I’d greatly appreciate ideas for where my skill set could be most useful.
My dream job would be some sort of research role at the intersection of philosophy, math, computer science, and religious studies. Lately, I’ve been curious about the risks of demographic shift toward religious fundamentalists.
What steps could I take toward a role like this? Where can I find EAs interested in the future religious landscape? Has there already been discussion in EA circles about the demographic shift toward fundamentalism?
As soon as I can, I plan to do some internet research and write up preliminary thoughts on risks from fundamentalism. I’ll also work on getting more involved in the Christian and Buddhist EA communities. Beyond that, though, what can I do?
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Here’s my background:
I expect to graduate this June from a US public research university with a major in Philosophy, a minor in Math, and a minor in Computer Science. I completed a few semi-prestigious tech research internships, spent a semester studying at a Buddhist monastery in Nepal, and am writing my thesis on the spiritual paths of Mahayana Buddhism and Orthodox Christianity.
I have a strong grasp of an unusually wide variety of philosophies and religions. It brings me endless enjoyment to understand where people are coming from. I’ve won a couple philosophical writing awards.
As for math and computer science, I’m your run-of-the-mill strong student. I excel at proofs and logic, but I don’t enjoy programming much. I’d love to learn more math—a minor doesn’t feel like enough!
I think this is an interesting area of research—I’m not aware of much writing by EAs, but bear in mind the EA community is pretty small compared to the total number of people researching this and related fields across the world—you might find some other organisations or researchers who’ve looked into this more.
Hi! Thanks for this new way to get career advice.
I’d greatly appreciate ideas for where my skill set could be most useful.
My dream job would be some sort of research role at the intersection of philosophy, math, computer science, and religious studies. Lately, I’ve been curious about the risks of demographic shift toward religious fundamentalists.
What steps could I take toward a role like this? Where can I find EAs interested in the future religious landscape? Has there already been discussion in EA circles about the demographic shift toward fundamentalism?
As soon as I can, I plan to do some internet research and write up preliminary thoughts on risks from fundamentalism. I’ll also work on getting more involved in the Christian and Buddhist EA communities. Beyond that, though, what can I do?
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Here’s my background:
I expect to graduate this June from a US public research university with a major in Philosophy, a minor in Math, and a minor in Computer Science. I completed a few semi-prestigious tech research internships, spent a semester studying at a Buddhist monastery in Nepal, and am writing my thesis on the spiritual paths of Mahayana Buddhism and Orthodox Christianity.
I have a strong grasp of an unusually wide variety of philosophies and religions. It brings me endless enjoyment to understand where people are coming from. I’ve won a couple philosophical writing awards.
As for math and computer science, I’m your run-of-the-mill strong student. I excel at proofs and logic, but I don’t enjoy programming much. I’d love to learn more math—a minor doesn’t feel like enough!
I think this is an interesting area of research—I’m not aware of much writing by EAs, but bear in mind the EA community is pretty small compared to the total number of people researching this and related fields across the world—you might find some other organisations or researchers who’ve looked into this more.