Rationally Speaking Podcast

Dangerous biological research - is it worth it? (Kevin Esvelt)

Nov 30, 2021

01:07:57

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The Risk of Intentional Misuse of Malaria

03:46

Are We Concerned About Gano Function Research?

03:06

Is Bioethesis a Good Idea?

02:16

Introduction

2min

Are We Concerned About Gano Function Research?

3min

Viruses That Are More Likely to Cause Pendemics

2min

Pandemic Enhancement Research

3min

Viruses of Public Venom Sequence Are Weapons of Mass Destruction

3min

Pandemic Enhancement Research

2min

Pandemic Enhancement Research

2min

Can Pandemic Enhancement Research Really Kill a Billion People?

2min

Physics Is a Challenging Field

2min

10.

Are You Really Interested in Exceptions to Your Rule?

2min

11.

Is There a Pandemic Class Threat?

2min

12.

Is Bioethesis a Good Idea?

2min

13.

Pandemic Prediction - The Best Possible Case Scenario for Pendemic Identification

3min

14.

Is There a Different Way to Prevent Natural Pendemics?

3min

15.

Can a Chrono Virus Vaccine Be Designed With Ina Day?

2min

16.

The Risks and Benefits of Gen Drives

3min

17.

Using Crisper Based Gen Drives to Eliminate Malaria

3min

18.

Using a Gen Drive to Eliminate Justesmiasis

2min

19.

How to Build a Geane Drive System?

2min

20.

The Ogon Wount Have a Gun?

3min

21.

The Evolution of Vector Bord Disease

2min

22.

The Risk of Intentional Misuse of Malaria

4min

23.

Is Eliminating Mosquitoes a Good Idea?

2min

24.

Is There a Moral Responsibility for Choosing Not to Do Something?

2min

25.

The FDA's Calculus, Isn't It?

2min

26.

Is Gean Drive a Crisper Base?

2min

27.

A Pandemic Is Not Quite a Thing.

2min

28.

Pendemic Prediction Research and Jean Drives

3min

Kevin Esvelt, a scientist at MIT, argues that research intended to prevent pandemics is actually putting us in a lot more danger. Also discussed: Kevin's own research on engineering wild animal species. Are the risks worth the benefits?

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