Fin Moorhouse - Longtermism, Space, & Entrepreneurship

Fin Moorhouse is a Research Scholar and assistant to Toby Ord at Oxford University's Future of Humanity Institute. He is the cohost of the Hear This Idea Podcast. Learn about Fin, the blog prize, Hear This Idea Podcast: https://www.finmoorhouse.com/ Podcast website: https://www.dwarkeshpatel.com/p/fin-moorhouse Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3cCQQbD Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3vi2XS5 Follow me: https://twitter.com/dwarkesh_sp Follow Fin: https://twitter.com/finmoorhouse Timestamps: 0:00:00 Preview 0:01:04 Introduction 0:03:39 EA Prizes & Criticism 0:10:41 Longtermism 0:13:46 Improving Mental Models 0:21:44 EA & Profit vs Nonprofit Entrepreneurship 0:31:40 Backtesting EA 0:36:48 EA Billionares 0:39:26 EA Decisions & Many Worlds Interpretation 0:51:40 EA Talent Search 0:53:32 EA & Encouraging Youth 1:00:11 Long Reflection 1:04:50 Long Term Coordination 1:22:00 On Podcasting 1:24:34 Audiobooks Imitating Conversation 1:27:58 Underappreciated Podcasting Skills 1:39:02 Space Governance 1:43:03 Space Safety & 1st Principles 1:47:38 Von Neuman Probes 1:51:06 Space Race & First Strike 1:52:39 Space Colonization & AI 1:57:30 Building a Startup 2:00:02 What is EA Underrating? 2:11:01 EA Career Steps 2:16:10 Closing Remarks