The world’s biggest problems and why they’re not what first comes to mind

What are the world’s biggest, and most neglected problems?

At 80000hours they wanted to have a positive impact with their careers, and so we set out to discover where our efforts would be most effective. Their analysis suggests that choosing the right problem could increase your impact over 100 times, which would make it the most important decision you ever make.

Read to hear why ending diarrhea might save as many lives as world peace, why artificial intelligence might be an even more important problem, and what to do in your own career to make the most urgent changes happen.

Blogpost on 80.000 Hours.