Currently a research intern at Uk Day One.
Also doing occasional research support for Concentric Policies
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Policymaking, Economics, All of the Charity Entrepreneurship /​ AIM Initiatives
Previously:
Campaign contractor for UK MP Candidate
EA Oxford Community Organiser
Head of Speakers for TedXOxford2024
1.5 Generation immigrant extremely grateful for the opportunity to help others
Status: recollection of past reading on meat consumption elasticity a while ago and some claude fact-checking
AFAIK atleast in many developing economies (which collectively hold atleast >70% of the human population),an increase in disposable incomes leads to an increase in meat consumption.
I think the net effects in developed countries is the same, plant based meat consumption goes up but simulatounsly the lower income members of society eat more meat.
Most of this meat consumption increase relies on the cheapest meat of factory farmed chickens in particular so I’m not sure if I agree on the symbiosis here.
However, Sonnet 3.5 says that insect consumption broadly decreases with economic development so a weaker version of your claim could be closer to the truth
I think this challenging of career assumptions is especially valuable to people who are young or new to an area.
I’ve seen people before tunnel vision towards a particular path due to missing some details in the field as a whole and all their questions presupposed some sort of path.
Challenging this can help see the tradeoffs of decisions more clearly.
I think its excellent that you guys are working on publicly evaluating past grants! Also congrats to all the new hires especially Alejandro who I know as a very thoughtful and smart guy.
Careful curation is an act of service. I want to thank you for that.
If you haven’t already this sounds like a good question to ask on Lesswrong probably moreso than here.
The copyright banner at the bottom of their site extends to 2024 and the Google form for workshop applications hasn’t been deactivated.
I got a copy of the CFAR handbook in late 2022 and the intro had an explicit reference to self study—along the lines of ‘we have only used this in workshops, we don’t know what the results of self study of this material does and it wasn’t written for self study’
So I assume self study wasn’t common but I may be wrong
The people directory placed into the forum is such a great idea! I’ve stumbled on a few defunct or rarely updated EA directories and the working ones e.g. High impact professionals seem very useful. I hope it brings more opportunities to qualified people and builds up friendships and connections :)
Really well written! The reasoning transparency you practiced on the job was no joke
The CE incubation programme application calls for the submission of a personal weighted factor model of possible career paths ahead of you. I think this report is perfect for that sort of decision making.
In terms of prioritisation for a single person or a student I would really emphasise good criteria selection and weighting + the model itself can be iterated to help build more informed models.
Whilst I was constructing my own model it turned out that certain career paths had scores which were much more based on ‘vibes’ in their reasoning than on experience and knowledge. It directed me to equalise my understanding of different options.
It also helped remove an emotional overlay people usually fall into when making these decisions in their head or even when writing down options or pros and cons. Something about putting a number for a wieght makes you consider your reasoning it much more closely. How much more do you care about Pay Vs Location Vs Amount you learn in the role? /​ get from the experience.
I love how this report addresses all of the uncertancies of the prioritisation process in a practical and granular manner!
Thanks Luke for the comment I think you might be one of the most qualified people around here for this question.
I just wanted to give the heads up that the Formally link is a dead end and the blog link doesn’t link directly to the post.
I tried finding the specific post but I likely missed it.
As someone who falls into the category of the student who would receive the same template talk I really appreciate you writing this up!
Biology and/​or Biochemistry most likely (but i’m not in this space myself). You also want to carefully consider who you want to be your supervisor when you write your masters thesis if you want to become a researcher.
A useful tip I use when it comes to these kind of career questions is finding the people 1 or 2 steps ahead of you and asking them for advice.
Are there any biohacking societies or students blogging about anti-aging research that you could reach out to? Finding someone who has gone down the path you want to follow and asking them for advice is very valuable, and they’ll likely be happy to give it.