Kevin Esvelt, a scientist at MIT, argues that research intended to prevent pandemics is actually putting us in a lot more danger. Also discussed: Kevin's own research on engineering wild animal species. Are the risks worth the benefits?
Rationally Speaking #183 - L. A. Paul on "Transformative Experiences"
Rationally Speaking #182 - Spencer Greenberg on "How online research can be faster, better, and more useful"
Rationally Speaking #181 - William MacAskill on "Moral Uncertainty"
Rationally Speaking #180 - David Roodman on "The Worm Wars"
Rationally Speaking #179 - Dani Rodrik on "Is economics more art or science?"
Rationally Speaking #178 - Tim Urban on "Trying to live well, as semi-rational animals"
Rationally Speaking #177 - Dylan Matthews on "The science and ethics of kidney donation"
Rationally Speaking #176 - Jason Brennan on "Against democracy"
Rationally Speaking #175 - Chris Blattman on "Do sweatshops reduce poverty?"
Rationally Speaking #174 - John Ioannidis on "What happened to Evidence-based medicine?"
Rationally Speaking #173 - Brendan Nyhan on "What can we learn from the election?"
Rationally Speaking #172 - Brian Nosek on "Why science needs openness"
Rationally Speaking #171 - Scott Aaronson on "The ethics and strategy of vote trading"
Rationally Speaking #170 - Will Wilkinson on "Social justice and political philosophy"
Rationally Speaking #169 - Owen Cotton-Barratt on "Thinking About Humanity's Far Future"
Rationally Speaking #168 - Don Moore on "Overconfidence"
Rationally Speaking #167 - Samuel Arbesman on "Why technology is becoming too complex"
Rationally Speaking #166 - Eric Schwitzgebel on "Why you should expect the truth to be crazy"
Rationally Speaking #165 - Robert Frank on "Success and Luck"
Rationally Speaking #164 - James Evans on "Using meta-knowledge to learn how science works"
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