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Special Episode: Engineering the Apocalypse
Making Sense with Sam Harris
How Rare Are These Sorts of People?
Smallpox can now be created from scratch by any one with the skills in motivation. Two researchers recently proved this point by synthesizing the closely related horse pox virus, which is extinct and harmless. But that elite monopoly won't last, because rare capabilities routinely become widespread when expedential technologies are in play. The us alone averages over one mass shooting per day, according to the gun violence archive.
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