Some history topics it might be very valuable to investigate

Abstract

In the recent article Some promising career ideas beyond 80,000 Hours’ priority paths, Arden Koehler (on behalf of the 80,000 Hours team) highlights the pathway “Become a historian focusing on large societal trends, inflection points, progress, or collapse”. I share the view that historical research is plausibly highly impactful, and I’d be excited to see more people explore that area.