[Music] there is a neo biological revolution
there is a neo biological revolution
there is a neo biological revolution going on you may not be aware of this
going on you may not be aware of this
going on you may not be aware of this but it’s happening all around you and if
but it’s happening all around you and if
but it’s happening all around you and if you don’t believe me I can show you so
you don’t believe me I can show you so
you don’t believe me I can show you so check this out how many of you have a
check this out how many of you have a
check this out how many of you have a neural prosthetic device a cognitive
neural prosthetic device a cognitive
neural prosthetic device a cognitive enhancing device a smartphone hello okay
enhancing device a smartphone hello okay
enhancing device a smartphone hello okay raise your hands thank you okay how many
raise your hands thank you okay how many
raise your hands thank you okay how many of you have an activity tracker hi can
of you have an activity tracker hi can
of you have an activity tracker hi can you raise them higher yeah so one in
you raise them higher yeah so one in
you raise them higher yeah so one in five Americans obviously this is Ted so
five Americans obviously this is Ted so
five Americans obviously this is Ted so it’s three quarters of you
it’s three quarters of you
it’s three quarters of you is anybody here tracking their sleep a
is anybody here tracking their sleep a
is anybody here tracking their sleep a lot Wow have you like me been able to
lot Wow have you like me been able to
lot Wow have you like me been able to actually improve your sleep from
actually improve your sleep from
actually improve your sleep from tracking it it’s cool well okay not as
tracking it it’s cool well okay not as
tracking it it’s cool well okay not as many as you’re tracking but keep
many as you’re tracking but keep
many as you’re tracking but keep tracking you can get there how many
tracking you can get there how many
tracking you can get there how many people have done 23andme or ancestry.com
people have done 23andme or ancestry.com
people have done 23andme or ancestry.com or one of those genealogy thinks right a
or one of those genealogy thinks right a
or one of those genealogy thinks right a lot cool how many of you have sequenced
lot cool how many of you have sequenced
lot cool how many of you have sequenced your microbiome the partnership with you
your microbiome the partnership with you
your microbiome the partnership with you biome I would think it would be a much
biome I would think it would be a much
biome I would think it would be a much larger percentage than the average
larger percentage than the average
larger percentage than the average population which of course is tiny has
population which of course is tiny has
population which of course is tiny has anyone here done whole genome sequencing
anyone here done whole genome sequencing
anyone here done whole genome sequencing no okay so now I’m gonna dive into a
no okay so now I’m gonna dive into a
no okay so now I’m gonna dive into a little more personal questions if you
little more personal questions if you
little more personal questions if you don’t want to raise your hand I
don’t want to raise your hand I
don’t want to raise your hand I understand just give me that look okay
understand just give me that look okay
understand just give me that look okay how many of you have frozen your eggs
how many of you have frozen your eggs
how many of you have frozen your eggs I’m getting the egg I’m getting the
I’m getting the egg I’m getting the
I’m getting the egg I’m getting the looks I’m getting some hands – okay and
looks I’m getting some hands – okay and
looks I’m getting some hands – okay and I imagine that some of you in the
I imagine that some of you in the
I imagine that some of you in the audience have frozen embryos right so my
audience have frozen embryos right so my
audience have frozen embryos right so my point here is that we are assembling all
point here is that we are assembling all
point here is that we are assembling all this information about ourselves that
this information about ourselves that
this information about ourselves that we’ve never had before and we’re doing
we’ve never had before and we’re doing
we’ve never had before and we’re doing this in ways that we can actually do
this in ways that we can actually do
this in ways that we can actually do something with the information in a way
something with the information in a way
something with the information in a way that we’ve never been able to before and
that we’ve never been able to before and
that we’ve never been able to before and it all starts here in 1953 we discover
it all starts here in 1953 we discover
it all starts here in 1953 we discover the human source code in 2000 we learned
the human source code in 2000 we learned
the human source code in 2000 we learned how to read that human source code in
how to read that human source code in
how to read that human source code in 2017 we’re editing the human source code
2017 we’re editing the human source code
2017 we’re editing the human source code so along with all these scientific
so along with all these scientific
so along with all these scientific advances have come some you know
advances have come some you know
advances have come some you know technological innovations like Oh for
technological innovations like Oh for
technological innovations like Oh for instance the iPhone but also
instance the iPhone but also
instance the iPhone but also accelerating computer capacity machine
accelerating computer capacity machine
accelerating computer capacity machine learning imaging technologies sensors
learning imaging technologies sensors
learning imaging technologies sensors all of these things combined are helping
all of these things combined are helping
