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Is It Ethical To Hand-Pick Your Child’s Genes? - Dr Jonathan Anomaly

Chris Williamson

Dr. Jonathan Anomaly opens his discussion on genetic enhancement by addressing the historical stigma surrounding IQ tests, noting how they were misused in the 1920s and 30s to justify restrictive immigration policies and eugenics before being banned under Nazi rule after Hitler discovered Jews score …

Avoiding, Treating & Curing Cancer | Dr. Alex Marson

Andrew Huberman

Dr. Alex Marson and Andrew Huberman explore a transformative era in biology where medicine has shifted from observation to direct intervention at the root causes of disease, particularly cancer. The conversation highlights CAR-T cell therapy as a prime example of this convergence, utilizing chimeric …

Daphne Koller: Biomedicine and Machine Learning | Lex Fridman Podcast #93

Lex Fridman

Daphne Koller, a Stanford professor and co-founder of Coursera, explains her transition from general machine learning to biomedicine following her father's death from an autoimmune disease where treatment options were limited by a lack of specific drug targets. She argues that while curing all disea …