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19: The Science of Gay, How Many Songs Fit in DNA, and Niche Sports

Let's Learn Everything!

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Why Doesn't the iPhone 13 Have a Tiny Container of DNA?

There are high end projections that believe digital information could be stored encapsulated in silica at the global seed vault which is like ideal conditions for over two million years. The most interesting lesson isn't a DNA lesson it's a data lesson so there's an amazing review of this literature by says Navella and Strauss that I'm going to be quoting a lot. There are several things that can describe storage mediums including density, access speed and energy cost of data both at rest and per access but access speed and cost are another story.

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