all of these things combined are helping us to see things that we’ve never seen
us to see things that we’ve never seen
us to see things that we’ve never seen before they’re helping us to discover
before they’re helping us to discover
before they’re helping us to discover biological circuits and systems that we
biological circuits and systems that we
biological circuits and systems that we never knew existed
never knew existed
never knew existed you know we’re selling these huge data
you know we’re selling these huge data
you know we’re selling these huge data sets we now have tools to deploy they’re
sets we now have tools to deploy they’re
sets we now have tools to deploy they’re allowing us to alter our bodies alter
allowing us to alter our bodies alter
allowing us to alter our bodies alter our DNA alter even the shape and
our DNA alter even the shape and
our DNA alter even the shape and structure and function of our brains
structure and function of our brains
structure and function of our brains altering our very notions of ourselves
altering our very notions of ourselves
altering our very notions of ourselves this is a neo biological revolution
this is a neo biological revolution
this is a neo biological revolution humans season control of our own
humans season control of our own
humans season control of our own evolution by inventing ideas and
evolution by inventing ideas and
evolution by inventing ideas and technologies that redefine what it means
technologies that redefine what it means
technologies that redefine what it means to be human
to be human
to be human we started Wired magazine to cover the
we started Wired magazine to cover the
we started Wired magazine to cover the digital revolution this is just the next
digital revolution this is just the next
digital revolution this is just the next phase of the digital revolution and I
phase of the digital revolution and I
phase of the digital revolution and I tell you the evidence is everywhere and
tell you the evidence is everywhere and
tell you the evidence is everywhere and there’s a lot to learn so dare to learn
there’s a lot to learn so dare to learn
there’s a lot to learn so dare to learn I sequenced my genome I did a whole
I sequenced my genome I did a whole
I sequenced my genome I did a whole genome sequence cost me a thousand
genome sequence cost me a thousand
genome sequence cost me a thousand dollars I went to a company called
dollars I went to a company called
dollars I went to a company called Veritas genetics and I just got my
Veritas genetics and I just got my
Veritas genetics and I just got my results back they’re really boring it’s
results back they’re really boring it’s
results back they’re really boring it’s fine I just wanted to contribute I mean
fine I just wanted to contribute I mean
fine I just wanted to contribute I mean why did I do that because I’m really
why did I do that because I’m really
why did I do that because I’m really curious about me me me more information
curious about me me me more information
curious about me me me more information about me please really interested I’m
about me please really interested I’m
about me please really interested I’m curious I wasn’t afraid you know I’ve
curious I wasn’t afraid you know I’ve
curious I wasn’t afraid you know I’ve already had my children they’re healthy
already had my children they’re healthy
already had my children they’re healthy and strong and happy and smart and good
and strong and happy and smart and good
and strong and happy and smart and good so I had no fears around any of that and
so I had no fears around any of that and
so I had no fears around any of that and he also just wanted to contribute to
he also just wanted to contribute to
he also just wanted to contribute to this extraordinary body of scientific
this extraordinary body of scientific
this extraordinary body of scientific knowledge that we’re accumulating right
knowledge that we’re accumulating right
knowledge that we’re accumulating right now so dare to learn I recommend you do
now so dare to learn I recommend you do
now so dare to learn I recommend you do it it’s kind of an amazing journey
it it’s kind of an amazing journey
it it’s kind of an amazing journey always ask there’s a lot that we need to
always ask there’s a lot that we need to
always ask there’s a lot that we need to understand about the science about the
understand about the science about the
understand about the science about the technology about the ethics of what’s
technology about the ethics of what’s
technology about the ethics of what’s coming down the pike here so always ask
coming down the pike here so always ask
coming down the pike here so always ask questions you know the good and the good
questions you know the good and the good
questions you know the good and the good news here is that Americans are very
news here is that Americans are very
news here is that Americans are very curious about this right one-third of
curious about this right one-third of
curious about this right one-third of Americans act
Americans act
Americans act we seek out scientific information
we seek out scientific information
we seek out scientific information several times a week which is great you
several times a week which is great you
several times a week which is great you think this is not a time for believing
think this is not a time for believing
think this is not a time for believing in facts all these people are tracking
in facts all these people are tracking
in facts all these people are tracking science this is great
science this is great
science this is great guess which section of the New York
guess which section of the New York
guess which section of the New York Times is most likely to be forwarded
Times is most likely to be forwarded
Times is most likely to be forwarded op-eds you would think maybe business
op-eds you would think maybe business
