EA - A new interview series with people doing impactful work by Probably Good

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: A new interview series with people doing impactful work, published by Probably Good on August 21, 2024 on The Effective Altruism Forum.
Probably Good recently launched a new article series,
Career Journeys: Interviews with people working to make a difference.
In this series, we interview people from a range of fields and career paths to bring a more personal perspective to career planning. Each conversation explores how people got to where they are today, what their day-to-day work entails, and what advice they'd give to others pursuing a similar path.
As several "
write about your job" posts have noted, jobs are still mysterious both in terms of how people get them and what they actually look like to do. These interviews provide some insight into how varied - and often surprising - lived career experiences can be. We hope they can be a catalyst for our readers to consider new paths and apply any advice they find relevant for their path.
Check out our first few interviews, now live on the site:
Astronaut ambitions, leaving clinical medicine, and eliminating lead exposure: After a varied career of exploration and changing course, Bal Dhital currently works as a program manager for the Lead Exposure Elimination Project, a charity that aims to end the use of lead-based paint and products around the world.
Navigating academia & researching morality: Matti Wilks is currently a lecturer (assistant professor) in Psychology at the University of Edinburgh. Matti's research uses social and developmental psychological approaches to study our moral motivations and actions.
From construction engineering to non-profit operations: After several years in construction engineering and a five year bicycle journey in sub-saharan Africa, Bell Arden currently runs the Operations team at The Future Society - a non-profit organization focused on improving AI governance.
Do you have someone in mind (including yourself) that might make for a good interview? Or have a suggestion for a specific career path you'd like to learn more about? Feel free to
contact us or email us at
annabeth@probablygood.org with your suggestions. We can't promise we'll interview every recommended interviewee, but we'd love to hear about anyone who has a particularly interesting career journey that might be helpful for others to read about. Thanks!
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