Hi! My name is Liza Munk, and I found out about EA through an ad on the podcast, Dear Hank and John. I’m working on making a career pivot away from academia but not yet had luck finding a new job, so I found it really refreshing to stumble upon a more optimistic message about my ability to find a high impact career. My MA and PhD are in ethnomusicology, the cultural anthropology of music, and I did my research as a Fulbright Fellow in Amman Jordan. It was never boring! But I grew increasingly frustrated with academia and am so looking forward to finding work that is collaborative at its core, respectful of work-life boundaries, economically secure, and remote (if not local) so that I can stay close to my family. I have a lot more reading, thinking, and brainstorming to do before I can narrow down which high impact area(s) exactly I’m most passionate about, but I can tell you how nice it was to hear a reference to cultural anthro on the podcast—having a high impact on the Ebola epidemic. I would love to connect and talk more! You’ll find my contact info on my profile.
There was a cooperation with their charity event: ”Join our Project for Awesome workshop to make videos for high-impact charities, in order to win money for them and introduce them to a wider audience! During Project for Awesome, a community-driven charitable event created by Hank and John Green, thousands of people create videos advocating for various charities. Then, people vote for their favorite videos during a 48-hour continuous live stream. Last year, the effective altruism community won about $190,000 split across 7 charities: The Against Malaria Foundation, The Good Food Institute, GiveDirectly, Clean Air Task Force, The Humane League, Givewell Maximum Impact Fund, and Wild Animal Initiative. Three of the EA community’s videos were featured, and John gave a shoutout to EA.” https://www.gatech.edu/event/2022/02/17/project-awesome-video-making
Hi! My name is Liza Munk, and I found out about EA through an ad on the podcast, Dear Hank and John. I’m working on making a career pivot away from academia but not yet had luck finding a new job, so I found it really refreshing to stumble upon a more optimistic message about my ability to find a high impact career. My MA and PhD are in ethnomusicology, the cultural anthropology of music, and I did my research as a Fulbright Fellow in Amman Jordan. It was never boring! But I grew increasingly frustrated with academia and am so looking forward to finding work that is collaborative at its core, respectful of work-life boundaries, economically secure, and remote (if not local) so that I can stay close to my family. I have a lot more reading, thinking, and brainstorming to do before I can narrow down which high impact area(s) exactly I’m most passionate about, but I can tell you how nice it was to hear a reference to cultural anthro on the podcast—having a high impact on the Ebola epidemic. I would love to connect and talk more! You’ll find my contact info on my profile.
Not really EA-related, but your research sounds really interesting (I’m a musician) and I’d love to hear more about it :)
Dear Hank and John is my favourite podcast. I’m so glad you found EA through it!
Which podcast episode covers EA? That’s cool!
dear hank & john 002 - It’s a Humor Podcast! (a very brief mention at question 1)
https://nerdfighteria.info/v/210501999/
This redditor asked a related question:
”Did Hank and/or John ever comment on effective altruism? Where?”
https://www.reddit.com/r/nerdfighters/comments/nrikvp/did_hank_andor_john_ever_comment_on_effective/ (it says 1 comment but I am unable to find it, mabye I dont know reddit too well)
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green could be considered EA related:
https://ea.greaterwrong.com/posts/5aM8qQE3Pq9D8HxrR/fiction-about-ai-risk
There was a cooperation with their charity event:
”Join our Project for Awesome workshop to make videos for high-impact charities, in order to win money for them and introduce them to a wider audience! During Project for Awesome, a community-driven charitable event created by Hank and John Green, thousands of people create videos advocating for various charities. Then, people vote for their favorite videos during a 48-hour continuous live stream. Last year, the effective altruism community won about $190,000 split across 7 charities: The Against Malaria Foundation, The Good Food Institute, GiveDirectly, Clean Air Task Force, The Humane League, Givewell Maximum Impact Fund, and Wild Animal Initiative. Three of the EA community’s videos were featured, and John gave a shoutout to EA.”
https://www.gatech.edu/event/2022/02/17/project-awesome-video-making
So they know GiveWell and Effective Altruism.
Very cool. Thank you, Felix!