Best EA Forum Team Podcasts (2024)

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“We need an independent investigation into how EA leadership has handled SBF and FTX” by AnonymousEAForumAccount 34:46

6h ago34:46

34:46

Summary Rebecca Kagan believes “EA needs an investigation, done externally and shared publicly, on mistakes made in the EA community's relationship with FTX.” She is far from the only person who has called for an independent investigation, but Kagan's experience and knowledge as a former board member of Effective Ventures makes her perspective part…

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Second commitment for Boston College as EDGE Mac Fitzgerald pledges to Bill O'Brien 21:45

2h ago21:45

21:45

Welcome to Locked on Boston College, your go-to podcast for all things Boston College football and basketball! Hosted by AJ Black, editor of Eagle Insider and part of the 247 Sports network, we bring you the latest news, analysis, and insider insights on the Eagles. In today's episode, we dive into Boston College football's latest recruiting succes…

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Boston College lands commitment from '26 OL Dean Ruksnaitis! Recruiting BBQ details and reaction 22:02

1d ago22:02

22:02

Welcome to Locked on Boston College, your daily podcast dedicated to Boston College football and basketball, hosted by AJ Black, editor of Eagle Insider, part of the 247 Sports network. On today's episode, we dive into the first-ever recruiting BBQ under new head coach Bill O'Brien, who lands a commitment from '26 local offensive lineman Dean Ruksn…

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Bill O'Brien and Bryce Young are helping Thomas Castellanos improve, and that could be huge for BC 22:27

2d ago22:27

22:27

Welcome to Locked on Boston College, your daily podcast dedicated to Boston College football and basketball. Hosted by AJ Black, editor of Eagle Insider and part of the 247 Sports network, we bring you in-depth analysis and the latest news on the Eagles. In today's episode, we dive into quarterback Thomas Castellanos' insights from ACC Kickoff 2024…

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Boston College football will be dark horse in the ACC in 2024 24:06

1h ago24:06

24:06

Welcome to today's episode of Locked on Boston College, your go-to podcast for all things Boston College football and basketball. Hosted by AJ Black, editor of Eagle Insider, part of the 247 Sports network, we dive deep into the latest updates and analysis on the Eagles. In this episode, we cover: - **ACC Conference Analysis:** Discussing the inevi…

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ACC Commissioner Fires Back at FSU & Clemson | Boston College Media Day & Basketball Roster Preview 23:02

4d ago23:02

23:02

Welcome to Locked on Boston College, your go-to podcast for all things Boston College football and basketball! Hosted by AJ Black, editor of Eagle Insider and part of the 247 Sports network, we bring you the latest news, analysis, and insider information on BC sports. In today's episode: ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips' Fiery Comments - We dive into …

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“Warren Buffett changes giving plans (for the worse)” by katriel 2:08

1h ago2:08

2:08

This is a link post. Folks in philanthropy and development definitely know that the Gates Foundation is the largest private player in that realm by far. Until recently it was likely to get even larger, as Warren Buffet had stated that the Foundation would receive the bulk of his assets when he died. A few weeks ago, Buffet announced that he had cha…

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Boston College's running game could be most productive in ACC in 2024 21:46

20m ago21:46

21:46

Welcome to Locked on Boston College, your go-to podcast for everything Boston College football and basketball! Hosted by AJ Black, editor of Eagle Insider, part of the 247 Sports network. In today's episode, we dive deep into the Boston College running back position as we preview the upcoming 2024 season. Host AJ Black breaks down the powerful runn…

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“Rethink Priorities’ Moral Parliament Tool” by Derek Shiller, arvomm, Bob Fischer, Hayley Clatterbuck 30:17

8d ago30:17

30:17

Link to tool: https://parliament.rethinkpriorities.org (1 min) Introductory Video (6 min) Basic Features Video Executive Summary This post introduces Rethink Priorities’ Moral Parliament Tool, which models ways an agent can make decisions about how to allocate goods in light of normative uncertainty. We treat normative uncertainty as uncertainty ov…

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Boston College Lands 3-Star Safety Marcus Upton! Recruiting Battle with Syracuse Heats Up 22:05

