Bonus: Walter Isaacson on Bending the Arch of History and Demystifying Science
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🗓️ 23 January 2022
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Today’s episode of the podcast is from a February 2021 interview with Ryan Holiday and prolific bestselling author Walter Isaacson. They talk about his newest book The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race, the brilliant execution that it took to create the first Coronavius vaccine, demystifying the scientific narrative through a journey of discovery, and more.
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