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Updates from the consulting industry + the world's biggest problems

In response to a new US nuclear strategy shift, China has halted disarmament talks with the US. Experts predict China's nuclear stockpile will remain much smaller than U.S. and Russia's. -Newsweek

According to new official statistics, over 2.4 million people in the Philippines rose from poverty between 2021 and 2023, with the mean per capita incomes of the poorest Filipinos growing faster than those of the wealthiest. -Bilyonaryo

An Australian senate report calls for increased oversight of consultants following a PwC tax leak scandal. The report recommends a conflict of interest register and other changes, but stops short of prolonged bans. -FT

Bain alum and CEO of the Centre for Effective Altruism (CEA) Zach Robinson calls for the EA community to refocus on its core principles, including impartiality and strategic resource allocation. -EA Forum

Quick wins

Want to change directions this fall? Start here.

Wish COVID-19 found you better prepared? Apply for BlueDot's Biosecurity Fundamentals: Pandemics Course by September 15.

Shop online for bite-sized volunteer projects for animal welfare. Try your hand at graphic design, data strategy, and more.

If AI risk management is more your speed, flex your skills and pick up a project on AISafety.com.

Introduce folks to effective giving in a fun, interactive way with a 60-minute Giving Game.

Flirting with the idea of pivoting into tech policy? Skim this list of 22 top US public policy masters for emerging technology collected by 80,000 Hours.

Deep reads

A closer look at complex, critical topics

How much is a dollar worth to a GiveWell accountant? With Daisy Hao.-Consultants for Impact

When is it OK to take a "harmful job" to do more good? 80,000 Hours investigates. -80,000 Hours

Our project to help the global poor didn't work, so we shut it down. Here's why we're celebrating. -Asterisk

Why I'm giving 10% of my income to charity (forever) -Ali Abdaal (video)

Research suggests people still want to work. They just want control over their time. -HBR

Updates from Cameroon: Most interventions don't do much. -EA Forum

Ali Abdaal, speaking to his nearly 6 million YouTube subscribers.

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Coming up

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Apply now for our US East Coast Fall Retreat, November 8-10!*

September

• EAGxBerlin, September 13-15th*
• 2024 Cambridge Conference on Catastrophic Risk, September 17th - 18th

October and beyond

• EA South Africa Summit, October 5
• Explainable AI in Biology Conference, October 15-18
• EAGxIndia, 19-20th October
• AAAI/ACM Conference on AI, Ethics, and Society, San Jose, Oct 21-23

Jobs

Your three-year transition plan just got a lot shorter

Members on the move

Consultants for Impact taking off to tackle critical global problems

• Max Negele (BCG) will be working with RAND's Technology and Security Policy Center.
• Moneer Moukadeem (Renaisi) has joined the advisory board of High-Impact Medicine.
• Genevieve Rogers (Accenture) has been selected as a Biosecurity Fellow by the Horizon Institute for Public Service.
• Haindavi Kandarpa (BCG) has been accepted into AIM's fall 2024 incubator class.
• Deep Dhillon (BCG) joined Proveg, the world's leading alternative protein startup incubator.
• Gemma Paterson (EY) is working with Clear Solutions, a high-impact nonprofit startup in global health.

Want to talk jobs?

Our team has 15+ years of experience in the consulting industry, have each personally transitioned into higher impact roles, and would love to help you do the same!