This seems like the perfect situation for 80k career advising, definitely give that a try. These are the kind of problems that they know the answers to.
With this caveat: I like bioinformatics a lot, but I think that 80k is currently biased against bioinformatics. Things like Neurofeedback have good odds of becoming an extremely high-impact area, because they might soon be able to make people extremely good at brainstorming, which will make solvable problems easier to solve. That would make neurology better for computer science than biochemistry.
It will take 3+ years for Neurofeedback to start contributing to meat substitutes; but, at the same time, mean substitutes might be finished in 3+ years, and the only remaining problem will be to convince everyone to switch to meat substitutes. I think that we currently have the technology to make Neurofeedback good enough to help people solve difficult problems, and the only tasks remaining are large-scale trials, research, and engineering to adapt existing technology.
I recommend going to Berkeley/Oakland if you can. Most EA people are there, and they are very easy to talk to, even if you are not good at socializing. If 80k advising thinks it’s a good idea, you could even try visiting for a couple weeks during this summer (make sure to ask if you’re a good fit for that); the EA people in Berkeley/Oakland have long lists of valuable advice, including advice for getting accepted into a really good masters program at Uberkeley.
Thanks, I’m too small(16) to speak to 80000 hours, they refused me. Also, neurofeedback is like genetic engineering, the hardest part is bio ethics, I think. But it doesn’t conflict with my goal because working at neuroscience require CS and bio skills, too.
This seems like the perfect situation for 80k career advising, definitely give that a try. These are the kind of problems that they know the answers to.
With this caveat: I like bioinformatics a lot, but I think that 80k is currently biased against bioinformatics. Things like Neurofeedback have good odds of becoming an extremely high-impact area, because they might soon be able to make people extremely good at brainstorming, which will make solvable problems easier to solve. That would make neurology better for computer science than biochemistry.
It will take 3+ years for Neurofeedback to start contributing to meat substitutes; but, at the same time, mean substitutes might be finished in 3+ years, and the only remaining problem will be to convince everyone to switch to meat substitutes. I think that we currently have the technology to make Neurofeedback good enough to help people solve difficult problems, and the only tasks remaining are large-scale trials, research, and engineering to adapt existing technology.
I recommend going to Berkeley/Oakland if you can. Most EA people are there, and they are very easy to talk to, even if you are not good at socializing. If 80k advising thinks it’s a good idea, you could even try visiting for a couple weeks during this summer (make sure to ask if you’re a good fit for that); the EA people in Berkeley/Oakland have long lists of valuable advice, including advice for getting accepted into a really good masters program at Uberkeley.
Thanks, I’m too small(16) to speak to 80000 hours, they refused me. Also, neurofeedback is like genetic engineering, the hardest part is bio ethics, I think. But it doesn’t conflict with my goal because working at neuroscience require CS and bio skills, too.