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244: Rob Reid | Synthetic Biology for Medicine and Murder

244: Rob Reid | Synthetic Biology for Medicine and Murder

FromThe Jordan Harbinger Show


244: Rob Reid | Synthetic Biology for Medicine and Murder

FromThe Jordan Harbinger Show

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Length:
81 minutes
Released:
Aug 28, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Rob Reid (@Rob_Reid) is a tech entrepreneur, early-stage tech investor, author of After On: A Novel of Silicon Valley, and host of the After On Podcast.
What We Discuss with Rob Reid:

The potential for synthetic biology to be leveraged by nihilistic mass murderers to wipe out millions.
The potential for synthetic biology to be leveraged by altruistic medical pioneers to save millions.
What CRISPR is and how its eventual availability to hobbyists may ensure there's a mad scientist on every block.
Why the future of synthetic biology may be exponentially more dangerous to humanity than the nuclear proliferation of the Cold War.
What we can start doing now to prepare for this future and minimize its risks while reaping its rewards. 
And much more...

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Released:
Aug 28, 2019
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Podcast episode

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