Month: September 2019

Combining Empathy with Evidence

Working in Government: Reading Group Notes 9/23

In this week’s group dinner and discussion, we examined “How to Have a Big Impact in Government & Huge Organisations, Based on 16 Years’ Experience in the White House.” The podcast features a conversation between Rob Wiblin, director of Research at 80,000 hours, an organization offering research-based career advice on maximizing one’s positive impacts on…
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September 30, 2019 0

New Directions: Reading Group Notes 9/16

For our first discussion/dinner of the academic year, we examined “Introduction to Effective Altruism” from the Effective Altruism (EA) website. We also reviewed “Why You Should Focus More on Talent Gaps, not Funding Gaps” by Benjamin Todd, founder and CEO of 80,000 Hours, an organization offering research-based career advice on maximizing one’s positive impacts on…
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September 22, 2019 0