8d ago22:05

22:05

Welcome to today's episode of Locked on Boston College, the ultimate podcast for Boston College football and basketball fans! Hosted by AJ Black, editor of Eagle Insider and part of the 247 Sports network. Don't miss out on our deep dive into all things BC Eagles. In this episode: Marcus Upton Commitment: Winslow Township, NJ, three-star safety Mar…

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“Destabilization of the United States: The top X-factor EA neglects? ” by Yelnats T.J. 1:23:59

10d ago1:23:59

1:23:59

Highlights Destabilization could be the biggest setback for great power conflict, AI, bio-risk, and climate disruption. Polarization plays a role in nearly every causal pathway leading to destabilization of the United States, and there is no indication polarization will decrease. The United States fits the pattern of past democracies that have desc…

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Bowl or Bust for BC Football in 2024 & Historic Basketball Commitment 21:54

25m ago21:54

21:54

Welcome to Locked on Boston College, the ultimate podcast for all things Boston College football and basketball! In today's episode, host AJ Black, editor of Eagle Insider, dives into the upcoming football season's realistic expectations. We explore the impact of Bill O'Brien as the new head coach, the potential of quarterback Thomas Castellanos, a…

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“Against Aschenbrenner: How ‘Situational Awareness’ constructs a narrative that undermines safety and threatens humanity” by GideonF 41:43

10d ago41:43

41:43

Summary/Introduction Aschenbrenner's ‘Situational Awareness’ (Aschenbrenner, 2024) promotes a dangerous narrative of national securitisation. This narrative is not, despite what Aschenbrenner suggests, descriptive, but rather, it is performative, constructing a particular notion of security that makes the dangerous world Aschenbrenner describes mor…

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FSU Shut Out of SEC & Big Ten? | Akbar Waheed Recruitment & EA NCAA '25 Game Review 22:26

11d ago22:26

22:26

Welcome to Locked on Boston College, your go-to podcast for all things BC Eagles football and basketball! Hosted by AJ Black, editor of Eagle Insider on the 247 Sports network, we bring you in-depth analysis, exclusive interviews, and the latest news surrounding Boston College athletics. In this episode, we dive into: Florida State's Conference Dil…

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EA Sports getting all the details right about Boston College football 24:46

2h ago24:46

24:46

Join AJ Black, editor of Eagle Insider and part of the 247 Sports network, for another exciting episode of the Locked On Boston College podcast! In this episode, we dive into the highly anticipated EA Sports NCAA '25 football game and explore why Boston College fans will appreciate its stunning realism. We also spotlight three standout players: OT …

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“The Precipice Revisited” by Toby_Ord 32:53

8d ago32:53

32:53

I'm often asked about how the existential risk landscape has changed in the years since I wrote The Precipice. Earlier this year, I gave a talk on exactly that, and I want to share it here. Here's a video of the talk and a full transcript. In the years since I wrote The Precipice, the question I’m asked most is how the risks have changed. It's now …

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“Most smart and skilled people are outside of the EA/rationalist community: an analysis” by titotal 28:22

14d ago28:22

28:22

This is a link post. Introduction: The (highly interrelated) effective altruist and Rationalist communities are very small on a global scale. Therefore, in general, most intelligence, skill and expertise is outside of the community, not within it. I don’t think many people will disagree with this statement. But sometimes it's worth reminding people…

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Thomas Castellanos will be an improved passer in '24 | Boston College podcast 24:43

21h ago24:43

24:43

Join AJ Black on Locked on Boston College your go to podcast for everything Boston College Eagles. On this episode, AJ discusses quarterback Thomas Castellanos and his strengths and weaknesses from last season. He looks at how a new coaching staff, new weapons, and hopefully a healthy season could make him more dynamic and consistent through the ai…

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“Reliable Sources: The Story of David Gerard” by TracingWoodgrains 1:30:21

1d ago1:30:21

1:30:21

This is a linkpost for https://www.tracingwoodgrains.com/p/reliable-sources-how-wikipedia-admin, posted in full here given its relevance to this community. Gerard has been one of the longest-standing malicious critics of the rationalist and EA communities and has done remarkable amounts of work to shape their public images behind the scenes. Note: …

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Renovations coming to Alumni Stadium (hopefully soon). Everyone rejoice! 23:11

