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What Bitcoin Did - How to Save Humanity with Synthetic Biology

How to Save Humanity with Synthetic Biology

07/09/20 • 56 min

What Bitcoin Did

“I see synthetic biology as a positive in light of this status quo of just the absolute horror of biology.”
— Bryan Bishop

Location: Zoom
Date: Saturday 16th May
Company/project: Avanti & Bio, Tech and Beyond
Role: CTO & Co-Founder

In the previous episode of Defiance, I spoke to Rob Reid, and we looked at how synthetic biology, with tools like CRISPR, pose a threat to humanity as they could be used to create a highly contagious and deadly virus.

While this risk to human life is scary, the benefits that can come out of synthetic biology and surrounding technologies are astounding. Aside from helping to protect humans from future pandemics, it could also be crucial for future space exploration and a way of combating the ageing process.

In this interview, I talk to Bryan Bishop, the CTO at Avanti and Joseph Jackson, the founder of Bio, Tech & Beyond. As a follow up to my previous show, we discuss how synthetic biology can cure viruses, hunger and extend human life.

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Show notes and transcription: https://www.defiance.news/podcast/how-to-save-humanity-with-synthetic-biology

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“I see synthetic biology as a positive in light of this status quo of just the absolute horror of biology.”
— Bryan Bishop

Location: Zoom
Date: Saturday 16th May
Company/project: Avanti & Bio, Tech and Beyond
Role: CTO & Co-Founder

In the previous episode of Defiance, I spoke to Rob Reid, and we looked at how synthetic biology, with tools like CRISPR, pose a threat to humanity as they could be used to create a highly contagious and deadly virus.

While this risk to human life is scary, the benefits that can come out of synthetic biology and surrounding technologies are astounding. Aside from helping to protect humans from future pandemics, it could also be crucial for future space exploration and a way of combating the ageing process.

In this interview, I talk to Bryan Bishop, the CTO at Avanti and Joseph Jackson, the founder of Bio, Tech & Beyond. As a follow up to my previous show, we discuss how synthetic biology can cure viruses, hunger and extend human life.

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Show notes and transcription: https://www.defiance.news/podcast/how-to-save-humanity-with-synthetic-biology

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Timestamps:
Coming soon…

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The success of Defiance will be largely down to the support of you, the listener. Below are a number of ways you can help:
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If you have any questions then please email Defiance.

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undefined - How to End Humanity with Synthetic Biology

How to End Humanity with Synthetic Biology

“I would say that many people, in academic and commercial labs, if they were twisted in exactly the right way, could probably at this point destroy humanity. I mean that literally.”
- Rob Reid

Location: Zoom
Date: Saturday 16th May
Role: Author & Entrepreneur

The coronavirus pandemic has dramatically impacted society, shutting down countries and stalling economies. There have now been over 10 million reported cases worldwide and over 500,000 deaths. While it has been an unprecedented event for modern times, it provides a warning for the devastating impact viruses can have.

H5N1, a virus more deadly than COVID-19 but it did not have the same impact, as it was not as contagious. So, what are the chances of a disease like that H5N1 occurring in nature which is as infectious as COVID-19?

With increasing evidence that COVID-19 may have originated from a laboratory, perhaps it is humans who pose the most significant risk.

With synthetic biology advancing at an exponential rate, it may not be long until the tools needed to create a highly contagious and devastatingly deadly virus with the potential to wipe out humanity are available to anyone.

While this sounds scary, the same tools could also cure cancer, aids, and malaria; even end shortages in organs and solve global hunger with lab-grown meat.

In this interview, recorded for my previous audio documentary The Future of Technology, I talk to author Rob Reid. We discuss Synthetic Biology and how it will simultaneously provide us with tools to cure disease and end humanity.

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Show notes and transcription: https://www.defiance.news/podcast/irans-religious-dictatorship-masih-alinejad

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Timestamps:
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If you have any questions then please email Defiance.

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Inside the World of Porn

“The systems of patriarchy are really threatened by sexual liberation, especially female sexual liberation.”
- Stoya

Location: Brooklyn, New York
Date: Friday 15th November
Company/project: hellostoya.com
Role: Pornographic Actress, Model and Writer

The porn industry is estimated to be worth around $97 billion, 25% of all internet searches are porn related, and 98% of men and 78% of women watch porn. So why is such a huge industry consumed by such a large percentage of the population viewed with so much stigma?

People working in the industry face a constant battle with financial censorship. Banks regularly close accounts, credit cards are often rejected, and payment processors can be hard to come by. From financial censorship to a lack of regulations, sex workers are exploited and abused, despite being an industry which is entirely legal in the majority of countries.

In this interview, I talk to pornographic actress, model and writer Stoya. We discuss what it is like to work in the porn industry, the stigma & discrimination in the sex industry, how it affects her outside life and financial censorship.

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Show notes and transcription: https://www.defiance.news/podcast/inside-the-world-of-porn

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Timestamps:
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