Effective altruism, Economic growth, Research that will help us improve
The prediction of which people (e.g., prospective students, prospective employees, people to whom movement-builders target their efforts) are likely to have high potential is extremely important. But it is plausible that the current way in which these predictions are made are incomplete, cognitively biased, and substantially suboptimal. Research into identifying general or field-specific talent could be very impactful. This can be done by funding fellowships, grants, and collaboration opportunities on the topic.
Research on predicting talent
Effective altruism, Economic growth, Research that will help us improve
The prediction of which people (e.g., prospective students, prospective employees, people to whom movement-builders target their efforts) are likely to have high potential is extremely important. But it is plausible that the current way in which these predictions are made are incomplete, cognitively biased, and substantially suboptimal. Research into identifying general or field-specific talent could be very impactful. This can be done by funding fellowships, grants, and collaboration opportunities on the topic.