op-eds you would think maybe business stories mm-hmm science stories more
stories mm-hmm science stories more
stories mm-hmm science stories more likely to be spread than any other I
likely to be spread than any other I
likely to be spread than any other I think that’s great so dare to learn dare
think that’s great so dare to learn dare
think that’s great so dare to learn dare to ask but if you’re scientist always
to ask but if you’re scientist always
to ask but if you’re scientist always tell take the time to explain what
tell take the time to explain what
tell take the time to explain what you’re doing it’s really important and
you’re doing it’s really important and
you’re doing it’s really important and here’s the good news
here’s the good news
here’s the good news three-quarters of Americans believe that
three-quarters of Americans believe that
three-quarters of Americans believe that scientists have the public interest at
scientists have the public interest at
scientists have the public interest at heart we have confidence in our
heart we have confidence in our
heart we have confidence in our scientists but I have to say your lousy
scientists but I have to say your lousy
scientists but I have to say your lousy communicators you need to kind of up
communicators you need to kind of up
communicators you need to kind of up your game as far as 21st century
your game as far as 21st century
your game as far as 21st century communications tools are concerned
communications tools are concerned
communications tools are concerned because you know viral viral headlines
because you know viral viral headlines
because you know viral viral headlines screaming headlines and viral sound
screaming headlines and viral sound
screaming headlines and viral sound bites are gonna smash your measured
bites are gonna smash your measured
bites are gonna smash your measured response every time so I want to talk to
response every time so I want to talk to
response every time so I want to talk to you about how technology is pushing
you about how technology is pushing
you about how technology is pushing biology forward and what the impact on
biology forward and what the impact on
biology forward and what the impact on human beings can be obviously what
human beings can be obviously what
human beings can be obviously what immediately comes along with that topic
immediately comes along with that topic
immediately comes along with that topic is a conversation about ethics and I
is a conversation about ethics and I
is a conversation about ethics and I would love to do another talk another
would love to do another talk another
would love to do another talk another day on the ethics but I can’t do that
day on the ethics but I can’t do that
day on the ethics but I can’t do that today because there’s a lot of other
today because there’s a lot of other
today because there’s a lot of other material that I want to get through but
material that I want to get through but
material that I want to get through but believe me scientists all over the world
believe me scientists all over the world
believe me scientists all over the world working with these human changing
working with these human changing
working with these human changing population changing world and
population changing world and
population changing world and environment changing technologies are
environment changing technologies are
environment changing technologies are asking themselves these questions
asking themselves these questions
asking themselves these questions they’re having these conversations
they’re having these conversations
they’re having these conversations ethics are clear and present every step
ethics are clear and present every step
ethics are clear and present every step of the way but you know they’re these
of the way but you know they’re these
of the way but you know they’re these technologies are asking us to reconsider
technologies are asking us to reconsider
technologies are asking us to reconsider what we value to reconsider what we
what we value to reconsider what we
what we value to reconsider what we consider natural and to reconsider the
consider natural and to reconsider the
consider natural and to reconsider the ethics and the morals so there’s a
ethics and the morals so there’s a
ethics and the morals so there’s a leading scientist you’ve probably heard
leading scientist you’ve probably heard
leading scientist you’ve probably heard of her name is Jennifer dude now she’s
of her name is Jennifer dude now she’s
of her name is Jennifer dude now she’s been the pioneer in CRISPR she’s very
been the pioneer in CRISPR she’s very
been the pioneer in CRISPR she’s very concerned about what happens with this
concerned about what happens with this
concerned about what happens with this technology so she organized a conference
technology so she organized a conference
technology so she organized a conference on Cal campus back in August so there I
on Cal campus back in August so there I
on Cal campus back in August so there I am at CRISPR con
am at CRISPR con
am at CRISPR con seriously there’s DEFCON there’s
seriously there’s DEFCON there’s
seriously there’s DEFCON there’s comic-con now there’s Chris perk on my
comic-con now there’s Chris perk on my
comic-con now there’s Chris perk on my favorite panel had a pig farmer a
favorite panel had a pig farmer a
favorite panel had a pig farmer a genetic scientist an ethicist a pastor
genetic scientist an ethicist a pastor
genetic scientist an ethicist a pastor and a futurist I know this sounds like
and a futurist I know this sounds like
and a futurist I know this sounds like the jug right the geneticist the pig
the jug right the geneticist the pig
the jug right the geneticist the pig farm in the offices walk into the bar so
farm in the offices walk into the bar so
farm in the offices walk into the bar so the ethicist says this is all happening