1d ago23:11

23:11

Boston College has been in dire need for renovations to Alumni Stadium, and according to a survey sent to season ticket holders those could be coming soon. And they look VERY promising. We have the screen caps of the renderings and discuss what it could mean to you the ticket holder/fan and to Bill O'Brien and the future of the program. Finally, Ku…

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“We’ve renamed the Giving What We Can Pledge” by Alana HF, Giving What We Can 8:00

16d ago8:00

8:00

This is a link post. The Giving What We Can Pledge is now the 🔸10% Pledge! We cover the why (along with our near-term plans and how you can help!) below. TL;DR: The name change will help us grow awareness of the pledge by reducing brand confusion and facilitating partnerships. We see it as an important part of reaching our goal of 10,000 pledgers b…

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“80,000 hours should remove OpenAI from the Job Board (and similar EA orgs should do similarly)” by Raemon 12:45

16d ago12:45

12:45

I haven't shared this post with other relevant parties – my experience has been that private discussion of this sort of thing is more paralyzing than helpful. I might change my mind in the resulting discussion, but, I prefer that discussion to be public. I think 80,000 hours should remove OpenAI from its job board, and similar EA job placement serv…

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Boston College MUST do these things to defeat the Florida State Seminoles 23:19

17d ago23:19

23:19

Boston College football opens the season against the FSU Seminoles, in the second game of the Noles season. Thomas Castellanos, Bill O'Brien and Donovan Ezeiruaku, what will they have to do to pull off a monumental upset. It's not out of the realm of possibility, we explain how the Eagles can win. Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms… 🎧 http…

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“AMA: Beast Philanthropy’s Darren Margolias” by Beast Philanthropy, GiveDirectly 1:15

17d ago1:15

1:15

From Darren Margolias: I'm the Executive Director of Beast Philanthropy, the charity founded by the world's most popular YouTuber MrBeast. We recently collaborated with GiveDirectly on the video below. You can read background the project from our LinkedIn here and here (plus GiveDirectly's blog) On Thursday, July 18th I'll be recording a video AMA …

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BC recruiting has done a great job, but still has work to do | Jack Bailey is a major get for Bball 22:12

19d ago22:12

22:12

Boston College football has done a solid job so far this year putting together their class of '25 recruiting class. But there are still two glaring issues, and we look at each and solutions for both. Secondly, Jack Bailey a Top 150 Class of '25 recruit commits to BC basketball, why this specific commitment is such a big deal for Earl Grant. And Tod…

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Josiah Victor Commits | Tim Lewis killing it in Georgia | Roles for transfers in basketball 20:50

22d ago20:50

20:50

Boston College football landed a commitment from Josiah Victor from Grayson (Georgia), what does the addition of this big defensive tackle mean for Bill O'Brien and the Eagles? We explore. Meanwhile BC continues to land talent from Georgia, and Tim Lewis is a big reason why. We explain how he has evaluated and helped land talent in the state. Final…

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“Do What You Can (A Poem)” by ElliotTep 6:12

23d ago6:12

6:12

Audio is here if you prefer. Hope you like it. I got something to offer, all I ask is your time. And forgiveness for the form: a cheesy rhyme. You’re skeptical? Makes sense. But I know your type's vice. You strike me as a purveyor, of do-gooder advice. And it's pretty damn good, I don't mean to boast, This advice always fits. Well…sort of. Almost! …

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“Center for Effective Aid Policy has shut down” by MathiasKB🔸 17:23

25d ago17:23

17:23

May 2024 marked the last month of the Center for Effective Aid Policy. This post serves as the public post-mortem. I have strived for it to be interesting to the average forum reader, who may not know much about the cause area. For professionals in development, we have a few internal private write ups which we may be more interesting, such as an ov…

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“How can we get the world to talk about factory farming?” by LewisBollard 13:37

25d ago13:37

13:37

This is a link post. Note: This post was crossposted from the Open Philanthropy Farm Animal Welfare Research Newsletter by the Forum team, with the author's permission. The author may not see or respond to comments on this post. Silence favors the status quo, which doesn’t favor animals It's easy to ignore factory farming. Inflation sparks public d…

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Adding SMU, Cal and Stanford does nothing to move needle for ACC 22:39

