Author archive: Benjamin Hilton
Benjamin is a Research Analyst at 80,000 Hours.
He is a former civil servant, having worked as a policy adviser across the UK government in the Cabinet Office, Treasury and Department for International Trade.
He has master’s degrees in economics and theoretical physics and he has published in the fields of physics, history and complexity science.
2023
December
- ArticleSkillSkillResearch skills (Updated)SkillPolicy and political skills (Updated)SkillSoftware and tech skills (Updated)SkillOctober
- Experience with an emerging power (especially China) (First published)Skill
September- Blog postResearch skills (First published)SkillPolicy and political skills (First published)SkillSoftware and tech skills (First published)SkillSpecialist knowledge relevant to a top problem (First published)SkillCommunicating ideas (First published)SkillJune
- Career reviewCareer reviewMay
- Blog postMarch
- Blog postPreventing an AI-related catastrophe (Updated)Problem profileFebruaryJanuary
- Blog post
2022
DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptember- Problem profileProblem profileAugust
- July
- Problem profile
June- Nuclear war (Updated)Problem profile
May- March
- Blog post
February- Career review
January- Blog postBlog post
2016
April- Nuclear war (First published)Problem profile