the ethicist says this is all happening
the ethicist says this is all happening too fast
too fast
too fast we can’t wrap our heads around it
we can’t wrap our heads around it
we can’t wrap our heads around it terrible things are gonna happen we need
terrible things are gonna happen we need
terrible things are gonna happen we need to stop right here and right now and I’m
to stop right here and right now and I’m
to stop right here and right now and I’m thinking good luck with that honey
thinking good luck with that honey
thinking good luck with that honey because the opportunities are so vast
because the opportunities are so vast
because the opportunities are so vast and so extraordinary
and so extraordinary
and so extraordinary you know CRISPR technologies are being
you know CRISPR technologies are being
you know CRISPR technologies are being used to save lives right now they’re
used to save lives right now they’re
used to save lives right now they’re being used to feed people they’re being
being used to feed people they’re being
being used to feed people they’re being used to prevent genetically inherited
used to prevent genetically inherited
used to prevent genetically inherited diseases they’re being used to clean up
diseases they’re being used to clean up
diseases they’re being used to clean up our environment and to help farmers so
our environment and to help farmers so
our environment and to help farmers so this genie is out of the bottle and it
this genie is out of the bottle and it
this genie is out of the bottle and it ate ever going back and even if you
ate ever going back and even if you
ate ever going back and even if you wanted to stop it with moratoriums and
wanted to stop it with moratoriums and
wanted to stop it with moratoriums and regulations all of which by the way are
regulations all of which by the way are
regulations all of which by the way are in place
in place
in place there’s state-sponsored labs in China
there’s state-sponsored labs in China
there’s state-sponsored labs in China that are doing right now 20 human CRISPR
that are doing right now 20 human CRISPR
that are doing right now 20 human CRISPR trials and even if you’re not talking
trials and even if you’re not talking
trials and even if you’re not talking about state-sponsored labs in China
about state-sponsored labs in China
about state-sponsored labs in China biohackers in your own backyard are not
biohackers in your own backyard are not
biohackers in your own backyard are not paying attention to any of this there’s
paying attention to any of this there’s
paying attention to any of this there’s a guy named Josiah Zeno he’s my favorite
a guy named Josiah Zeno he’s my favorite
a guy named Josiah Zeno he’s my favorite local bio hacker he’s got a company
local bio hacker he’s got a company
local bio hacker he’s got a company called the Odin he’ll sell you for $60 a
called the Odin he’ll sell you for $60 a
called the Odin he’ll sell you for $60 a CRISPR startup kit bio hackers and
CRISPR startup kit bio hackers and
CRISPR startup kit bio hackers and citizen scientists are pushing the stuff
citizen scientists are pushing the stuff
citizen scientists are pushing the stuff and the frontiers forward just as much
and the frontiers forward just as much
and the frontiers forward just as much as scientists in government and
as scientists in government and
as scientists in government and industrial and academic labs this man oh
industrial and academic labs this man oh
industrial and academic labs this man oh no father I actually not here at TEDx
no father I actually not here at TEDx
no father I actually not here at TEDx San Francisco last year oh no has a rare
San Francisco last year oh no has a rare
San Francisco last year oh no has a rare disorder called nf2 and it’s a cancer
disorder called nf2 and it’s a cancer
disorder called nf2 and it’s a cancer and he’s growing tumors that are
and he’s growing tumors that are
and he’s growing tumors that are attacking his hearing and could
attacking his hearing and could
attacking his hearing and could eventually attack his eyesight as well
eventually attack his eyesight as well
eventually attack his eyesight as well so he’s highly motivated to ask and
so he’s highly motivated to ask and
so he’s highly motivated to ask and learn and figure this stuff out and look
learn and figure this stuff out and look
learn and figure this stuff out and look for solutions so he did what any
for solutions so he did what any
for solutions so he did what any self-respecting San francisco-based
self-respecting San francisco-based
self-respecting San francisco-based hacker entrepreneur would do he
hacker entrepreneur would do he
hacker entrepreneur would do he sequenced his genome to 90,000
sequenced his genome to 90,000
sequenced his genome to 90,000 resolution that’s a super super high
resolution that’s a super super high
resolution that’s a super super high resolution
resolution
resolution and he hosted a hackathon a genomic
and he hosted a hackathon a genomic
and he hosted a hackathon a genomic hackathon in his case he happened to
hackathon in his case he happened to
hackathon in his case he happened to have friends who were genetic scientists
have friends who were genetic scientists
have friends who were genetic scientists and hackers and he happened to get it
and hackers and he happened to get it
and hackers and he happened to get it hosted at Google so that was kind of
hosted at Google so that was kind of
hosted at Google so that was kind of cool but it’s kind of an extraordinary
cool but it’s kind of an extraordinary
cool but it’s kind of an extraordinary thing and a representative of the
thing and a representative of the
thing and a representative of the National Institutes of Health showed up
National Institutes of Health showed up
National Institutes of Health showed up and it turns out this guy’s job is to go
