Will MacAskill
Will MacAskill appears in 2 indexed podcast episodes across 2 shows on PodcastMentions, with linked books, timestamps, and episode context.
Will MacAskill is a Scottish philosopher and author, and a key figure in the effective altruism movement. He focuses on long-term thinking, the future of humanity, and how to use evidence and reason to do the most good. He is currently researching AGI preparedness and the trajectory of AI-driven technological change.
Track Will MacAskill appearances on Modern Wisdom and Dwarkesh Podcast. Linked books include What We Owe the Future and Hiroshima.
Quick FAQ
Answers to common episode, podcast, book, and topic questions tied to Will MacAskill.
Which podcast episodes feature Will MacAskill?
#512 - Will MacAskill - How Long Could Humanity Continue For? on Modern Wisdom is the latest indexed appearance for Will MacAskill. Other indexed episodes include Will MacAskill - Longtermism, Altruism, History, & Technology on Dwarkesh Podcast.
Which podcasts feature Will MacAskill most?
Modern Wisdom (1 episode) and Dwarkesh Podcast (1 episode) are the strongest indexed podcast homes for Will MacAskill.
Which books are mentioned around Will MacAskill?
What We Owe the Future by William McCaskill, Hiroshima, and In What We Are the Future are the clearest linked books around Will MacAskill, based on transcript mentions across the indexed episodes.
What does Will MacAskill discuss on podcasts?
Will MacAskill most often comes up around history.
Books mentioned around this guest
%22%2F%3E%0A%20%20%3Crect%20x%3D%2218%22%20y%3D%2218%22%20width%3D%22204%22%20height%3D%228%22%20rx%3D%224%22%20fill%3D%22%234ade80%22%20opacity%3D%220.9%22%2F%3E%0A%20%20%3Crect%20x%3D%2218%22%20y%3D%2240%22%20width%3D%22204%22%20height%3D%222%22%20rx%3D%221%22%20fill%3D%22%234ade80%22%20opacity%3D%220.55%22%2F%3E%0A%20%20%3Ctext%20x%3D%2222%22%20y%3D%22194%22%20font-size%3D%2284%22%20font-weight%3D%22700%22%20fill%3D%22%23f0fdf4%22%20font-family%3D%22system-ui%2C%20-apple-system%2C%20Segoe%20UI%2C%20sans-serif%22%3ETB%3C%2Ftext%3E%0A%20%20%3Ctext%20x%3D%2222%22%20y%3D%22268%22%20font-size%3D%2218%22%20fill%3D%22%23f0fdf4%22%20opacity%3D%220.95%22%20font-family%3D%22system-ui%2C%20-apple-system%2C%20Segoe%20UI%2C%20sans-serif%22%3EToby%26apos%3Bs%20book%3C%2Ftext%3E%0A%20%20%3Ctext%20x%3D%2222%22%20y%3D%22292%22%20font-size%3D%2213%22%20fill%3D%22%23f0fdf4%22%20opacity%3D%220.82%22%20font-family%3D%22system-ui%2C%20-apple-system%2C%20Segoe%20UI%2C%20sans-serif%22%3EPodcastMentions%3C%2Ftext%3E%0A%3C%2Fsvg%3E)
Featured moments
“One thing, uh, the writing, the book, like what we owe the future has made me appreciate is just that like chain model change takes time.”
“My book is kind of compliments to each other.”
“I call these ideas, this idea of kind of exploring and trying to figure out, um, different things, a model, a model, the exploratory society in the book with the kind of the limit case of that I call the long, the long reflection.”
“Within 13 years, the population was back to, um, the population back to normal.”
