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🗓️ 24 March 2023

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The first two gene-edited species meant to be introduced into the wild are currently in their final stages of approval, with trials already underway for the Oxitec mosquito, and the ESF American Chestnut. In this episode, we examine what these gene-edited species are, what they do, and how they are the beginnings of bio-engineering in the era of massive anthropocentric ecological change. We then look at the ethics of bioengineered wild species and whether they can be the solution to an imminent era of mass extinction. Guest voices include Chairman of the Florida Mosquito Control District Phil Goodman, ESF scientist Andrew Newhouse, and philosophers Evelyn Brister (RIT) and Ron Sandler (Northeastern). This episode sponsored by betterhelp.com/nation. Get 10% of your first month by clicking through on the link. Get this podcast ad-free and unlimited Slate.com articles for just $1 your first month and $69/year afterward. Go to slate.com/hiphiplus. Are you a philosopher interested in a summer seminar on God and Time at Rutgers University? Apply at godandtime.rutgers.edu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Before we get started today, a little bit of business of interest to high-fination listeners.
0:06.0	The Rutgers Center for Philosophy of Religion is announcing a summer seminar called
0:12.3	God and the Space Time Manifold, and they're looking for applicants. The seminar will take place June
0:20.0	13-24 in 2022, and will be led by professors Dean Zimmerman, Brian Lephtow, and Catherine Rogers.
0:29.5	The primary question of the seminar is how do scientific theories about the nature of time
0:36.0	fit with different theological conceptions of God's relationship to the universe. Over 11 days in
0:43.8	June, 12 philosophers of science and religion will be holding sessions at Rutgers in New Brunswick,
0:50.8	New Jersey. The seminar is open to professional philosophers and grad students in philosophy.
0:58.5	To find out more and how to apply, visit godandtime.rutgers.edu. That's godandtime.rutgers.edu.
1:12.4	You can find a link to it as well as how to contact the organizers in our show notes.
1:17.6	The seminar is made possible by a generous grant from the John Templeton Foundation.
1:22.4	The very first genetically modified animals intended to be released into the wild in the US
1:34.3	have been hatching, flying around, and mating with their wild counterparts for a few months now.
1:41.6	It's happening in the Florida Keys as part of an experiment in pest control.
1:47.0	My name is Phil Goodman. I am in my third term as commissioner for the Florida Keys
1:52.5	Mosquito Control District. I've been there 11 years. Phil Goodman has a challenging job for a
1:57.6	retired chemist. He and a handful of other elected board members are tasked with controlling the
2:04.5	Aedes Egypti Mosquito. There's no other animal designed to be as deadly to humans as the Mosquito.
2:13.2	And there are a few other mosquitoes designed to aggravate humans more than the modern Aedes Egypti.
2:19.1	It lives around people. It really prefers to use human blood rather than animal blood to develop
2:25.2	its eggs. As a result, it lives in your homes, under your homes, near your homes, so that the sprays
2:31.6	that we spray by helicopters just don't really penetrate there. Also, the way this Mosquito lays eggs,
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