and it turns out this guy’s job is to go
and it turns out this guy’s job is to go around to all the genomic hackathons
around to all the genomic hackathons
around to all the genomic hackathons happening around the country to help
happening around the country to help
happening around the country to help organize educate and learn and spread
organize educate and learn and spread
organize educate and learn and spread the learnings that’s kind of amazing you
the learnings that’s kind of amazing you
the learnings that’s kind of amazing you know this could be what the future of
know this could be what the future of
know this could be what the future of science and medicine looks like
science and medicine looks like
science and medicine looks like biohackers citizen scientists it’s kind
biohackers citizen scientists it’s kind
biohackers citizen scientists it’s kind of an extraordinary thing so the NIH is
of an extraordinary thing so the NIH is
of an extraordinary thing so the NIH is excited to encourage this kind of
excited to encourage this kind of
excited to encourage this kind of entrepreneurship and and discovery
entrepreneurship and and discovery
entrepreneurship and and discovery there’s another government agency that
there’s another government agency that
there’s another government agency that is noticeably less excited about it
is noticeably less excited about it
is noticeably less excited about it that’s the FDA so the FDA are not at all
that’s the FDA so the FDA are not at all
that’s the FDA so the FDA are not at all excited about this consumer genomics
excited about this consumer genomics
excited about this consumer genomics revolution right I mean they shut down
revolution right I mean they shut down
revolution right I mean they shut down 23andme from sharing a lot of this
23andme from sharing a lot of this
23andme from sharing a lot of this information with us so the FDA is
information with us so the FDA is
information with us so the FDA is worried that you can’t be trusted with
worried that you can’t be trusted with
worried that you can’t be trusted with your own genomic data you can’t be
your own genomic data you can’t be
your own genomic data you can’t be trusted because you don’t know anything
trusted because you don’t know anything
trusted because you don’t know anything this is complicated stuff don’t worry
this is complicated stuff don’t worry
this is complicated stuff don’t worry your pretty little heads about it
your pretty little heads about it
your pretty little heads about it they’re worried about false positives
they’re worried about false positives
they’re worried about false positives they’re worried that you’ll get a false
they’re worried that you’ll get a false
they’re worried that you’ll get a false positive that will lead you to do
positive that will lead you to do
positive that will lead you to do something drastic some kind of
something drastic some kind of
something drastic some kind of unnecessary surgery for instance they’re
unnecessary surgery for instance they’re
unnecessary surgery for instance they’re worried about false negatives that you
worried about false negatives that you
worried about false negatives that you think I don’t have the Alzheimer’s genes
think I don’t have the Alzheimer’s genes
think I don’t have the Alzheimer’s genes so I can keep smoking and drinking and
so I can keep smoking and drinking and
so I can keep smoking and drinking and not exercising I’ll never get
not exercising I’ll never get
not exercising I’ll never get Alzheimer’s this is the same mindset
Alzheimer’s this is the same mindset
Alzheimer’s this is the same mindset that told us that home pregnancy testing
that told us that home pregnancy testing
that told us that home pregnancy testing was a really bad idea that women would
was a really bad idea that women would
was a really bad idea that women would be committing suicide all across the
be committing suicide all across the
be committing suicide all across the country when they found out they were
country when they found out they were
country when they found out they were pregnant yeah
pregnant yeah
pregnant yeah so we can be afraid or we can just be
so we can be afraid or we can just be
so we can be afraid or we can just be curious I’m just really curious I think
curious I’m just really curious I think
curious I’m just really curious I think this is the story of our times there’s
this is the story of our times there’s
this is the story of our times there’s so much out there happening that’s just
so much out there happening that’s just
so much out there happening that’s just mind-boggling stuff so
mind-boggling stuff so
mind-boggling stuff so last week researchers published the
last week researchers published the
last week researchers published the story about mosquitoes they have
story about mosquitoes they have
story about mosquitoes they have genetically modified a mosquito that was
genetically modified a mosquito that was
genetically modified a mosquito that was able to mate with a wild mosquito and
able to mate with a wild mosquito and
able to mate with a wild mosquito and half offspring so that’s excellent
half offspring so that’s excellent
half offspring so that’s excellent right they can have the offspring the
right they can have the offspring the
right they can have the offspring the offspring are not able to transmit
offspring are not able to transmit
offspring are not able to transmit malaria dengue fever and possibly even
malaria dengue fever and possibly even
malaria dengue fever and possibly even Zika we could be on the verge of
Zika we could be on the verge of
Zika we could be on the verge of eradicating malaria it’s kind of in a
eradicating malaria it’s kind of in a
eradicating malaria it’s kind of in a miraculous time did you know that pigs
miraculous time did you know that pigs
