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Jul 2021
2h 11m

How To Avoid Destroying Humanity - Rob R...

Chris Williamson
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Rob Reid is an entrepreneur, podcaster and an author. The last 15 months have been a terrifying taster of just what a global crisis is like, except it wasn't lethal enough to be a threat to our long term survival - but just because this one wasn't, doesn't mean that more deadly existential risks aren't out there. Expect to learn how synthetic biology might ... Show More
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