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[Article] “The best solutions are far more effective than others” by Benjamin Todd


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Most solutions to social problems don’t actually work very well.

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Outline:

(01:27) How much do solutions differ in how well they work?

(06:53) Technical aside: theoretical arguments about how much solutions differ

(08:13) What do these findings imply?

(09:03) So, how can we find the most effective solutions in an area?

(09:09) Hits-based vs data-driven approaches

(12:36) What does taking a hits-based approach involve in practice?

(16:13) Learn more

(16:16) Top recommendations

(16:58) Further recommendations

(17:49) Read next

The original text contained 6 footnotes which were omitted from this narration.

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First published:

September 8th, 2021

Last updated:

February 25th, 2023

Source:

https://80000hours.org/articles/solutions

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