miraculous time did you know that pigs are actually going to be a platform for
are actually going to be a platform for
are actually going to be a platform for generating human tissue and organs for
generating human tissue and organs for
generating human tissue and organs for transplant this is happening and it’s
transplant this is happening and it’s
transplant this is happening and it’s happening faster than we imagined
happening faster than we imagined
happening faster than we imagined imaging I mentioned that earlier brain
imaging I mentioned that earlier brain
imaging I mentioned that earlier brain imaging is kind of in this amazing field
imaging is kind of in this amazing field
imaging is kind of in this amazing field you know we’re hoping to map the brain
you know we’re hoping to map the brain
you know we’re hoping to map the brain we’re hoping to see what’s actually
we’re hoping to see what’s actually
we’re hoping to see what’s actually happening in different parts of the
happening in different parts of the
happening in different parts of the brain as we do things and learn how to
brain as we do things and learn how to
brain as we do things and learn how to train our brains to do things better did
train our brains to do things better did
train our brains to do things better did you know that your doctor may soon be
you know that your doctor may soon be
you know that your doctor may soon be able to prescribe a video game for your
able to prescribe a video game for your
able to prescribe a video game for your ADHD we’re learning how to rewire our
ADHD we’re learning how to rewire our
ADHD we’re learning how to rewire our brains there’s a lot of fear there’s a
brains there’s a lot of fear there’s a
brains there’s a lot of fear there’s a lot of uncertainty there’s a lot of
lot of uncertainty there’s a lot of
lot of uncertainty there’s a lot of doubt there’s a lot of disinformation
doubt there’s a lot of disinformation
doubt there’s a lot of disinformation and it bounces around in the echo
and it bounces around in the echo
and it bounces around in the echo chamber of social media and it’s leading
chamber of social media and it’s leading
chamber of social media and it’s leading to the tribal ization of our culture you
to the tribal ization of our culture you
to the tribal ization of our culture you know there’s one area where there’s it’s
know there’s one area where there’s it’s
know there’s one area where there’s it’s it’s hard to imagine more misinformation
it’s hard to imagine more misinformation
it’s hard to imagine more misinformation and that’s in the area of food so we
and that’s in the area of food so we
and that’s in the area of food so we screened a film last week called food
screened a film last week called food
screened a film last week called food evolution I highly recommend it by the
evolution I highly recommend it by the
evolution I highly recommend it by the way it’s generating enormous controversy
way it’s generating enormous controversy
way it’s generating enormous controversy not because it’s it’s good or bad but
not because it’s it’s good or bad but
not because it’s it’s good or bad but because it’s pro GMO and I want to show
because it’s pro GMO and I want to show
because it’s pro GMO and I want to show you a clip from the film let me tell you
you a clip from the film let me tell you
you a clip from the film let me tell you who this person is her name is Zen
who this person is her name is Zen
who this person is her name is Zen Honeycutt and she founded an
Honeycutt and she founded an
Honeycutt and she founded an organization called moms across America
organization called moms across America
organization called moms across America and she is a nationally recognized
and she is a nationally recognized
and she is a nationally recognized anti-gmo activist
anti-gmo activist
anti-gmo activist so let me just show you how she thinks
so let me just show you how she thinks
so let me just show you how she thinks frankly ice trust the social media like
frankly ice trust the social media like
frankly ice trust the social media like vlogs like you know Bonnie hari’s or
vlogs like you know Bonnie hari’s or
vlogs like you know Bonnie hari’s or other moms that even just do a post I
other moms that even just do a post I
other moms that even just do a post I trust what they say more than most
trust what they say more than most
trust what they say more than most medical doctors more than the CDC more
medical doctors more than the CDC more
medical doctors more than the CDC more than the FDA more than the USDA more
than the FDA more than the USDA more
than the FDA more than the USDA more than the EPA that’s real I don’t need a
than the EPA that’s real I don’t need a
than the EPA that’s real I don’t need a scientific study for that I don’t need a
scientific study for that I don’t need a
scientific study for that I don’t need a doctor to tell me that I just love this
doctor to tell me that I just love this
doctor to tell me that I just love this Google search autism Monsanto crazy uh
you know apparently apparently she’s and
you know apparently apparently she’s and her organization is being backed by
her organization is being backed by
her organization is being backed by millions of dollars from the organic
millions of dollars from the organic
millions of dollars from the organic food industry you know and I have
food industry you know and I have
food industry you know and I have nothing against organic food I did a
nothing against organic food I did a
nothing against organic food I did a stint as an organic chocolate
stint as an organic chocolate
stint as an organic chocolate manufacturer I love organic food but I’m
manufacturer I love organic food but I’m
manufacturer I love organic food but I’m not afraid of GMO foods because I can
not afraid of GMO foods because I can
