Hello everyone and welcome to Talk Nurdy. Today is Monday, February 28th,

2022 and I'm the host of the show Kara Santa Maria and before we dive into this week's episode I want to thank those of you who make talk nerdy possible

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All right, let's dive into it.

So this week I had the opportunity to sit down

with the author of the new book, The Genesis Machine,

Our quest to rewrite life in the age of synthetic biology, Amy Webb.

So Amy is a futurist.

She's actually a professor of strategic foresight.

Yes, that is what she teaches at New York University's Stern School of Business.

There she developed an MBA level Strategic Foresight course with live case study.

She's also the founder of the future today

Institute which is a leading foresight and strategy firm that helps leaders and

their organizations prepare for complex future. So you know she's really focused on data-driven technology-led

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