[Career review] “Forecasting and related research and implementation” by Benjamin Todd

You can work on making better predictions of future events in order to guide decision-making by powerful governments and institutions.

Narrated by AI.

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Outline:

(00:51) Recommended

(01:01) Review status

(01:06) Why might forecasting research and implementation be high impact?

(02:19) What does this path involve?

(04:22) Examples of people pursuing this path

(04:27) Danny Hernandez

(05:01) Julia Galef

(05:38) How to assess your fit?

(06:26) How to enter

(07:08) Recommended organisations

(08:37) Want one-on-one advice on pursuing this path?

(09:01) Find jobs in forecasting research and implementation

(09:13) Learn more

(09:16) Top recommendations

(09:43) Further recommendations

(09:49) Key reading

(09:56) Other resources

(10:43) Learn about other high-impact careers

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First published:
October 19th, 2021

Source:
https://80000hours.org/career-reviews/forecasting

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