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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#281 — Western Culture and Its Discontents
#280 — The Future of Artificial Intelligence
#279 — The Rules of the Stage
#278 — The Man Who Will Be King
#277 — How Does the War in Ukraine End?
#276 — Defending the Global Order
#275 — The Russian War in Ukraine
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#274 — The Future of American Democracy
#273 — Joe Rogan and the Ethics of Apology
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#272 — On Disappointing My Audience
#271 — Earning to Give
#270 — What Have We Learned from the Pandemic?
#269 — Deep Time
#268 — The Limits of Self-Knowledge
#267 — The Kingdom of Sleep
#266 — The Limits of Pleasure
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