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Podcast: New Books in Education
Episode: Effective Altruism: What it is, What it Does, and How You Can Help
Description: 80,000 Hours provides research and support to help students and graduates switch into careers that effectively tackle the world’s most pressing problems.Benjamin Todd is the president and co-founder of 80,000 Hours. He managed the organisation while it grew from a lecture, to a student society, to the organization it is today. He also helped to get effective altruism started in Oxford in 2011.Caleb Zakarin is the Assistant Editor of the New Books Network (Twitter: @caleb_zakarin). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by...