25d ago22:39

22:39

The ACC grew by three on Monday as SMU, Cal and Stanford all were officially added as members. But this does nothing to help a conference in desperate need for a shot in the arm. AJ Black of Eagle Insider explains why. Also, how long will this tenuous union last, as Clemson, Florida State and others look to make their exit. Finally, a defensive tac…

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Denzil Williams COMMITS | Grading BC recruiting in June | Four Eagles in the Pros 23:24

26d ago23:24

23:24

Boston College football landed a much needed offensive lineman in Denzil Williams out of Stepinac Academy in New York. AJ Black of Eagle Insider discusses the struggles of offensive line recruiting, and why Williams was a MUST get for the Eagles. Secondly, after a month that saw 13 commitments, what grade does the staff get for June? Finally, Quint…

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“Animal Welfare Fund: Payout recommendations from May 2022 to March 2024” by Linch, kierangreig, KarolinaSarek, Zoë Sigle, Neil_Dullaghan 21:41

27d ago21:41

21:41

This payout report covers the Animal Welfare Fund's grantmaking from May 1 2022 to March 31st 2024 (23 months). It follows the previous March-April 2022 payout report. Since the previous report was written, the Animal Welfare Fund made a conscious decision to deprioritize public reports so that fund managers can have more time and capacity to work …

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“Detecting Genetically Engineered Viruses With Metagenomic Sequencing” by Jeff Kaufman 14:15

27d ago14:15

14:15

This is a link post. This represents work from several people at the NAO. Thanks especially to Dan Rice for implementing the duplicate junction detection, and to @Will Bradshaw and @mike_mclaren for editorial feedback. Summary If someone were to intentionally cause a stealth pandemic today, one of the ways they might do it is by modifying an existi…

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“Announcing The Moral Circle: Who Matters, What Matters, and Why” by jeffsebo 1:46

13d ago1:46

1:46

Hi all, just a short post to let you know that my next book, The Moral Circle: Who Matters, What Matters, and Why, is now available for preorder! This is the publisher's description: "Today, human exceptionalism is the norm. Despite occasional nods to animal welfare, we focus on humanity, often neglecting the welfare of a vast number of beings. In …

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“Distancing EA from rationality is foolish” by Jan_Kulveit 4:29

15d ago4:29

4:29

Recently, I've noticed a growing tendency within EA to dissociate from Rationality. Good Ventures have stopped funding efforts connected with the rationality community and rationality, and there are increasing calls for EAs to distance themselves. This trend concerns me, and I believe it's good to make a distinction when considering this split. We …

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One big reason why Boston College's class is in really good shape 24:00

16d ago24:00

24:00

Boston College football has a class of 19 right now in their upcoming recruiting class. While they don't have a four star recruit, there is one particular trait that is sticking out, we explain what that is. Also there is a new coaching rule that changes how the analysts and support staff can be used. Eagle Insider publisher AJ Black discusses this…

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“Ten minutes to speak up for ~4.5 million caged chickens” by Ben Stevenson 5:41

1M ago5:41

5:41

(You can read this post as a Google Doc. You might find this easier to share with animal-sympathetic non-EAs. Also: I work at Rethink Priorities, but I'm writing in a personal capacity.) A few weeks ago, I shared some suggested responses for a Defra consultation on welfare labelling. I was really pleased to hear that many EAs and animal rights advo…

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Stevie Amar or Derrick Johnson would give Boston College strongest tight end class in LONG TIME 20:59

1M ago20:59

20:59

Boston College football is winding down their Class of '25, but they still have work to do. On today's show we look at the second tight end position, who they have and who could they bring in. Secondly, running back three? Cedric Wyche is a name to watch for. Finally, what position have the Eagles struggled to recruit at under Bill O'Brien. Join 24…

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Dawson Pough COMMITS | New Defensive Tackle to Monitor | Corin Berry a Steal 22:49

1M ago22:49

22:49

Boston College football continues their torrid pace on the recruiting trail with the addition of WR Dawson Pough out of Virginia. Also there is a new defensive tackle from Grayson, Georgia who is considering Boston College, who is he and why are the Eagles looking at him? Finally, '26 QB Corin Berry is getting a lot of praise from scouts, we explai…

