Talks

Why and how we should prioritise

EA Global: Melbourne - 2015
With limited resources at our disposal, this talk makes the case for why and how we should prioritise among efforts to do good in the world.

Could climate change make earth uninhabitable for humans?

EA Global: London - 2019
This is a largely speculative talk about the contribution of climate change to existential risk. It evolved out of a talk I was invited to give at the Global Priorities Institute’s workshop on the economics of catastrophe.

Astronmical stakes

EA Global: Melbourne - 2015
I discuss why I see improving the long-run future of humanity as an important area for those focused on social impact.

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80,000 Hours podcast with Rob Wiblin

I am an occasional guest on the 80,000 Hours podcast “after-episode chats”. For example, you can hear me at the end of the episode with OpenAI and the episode on wild animal suffering. You can subscribe to the podcast here.

The future across generations

World Economic Forum, Davos - 2012
The closing plenary of the annual meeting in Davos was part of the launch of the World Economic Forum’s “Global Shapers” community. It featured four of us “youngsters” alongside Klaus Schwab and Nobel peace prize winner Muhammad Yunus.