not afraid of GMO foods because I can see what the opportunities are for
see what the opportunities are for
see what the opportunities are for improving nutrients for protecting
improving nutrients for protecting
improving nutrients for protecting farmers livelihoods by knocking out the
farmers livelihoods by knocking out the
farmers livelihoods by knocking out the opportunity for disease to occur there’s
opportunity for disease to occur there’s
opportunity for disease to occur there’s extraordinary opportunities here but
extraordinary opportunities here but
extraordinary opportunities here but there’s a huge amount of disinformation
there’s a huge amount of disinformation
there’s a huge amount of disinformation you guys heard of the non-gmo project so
you guys heard of the non-gmo project so
you guys heard of the non-gmo project so this is a this is an organization that
this is a this is an organization that
this is a this is an organization that has been encouraging food manufacturers
has been encouraging food manufacturers
has been encouraging food manufacturers to put a non-gmo food label on their
to put a non-gmo food label on their
to put a non-gmo food label on their packaging sounds great right except that
packaging sounds great right except that
packaging sounds great right except that when you walk down the aisle of the
when you walk down the aisle of the
when you walk down the aisle of the grocery store there’s so many of those
grocery store there’s so many of those
grocery store there’s so many of those labels that you go well that’s not
labels that you go well that’s not
labels that you go well that’s not labeled non-gmo there must be GMOs in
labeled non-gmo there must be GMOs in
labeled non-gmo there must be GMOs in there and it gives you the sense the GMO
there and it gives you the sense the GMO
there and it gives you the sense the GMO food is everywhere
food is everywhere
food is everywhere I mean sure corn yeah we all know about
I mean sure corn yeah we all know about
I mean sure corn yeah we all know about that sugar beets right we know that
that sugar beets right we know that
that sugar beets right we know that there are certain crops soya beans there
there are certain crops soya beans there
there are certain crops soya beans there more than 90% GMO but the vast majority
more than 90% GMO but the vast majority
more than 90% GMO but the vast majority of foods are not okay you know their GMO
of foods are not okay you know their GMO
of foods are not okay you know their GMO papayas because otherwise the rainbow
papayas because otherwise the rainbow
papayas because otherwise the rainbow papaya crop would have been wiped out
papaya crop would have been wiped out
papaya crop would have been wiped out there are GMO bananas because otherwise
there are GMO bananas because otherwise
there are GMO bananas because otherwise banana blight would have wiped out not
banana blight would have wiped out not
banana blight would have wiped out not only the banana crops but all the
only the banana crops but all the
only the banana crops but all the farmers in Africa whose farms are being
farmers in Africa whose farms are being
farmers in Africa whose farms are being destroyed by banana blight but the
destroyed by banana blight but the
destroyed by banana blight but the non-gmo food project would lead you to
non-gmo food project would lead you to
non-gmo food project would lead you to believe that this stuff is everywhere
believe that this stuff is everywhere
believe that this stuff is everywhere you know hunt tomato says no GMO foods
you know hunt tomato says no GMO foods
you know hunt tomato says no GMO foods and our Tomatoes there are no GMO
and our Tomatoes there are no GMO
and our Tomatoes there are no GMO Tomatoes there’s no GMO orange juice
Tomatoes there’s no GMO orange juice
Tomatoes there’s no GMO orange juice there’s no GMO milk
there’s no GMO milk
there’s no GMO milk there’s no GMO yogurt Dannon yogurt says
there’s no GMO yogurt Dannon yogurt says
there’s no GMO yogurt Dannon yogurt says no GMOs you know we’re safe here’s my
no GMOs you know we’re safe here’s my
no GMOs you know we’re safe here’s my personal favorite salt no GMOs in our
personal favorite salt no GMOs in our
personal favorite salt no GMOs in our saw
saw
saw it’s a mineral but that’s where we are
it’s a mineral but that’s where we are
it’s a mineral but that’s where we are right now that’s what we have to deal
right now that’s what we have to deal
right now that’s what we have to deal with fear uncertainty and doubt you know
with fear uncertainty and doubt you know
with fear uncertainty and doubt you know you have to learn you have to dare to
you have to learn you have to dare to
you have to learn you have to dare to know you have to dare to learn and you
know you have to dare to learn and you
know you have to dare to learn and you have to dare to change your mind you
have to dare to change your mind you
have to dare to change your mind you know which the last time you changed
know which the last time you changed
know which the last time you changed your mind
your mind
your mind I want to believe organic food is good
I want to believe organic food is good
I want to believe organic food is good and GMO food is bad but guess what
and GMO food is bad but guess what
and GMO food is bad but guess what that’s not what the research is telling
that’s not what the research is telling
that’s not what the research is telling us dare to change your mind you know
us dare to change your mind you know
us dare to change your mind you know there’s a company called man they
there’s a company called man they
there’s a company called man they packaged lettuce and they wanted to
packaged lettuce and they wanted to
packaged lettuce and they wanted to export their lettuce to Canada and the
export their lettuce to Canada and the
export their lettuce to Canada and the Canadian said you’ve got this non GMO
