Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2019-05-09
Books mentioned on #1294 - Jamie Metzl
Jamie Metzl is a technology futurist and geopolitical expert, novelist, entrepreneur, media commentator, and Senior Fellow of the Atlantic Council. His new book "Hacking Darwin" is available now at Barnes & Noble and Amazon.
Joe Rogan discussed Hacking Darwin by Jamie Metzl.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Hacking Darwin
Hacking Darwin by Jamie Metzl explores the rapid and revolutionary advancements in genetics, gene editing, and the future evolution of humankind.
Discussed“are you writing this book just to sort of educate people and let them understand exactly what is going on and that it is a really volatile and chaotic and amazing time and that all these things are or are you are you doing this book to but what are what what essentially was hacking dharma”
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Other mentions in this episode (10) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Hacking Darwin
“The reason why i've i've written this this book hacking darwin is that if we approach genetically modified humans in the same way we approach genetically modified foods which is the scientists say hey we've got this”
Plugged Hacking Darwin
“and now we're we're entering the era of genetically modified humans and there's that same level of uncomfortableness but what happened the reason why i've i've written this this book hacking darwin is that if we approach genetically modified humans in the same way we approach genetically modified foods which is the scientists say hey we've got this we're going”
Plugged Hacking Darwin
“um when last year my book hacking darm was already in production in november when it was announced that these first genetically engineered babies had been born in china”
Plugged Hacking Darwin
“um so you think we're probably like 50 years away from that being a reality”
Plugged Genesis Code
“so so my wrote my one of my sci-fi novels genesis code was about this”
Plugged Hacking Darwin
“and so that's the reason why i've written this book is i we have to get that this stuff is coming fast”
Plugged Eternal Sonata
“um where i think we're just going to have these contact lenses”
Plugged Genesis Code
“i wrote my my two most recent near-term sci-fi novels genesis code and eternal sonata”
Plugged Eternal Sonata
“i wrote my my two most recent near-term sci-fi novels genesis code and eternal sonata”
Plugged Hacking Darwin
“so sanjay gupta um had a wonderful quote that's actually on the cover of my book which is if you can read one book on the future of our species this is it”