Craig Venter
American biotechnologist and businessman
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Videos Mentioning Craig Venter
The Twin Nuclei Problem of Cell & Atom
Eric Weinstein
Pioneer in synthetic biology; the speaker mentions rewriting a cell by his work.
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Peter Attia MD
His genome being sequenced was an initial milestone of the Human Genome Project.
Dr. Martine Rothblatt — The Incredible Polymath of Polymaths | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
A scientist who led the effort to decode the human genome around the year 2000.
Eric Weinstein: Geometric Unity and the Call for New Ideas & Institutions | Lex Fridman Podcast #88
Lex Fridman
Scientist known for his work on the Human Genome Project, mentioned as another individual who 'makes sense' to Eric Weinstein for his sensible approach to incredible things.
Eric Weinstein: On the Nature of Good and Evil, Genius and Madness | Lex Fridman Podcast #134
Lex Fridman
Scientist, grouped with other 'difficult people' who are innovators.
Stewart Brand | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
Scientist who readily agreed to give a Seminars About Long-term Thinking talk due to his appreciation for The Whole Earth Catalog.
Climate Change Debate: Bjørn Lomborg and Andrew Revkin | Lex Fridman Podcast #339
Lex Fridman
A scientist credited with cracking the human genome in 2000, who proposed genetically modifying algae to soak up CO2 and sunlight to produce oil, effectively creating a self-sustaining 'Saudi Arabia on the ocean surface.'
Bryan Johnson Interview (Full Episode) | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
Leader of Human Longevity Inc., an OS Fund investment focused on radically extending healthy human life.
Balaji Srinivasan: How to Fix Government, Twitter, Science, and the FDA | Lex Fridman Podcast #331
Lex Fridman
His work in creating a minimum viable cell and deleting non-essential genes.
Lee Cronin: Origin of Life, Aliens, Complexity, and Consciousness | Lex Fridman Podcast #269
Lex Fridman
A biologist who created a synthetic genome, which Lee Cronin describes as a 'milestone in human achievement' but notes that Venter still needed an existing cell to 'boot up' the synthetic life.