In this episode of the Waking Up podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Jennifer Doudna about the gene-editing technology CRISPR/cas9. They talk about the biology of gene editing, how specific tissues in the body can be targeted, the ethical implications of changing the human genome, the importance of curiosity-driven science, and other topics.
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#210 — The Logic of Doomsday
#209 — A Good Life
#208 — Existential Risk
#207 — Can We Pull Back From The Brink?
#206 — A Conversation with David Frum
#205 — The Failure of Meritocracy
#204 — A Conversation with Jonathan Haidt
#203 — A Conversation with Caitlin Flanagan
#202 — A Conversation with Andrew Yang
#201 — A Conversation with Yuval Noah Harari
#200 — Creatures of Habit
#199 — A Conversation with Caitlin Flanagan
#198 — A Conversation with Paul Bloom
#197 — A Conversation with Caitlin Flanagan
#196 — The Science of Happiness
#195 — Social Cohesion is Everything
#194 — The New Future of Work
#193 — Meditation in an Emergency
#192 — A Conversation with Paul Bloom
#191 — Early Thoughts on a Pandemic
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