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“Kaya Guides Pilot Results” by RachelAbbott 32:50

19d ago32:50

32:50

Summary. Who We Are: Kaya Guides runs a self-help course on WhatsApp to reduce depression at scale in low and middle-income countries. We help young adults with moderate to severe depression. Kaya currently operates in India. We are the world's first nonprofit implementer of Step-by-Step, the World Health Organization's digital guided self-help pro…

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Incredible Boston College secondary class continues to build. Eagles add high upside '26 quarterback 23:56

20d ago23:56

23:56

Boston College continues to build their secondary with the addition of Charleston Coldon out of Illinois. We look at the newest addition, and why the Eagles are going for a rebuild of their backfield. Secondly, we talk about the addition of Corin Berry, a new quarterback who committed on Sunday night. Who is he, and why should Eagles fans be excite…

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“Are our Top Charities saving the same lives each year?” by GiveWell 51:14

1M ago51:14

51:14

This is a link post. Author: Adam Salisbury, Senior Research Associate In a nutshell We’ve had a longstanding concern that some of our top charity programs, including insecticide-treated nets, seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC), and vitamin A supplementation (VAS), may have less impact than we've estimated due to “repetitive saving.” These prog…

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Bill O'Brien will dominate Fran Brown and finally put this rivalry to bed. 23:59

23d ago23:59

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Boston College in position to steal Syracuse's top recruit! 24:14

24d ago24:14

24:14

Boston College football has seen their recruiting heat up over the past week, and there is more news percolating about the biggest addition yet. 247 has a new Crystal Ball in for a potential steal of Fran Brown and Syracuse's top recruit. We look at why this is a monumental move for Bill O'Brien in just his first year. Also Ashton Cunningham a spee…

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Shaker Reisig is the biggest QB commit in LONG time for Boston College 25:35

1M ago25:35

25:35

Boston College coach Bill O'Brien landed his quarterback in the Class of '25 with the addition of Oklahoma qb Shaker Reisig. We look at why this is a big deal, and compare him to QBs of the past. Finally, the Eagles add Dara Torres, a world reknown swimmer with a big Olympics past. Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms… 🎧 https://link.chtbl.c…

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“Why so many ‘racists’ at Manifest?” by Austin 10:50

1M ago10:50

10:50

Manifest 2024 is a festival that we organized last weekend in Berkeley. By most accounts, it was a great success. On our feedback form, the average response to “would you recommend to a friend” was a 9.0/10. Reviewers said nice things like “one of the best weekends of my life” and “dinners and meetings and conversations with people building local c…

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Crystal Ball in for game changing quarterback recruit that could be face of Boston College future 25:02

1M ago25:02

25:02

Boston College football could be getting some VERY good news soon, as host AJ Black placed a Crystal Ball for a quarterback that could be game changing for Bill O'Brien. We look at the name, what he means and much more. Also, Blake James tweets out a cryptic tweet about some big news, what is it? New facilities? Renovations to Alumni Stadium? Follo…

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Boston College football continues hot streak on recruiting trail, land four commitments 22:17

1M ago22:17

22:17

Boston College football added four more commitments this weekend after official visits. We look at the addition of Njita Sinkala, Robert Smith, Israel Oladipupo and Zacari Thomas. Eagle Insider writer AJ Black breaks down the recent success, and what is next for the Eagles. Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms… 🎧 https://link.chtbl.com/LOBos…

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“Help Fund Insect Welfare Science” by Bob Fischer, Daniela R. Waldhorn, abrahamrowe 4:00

1M ago4:00

4:00

The Arthropoda Foundation Tens of trillions of insects are used or killed by humans across dozens of industries. Despite being the most numerous animal species reared by animal industries, we know next to nothing about what's good or bad for these animals. And right now, funding for this work is scarce. Traditional science funders won’t pay for it;…

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“Maybe let the non-EA world train you” by ElliotT 13:56

1M ago13:56

13:56

This post is for EAs at the start of their careers who are considering which organisations to apply to, and their next steps in general. Conclusion up front: It can be really hard to get that first job out of university. If you don’t get your top picks, your less exciting backup options can still be great for having a highly impactful career. If th…

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