Synthetic Biology: Changing the Nature of Nature | Ep. 3 - Explorations with Bryan Johnson

In the third episode of EXPLORATIONS, I speak with bioengineers, geneticists, designers and technology imaginaries about the future of synthetic biology. With our new powers enabled by synthetic biology, what kind of world will you help build? MORE BELOW!

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Explorations is an exploratory dialog about the future of humanity with leaders and thinkers in artificial intelligence, genomics, neurobiology, synthetic biology, transportation and space exploration.

The truth is, we now have the ability to program the world around us. With these new powers of creation, an open exchange of ideas and dialogue will allow us to thoughtfully define what we build. We invite you to join the conversation.

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Video Credits:
Executive Producer: Bryan Johnson
Executive Producer: Lisa M.P. Munoz

Creative Producer+Director: Andrew James Benson
C4D Editor: Daniel Marin
Sound Mix: Joel Raabe

Footage: CNN · GMUNK · McGovern Institute at MIT · RAW-NYC · MIT LabCAST · Glowee · MIT Media Lab · Glen Clovis · BAE Systems · Nawaz Alamgir

[derasor]

Dear Mr. Drew Endy 0:54, there are certainly way more than 2 tribes, and the changing 'interface' with the rest of the planet, where does it begin? Beyond the neocortex? Beyond the meninges? Beyond the skin? To be human is to be transhuman

[alexandria]

Where’s episode 2? Is there more episodes after episode 3?

[acchurch]

a BCI should be built so to make everyone a superhuman. Then human would become more equal and get into a more level playing field.

[derasor]

Synthetic bio is such a promising foundational field for the future of humanity, but IMO it can only reach its true potential with truly untethered creative AI and safely confined testing labs

[loganmeurer]

And envisioning the infinite possibilities, I also unfortunately foresee:

-growable Vehicles biologically "pay walled" behind SUPER specific growing medium that only the company can produce

-Medium that is sold in small quantities like a monthly supply so that you must stay Subscribed -so to speak- to said company if you want your vehicle or home to 'Live'

Among many other clandestibe happenings.

If the underlying infrastructure and system doesnt change, the Malice and Hostility of the system will just corrupt the newer and purer systems' Processes.

I pray thats not the case, but I urge everyone to Look ahead and solutions to that, other wise all we're doing is upgrading a Cancer upon the people

[sandrabentley]

In the meantime we still can't cure cancer or indeed prevent it. Greed and love of money cripples survival.

[roylarsen]

Synthetic Biology gave us c vid so probable not a good ting ..

[Thebestoneintheworldha]

Why would you want to live longer? Life is good that it's limited