Systematic Change: Reading Group Notes 10/14

Combining Empathy with Evidence

Systematic Change: Reading Group Notes 10/14

November 4, 2019 Uncategorized 0

In this reading group meeting/dinner, we discussed “Some Personal Thoughts on EA and Systemic Change” by researcher Carl Shulman and the podcast “Prof. Cass Sunstein on How Social Change Happens, and Why It’s So Often Abrupt & Unpredictable.” The podcast features a conversation between Prof. Sunstein and Rob Wiblin, director of Research at 80,000 hours, an organization offering research-based career advice on maximizing one’s positive impacts on the world.