SDS 497: Maximizing the Global Impact of Your Career

Benjamin Todd joins us to discuss his work helping professionals maximize their career capital, the top skills to learn across professions, and more. In this episode you will learn: • How Benjamin helped me become a data scientist [6:56] • How did 80,000 Hours come about? [9:39] • The impact of 80,000 Hours [14:46] • Funding [17:23] • Where does the name come from? [23:32] • What kind of advice does Benjamin give to people? [25:21] • How data scientists can make an impact [42:04] • How can someone strategize about their career? [1:02:53] • Top skills that everyone should learn [1:05:49] Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/497