Canadian said you’ve got this non GMO
Canadian said you’ve got this non GMO thing on your package and they said yeah
thing on your package and they said yeah
thing on your package and they said yeah I said well there is no non GMO lettuce
I said well there is no non GMO lettuce
I said well there is no non GMO lettuce and they’re like yeah well whatever it’s
and they’re like yeah well whatever it’s
and they’re like yeah well whatever it’s good it’s reassuring to consumers and
good it’s reassuring to consumers and
good it’s reassuring to consumers and they said sorry we’re not importing that
they said sorry we’re not importing that
they said sorry we’re not importing that into Canada because that’s
into Canada because that’s
into Canada because that’s disinformation that’s spreading fear so
disinformation that’s spreading fear so
disinformation that’s spreading fear so the man company went back and so okay so
the man company went back and so okay so
the man company went back and so okay so why do we have this on the package I
why do we have this on the package I
why do we have this on the package I mean they’re right we don’t need it so
mean they’re right we don’t need it so
mean they’re right we don’t need it so they’re taking it off and you may start
they’re taking it off and you may start
they’re taking it off and you may start to see that you know the same time
to see that you know the same time
to see that you know the same time you’re seeing companies getting clear
you’re seeing companies getting clear
you’re seeing companies getting clear about that you see headlines about other
about that you see headlines about other
about that you see headlines about other companies going racing to put that
companies going racing to put that
companies going racing to put that non-gmo label on their foods you know
non-gmo label on their foods you know
non-gmo label on their foods you know this stuff is complicated it’s changing
this stuff is complicated it’s changing
this stuff is complicated it’s changing really fast
really fast
really fast I mean nutrition in particular is
I mean nutrition in particular is
I mean nutrition in particular is particularly confident complicated but
particularly confident complicated but
particularly confident complicated but you know you got to be able to learn you
you know you got to be able to learn you
you know you got to be able to learn you got to be able to change your mind you
got to be able to change your mind you
got to be able to change your mind you know who else changed their mind
know who else changed their mind
know who else changed their mind recently on this topic the science guy
recently on this topic the science guy
recently on this topic the science guy Bill Nye he said he had to change a
Bill Nye he said he had to change a
Bill Nye he said he had to change a chapter in his book he did not realized
chapter in his book he did not realized
chapter in his book he did not realized that sequencing was happening 10 million
that sequencing was happening 10 million
that sequencing was happening 10 million times faster and more accurately than he
times faster and more accurately than he
times faster and more accurately than he thought so he’s changing his mind things
thought so he’s changing his mind things
thought so he’s changing his mind things are changing rapidly the science is
are changing rapidly the science is
are changing rapidly the science is coming out is so fast and so furious and
coming out is so fast and so furious and
coming out is so fast and so furious and it’s really hard to understand at all
it’s really hard to understand at all
it’s really hard to understand at all but I’m really committed to that I’m
but I’m really committed to that I’m
but I’m really committed to that I’m really interested in trying to
really interested in trying to
really interested in trying to understand where we’re going
understand where we’re going
understand where we’re going what kind of species are we designing
what kind of species are we designing
what kind of species are we designing when we started wired my partner said
when we started wired my partner said
when we started wired my partner said the digital revolution
the digital revolution
the digital revolution is whipping ripping through our lives
is whipping ripping through our lives
is whipping ripping through our lives like a Bengali typhoon well let me tell
like a Bengali typhoon well let me tell
like a Bengali typhoon well let me tell you this neo biological revolution is
you this neo biological revolution is
you this neo biological revolution is heading us straight for the white water
heading us straight for the white water
heading us straight for the white water we’re going into the rapids we’re gonna
we’re going into the rapids we’re gonna
we’re going into the rapids we’re gonna get wet we’re gonna get scared we may
get wet we’re gonna get scared we may
get wet we’re gonna get scared we may flip our boat but I got to tell you bio
flip our boat but I got to tell you bio
flip our boat but I got to tell you bio is the new digital so I hope you want to
is the new digital so I hope you want to
is the new digital so I hope you want to get onboard this ride I hope you are
get onboard this ride I hope you are
get onboard this ride I hope you are curious more than scared and I hope you
curious more than scared and I hope you
curious more than scared and I hope you want to help us figure out what the
want to help us figure out what the
want to help us figure out what the future of our species looks like because
future of our species looks like because
future of our species looks like because guess what your kids are already there
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[Music] thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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