaton)

Nov 24, 2020

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Effective Altruist Interventions Don't Do Good

02:36

Chronic Pain Is the Cause of Death of Disdain

02:15

The Big Problem With Providing Health Services From Outside

02:03

Introduction

2min

Deaths of Despair - A Conversation With Angus Deaton

3min

Deaths of Dyspepsia Are Self-Inflicted

2min

Deaths of Disdain - Is There a Recession?

3min

The Indirect Cause of the Unwinding Catastrophe

2min

Deaths of Disdain Are Not Happening to Blacks, Right?

4min

The Racial Gap in Depth of Disdain

3min

The Story of Fentanyl

2min

Chronic Pain Is the Cause of Death of Disdain

2min

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Is There a Racial Component to Chronic Pain?

1min

11.

Is There a Difference Between Blacks and Hispanics?

2min

12.

The Will Rogers Effect

4min

13.

Is There a Difference Between Hispanics and Whites?

3min

14.

The Immigrant Factor and Effective Altruism

1min

15.

Is Give Well Really Effective Altruism?

3min

16.

Aid to Governments or Individuals?

2min

17.

The Big Problem With Providing Health Services From Outside

2min

18.

Are You Saying That Vaccines Don't Save Lives?

3min

19.

Effective Altruist Interventions Don't Do Good

3min

20.

Is Give Well Really Using Randomized Controlled Trials?

3min

21.

Is There a Randomized Controlled Trial on Cash Transfers?

3min

22.

What Is the Effect Size of Malaria Treatment?

2min

23.

The Graduation Program Is a Program in a Bunch of Different Countries

2min

24.

Effective Altruism - Part 2

2min

25.

The Dangers of Trusting RCTs Too Blindly

2min

26.

Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism by Angus and Anne Case

2min

Economist and Nobel Laureate Angus Deaton discusses the rise in “deaths of despair” in the U.S. – deaths from drugs, alcohol or suicide. What's causing it, and how do we know? Also, Julia and Angus debate whether effective altruism can help the poor.

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