The Tim Ferriss Show

#503: Walter Isaacson on CRISPR, Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race

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The Tim Ferriss Show

#503: Walter Isaacson on CRISPR, Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race

The Tim Ferriss Show Go to Podcast Page

Walter Isaacson, Tim Ferriss

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Mar 4, 2021

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If you wake up every morning and realize how lucky you are, you will be a happier and more creative person.

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For Walter Isaacson, New Orleans Feels Like Home

Be open-minded. Don't have a preconceived hypothesis that you're trying to prove; have a sense of wonder and a curiosity to see where the facts lead you.

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Ben Franklin & Jennifer Doudna's Curiosity Was Driven By a Sense of Wonder

The molecule is going to become the new microchip. It's going to allow us to innovate to fight coronaviruses, to edit our own genes, to fight cancer.

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The Atom, Bit, & Gene Are the Three Fundamental Kernels of Our Existence

You could make a virus using CRISPR or some bacteria using CRISPR that was even deadlier than the coronavirus pandemic we're going through now.

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Deadly Viruses or Super Soldiers Could Be Made With CRISPR

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The Tim Ferriss Show Intro

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Tim Introduces Walter Isaacson

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Why Did Walter Decide Against Writing a Biography of Louis Armstrong?

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Walter Isaacson Tried Writing a Biography of Ada Lovelace

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Why Walter Isaacson Became a Tulane University Professor

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For Walter Isaacson, New Orleans Feels Like Home

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Tim Wants to Meet Walter in Austin for Coffee

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A Chinese Scientist Used CRISPR to Create Two Designer Babies

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Walter Isaacson Recalls Reading 'The Double Helix' By James Watson

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Why Walter Made Jennifer Doudna the Subject of 'The Codebreaker'

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Deadly Viruses or Super Soldiers Could Be Made With CRISPR

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CRISPR Could Create Designer Babies Who Don't Lose Muscle Mass With Age

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Athletes Will Eventually Use CRISPR to Increase Muscle Mass & Speed

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The Atom, Bit, & Gene Are the Three Fundamental Kernels of Our Existence

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Walter Isaacson Hopes 'The Codebreaker' Inspires New Generations of Scientists

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The Molecule Is the New Microchip; How Does This Change Computer Science Education?

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Tim Berners-Lee & Albert Hoffman Topped 2007's '100 Greatest Living Geniuses' List

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Jennifer Doudna's Curiosity Makes Her a Stellar Scientist

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Curiosity-Driven Science Helped Jennifer Doudna Co-Discover CRISPR

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The Similarities Between Jennifer Doudna & Benjamin Franklin

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Ada Lovelace & Alan Turing Had Different Opinions About AI

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Ben Franklin & Jennifer Doudna's Curiosity Was Driven By a Sense of Wonder

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Rushing Scientific Research Toward an Application Is Often a Mistake

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Jennifer Doudna & Emmanuelle Charpentier Raced Feng Zhang to File a Patent for CRISPR

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Technology Transfers Aid Funding of Scientific Research

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Racing to Understand How RNA Functions Catapulted COVID-19 Vaccine Development

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Scientists Are Motivated By Curiosity & Improving the World

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COVID-19 Provoked a Quantum Leap in Vaccine Development Tech

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Jennifer Doudna Insists CRISPR Be Used Only When Medically Necessary

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Enforcing CRISPR Gene Editing Use Cases Will Be Difficult

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Don't Have a Knee-Jerk Reaction to CRISPR; Consider Its Benefits

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With Regards to CRISPR, Ask 'Why Not?'

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Walter Recommends Approaching CRISPR With a Sense of Hope & Optimism

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Tim Ferriss Wants to Take Walter Isaacson's Class

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Tim & Walter Outro

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The Tim Ferriss Show Intro

Tim Introduces Walter Isaacson

Why Did Walter Decide Against Writing a Biography of Louis Armstrong?

Walter Isaacson Tried Writing a Biography of Ada Lovelace

Why Walter Isaacson Became a Tulane University Professor

For Walter Isaacson, New Orleans Feels Like Home

Tim Wants to Meet Walter in Austin for Coffee

A Chinese Scientist Used CRISPR to Create Two Designer Babies

Walter Isaacson Recalls Reading 'The Double Helix' By James Watson

Why Walter Made Jennifer Doudna the Subject of 'The Codebreaker'

Deadly Viruses or Super Soldiers Could Be Made With CRISPR

CRISPR Could Create Designer Babies Who Don't Lose Muscle Mass With Age

Athletes Will Eventually Use CRISPR to Increase Muscle Mass & Speed

The Atom, Bit, & Gene Are the Three Fundamental Kernels of Our Existence

Walter Isaacson Hopes 'The Codebreaker' Inspires New Generations of Scientists

AD: LinkedIn Jobs

The Molecule Is the New Microchip; How Does This Change Computer Science Education?

Tim Berners-Lee & Albert Hoffman Topped 2007's '100 Greatest Living Geniuses' List

Jennifer Doudna's Curiosity Makes Her a Stellar Scientist

Curiosity-Driven Science Helped Jennifer Doudna Co-Discover CRISPR

The Similarities Between Jennifer Doudna & Benjamin Franklin

Ada Lovelace & Alan Turing Had Different Opinions About AI

Ben Franklin & Jennifer Doudna's Curiosity Was Driven By a Sense of Wonder

Rushing Scientific Research Toward an Application Is Often a Mistake

Jennifer Doudna & Emmanuelle Charpentier Raced Feng Zhang to File a Patent for CRISPR

Technology Transfers Aid Funding of Scientific Research

Racing to Understand How RNA Functions Catapulted COVID-19 Vaccine Development

Scientists Are Motivated By Curiosity & Improving the World

COVID-19 Provoked a Quantum Leap in Vaccine Development Tech

Jennifer Doudna Insists CRISPR Be Used Only When Medically Necessary

Enforcing CRISPR Gene Editing Use Cases Will Be Difficult

Don't Have a Knee-Jerk Reaction to CRISPR; Consider Its Benefits

With Regards to CRISPR, Ask 'Why Not?'

Walter Recommends Approaching CRISPR With a Sense of Hope & Optimism

Tim Ferriss Wants to Take Walter Isaacson's Class

Tim & Walter Outro

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