The Council on Strategic Risks is pleased to share that Senior Fellow Andy Weber was selected to be featured as one of ten top episodes of the influential 80,000 Hours Podcast. His episode was selected as one of ten for the compilation Effective Altruism: Ten Global Problems featuring episodes that provide an introduction to some of the most pressing problems that the effective altruism community seeks to address.
In his podcast interview, Andy discusses the growing threat of bioweapons and naturally occuring pandemics, as well as the potential of leveraging technology to take these threats off the table. He also shares his perspective on how to reduce the risk of nuclear war and some important priorities for the Biden administration in this realm.
Listen to the podcast episode here.