696 - What are the Ethics of Rewriting the Genetic "Codes"? with Walter Isaacson on 'Code Breaker'

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🗓️ 9 March 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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In this episode, we have one of my Bucket List's guests, author Walter Isaacson. He is the best biographer out there, and he wrote classic biographies of Steve Jobs, Albert Einstein, Leonardo Da Vinci, and more. This time, Walter Issacson and I discussed his new book, The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race. Gene editing is probably one of the areas of science that will change all life, all society, the way we think about society and life! We also talked about the gene-editing company, CRISPR, and the ethics behind editing gene and the dilemma that come with it! My new book Skip The Line is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever you get your new book! Join You Should Run For President 2.0 Facebook Group, and we discuss why should run for president. I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast. Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to “The James Altucher Show” and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify Follow me on Social Media: YouTube Twitter Facebook

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0:00.0	This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.
0:07.0	This is the James Altiger show.
0:13.0	Today on the James Altiger show.
0:16.0	Really honored to be joined by probably the best biographer ever Walter Isaacson.
0:22.4	Maybe I've read his stuff or heard about his stuff.
0:24.4	He wrote the classic biography of Steve Jobs.
0:28.0	He did hundreds of interviews with Jobs and everyone Jobs knew.
0:31.0	The best biography I've read of Albert Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci, Spenchman Franklin,
0:36.0	and so many other books.
0:37.5	He was also the CEO of CNN and we talk about that a little bit.
0:41.4	But this podcast is about his latest book, The Code Breaker.
0:45.4	And it's a biography of Jennifer Daudna, Gene Editing and the Future of the Human Race.
0:49.7	She just won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her work on Editing Genes.
0:54.2	This is the one area of science right now and innovation that I think is going to change
1:00.0	all of life, all of society, the entire medical industry, the way we think about disease,
1:06.6	the way we think about longevity, the way we think about.
1:09.1	I mean you could even edit genes eventually to change your intelligence, your height,
1:14.7	and all the ethical issues around that.
1:16.8	So without further ado, let's talk to Walter Isaacson.
1:33.0	Thank you for doing this.
1:34.0	Yeah, no, thank you for writing such a great book.
1:36.6	The Code Breaker, not only is it such an illuminating portrayal of Jennifer Daudna, she won the
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