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This page discusses the social value of [[biomedical research]], and is supplementary to the page on [[biomedical research as a career option]]. The page is currently under preparation, but we've included a few links to help get you started. | |||
==80000 Hours material== | |||
[http://80000hours.org/blog?category=56 80000 Hours blog category biomedical research] discusses biomedical research as a career option from the point of view of doing the most good. The following posts are particularly useful: | |||
* [http://80000hours.org/blog/280-a-comparison-of-medical-research-and-earning-to-give A comparison of medical research and earning to give] by Benjamin Todd, 80000 Hours blog, December 13, 2013. | |||
* [http://80000hours.org/blog/286-case-study-earning-to-give-compared-to-medical-research Case study: earning to give compared to medical research] by Benjamin Todd, 80000 Hours blog, February 19, 2014, which includes a user evaluation of their comparison linked above. | |||
* [http://80000hours.org/blog/166-is-most-research-a-waste Is most research a waste?] by Robert Wiblin, 80000 Hours, April 17, 2013. | |||
* [http://80000hours.org/blog/5-high-impact-science High Impact Science] by Carl Shulman, 80000 Hours, November 15, 2011. | |||
==GiveWell material== | |||
* [http://blog.givewell.org/2014/01/15/returns-to-life-sciences-funding/ Returns to Life Sciences Funding] by Holden Karnofsky, January 15, 2014, GiveWell blog. | |||
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This page discusses the social value of biomedical research, and is supplementary to the page on biomedical research as a career option. The page is currently under preparation, but we've included a few links to help get you started.
80000 Hours material
80000 Hours blog category biomedical research discusses biomedical research as a career option from the point of view of doing the most good. The following posts are particularly useful:
- A comparison of medical research and earning to give by Benjamin Todd, 80000 Hours blog, December 13, 2013.
- Case study: earning to give compared to medical research by Benjamin Todd, 80000 Hours blog, February 19, 2014, which includes a user evaluation of their comparison linked above.
- Is most research a waste? by Robert Wiblin, 80000 Hours, April 17, 2013.
- High Impact Science by Carl Shulman, 80000 Hours, November 15, 2011.
GiveWell material
- Returns to Life Sciences Funding by Holden Karnofsky, January 15, 2014, GiveWell blog.