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what I want you to think about is life
what I want you to think about is life as a video game so all of us played
as a video game so all of us played
as a video game so all of us played video games and it was very frustrating
video games and it was very frustrating
video games and it was very frustrating because you had to get to the next level
because you had to get to the next level
because you had to get to the next level the next level the next level and if you
the next level the next level and if you
the next level the next level and if you think of life as a video game one level
think of life as a video game one level
think of life as a video game one level one is redesigning sex and rooms get
one is redesigning sex and rooms get
one is redesigning sex and rooms get very quiet when you start with that so
very quiet when you start with that so
very quiet when you start with that so let’s think about that
let’s think about that
let’s think about that okay so here’s grandpa grandma and
okay so here’s grandpa grandma and
okay so here’s grandpa grandma and imagine you’re gonna have a
imagine you’re gonna have a
imagine you’re gonna have a birds-and-the-bees talk with Grandma and
birds-and-the-bees talk with Grandma and
birds-and-the-bees talk with Grandma and Grandpa
little awkward but imagine for one
little awkward but imagine for one minute that you’re not bringing back
minute that you’re not bringing back
minute that you’re not bringing back ramp on grandma
ramp on grandma
ramp on grandma as those kind white-haired nice folks
as those kind white-haired nice folks
as those kind white-haired nice folks that saw on porches and give you counsel
that saw on porches and give you counsel
that saw on porches and give you counsel imagine you have a time machine and what
imagine you have a time machine and what
imagine you have a time machine and what you’re gonna do is you’re giving
you’re gonna do is you’re giving
you’re gonna do is you’re giving bringing back grandpa grandma as hunky
bringing back grandpa grandma as hunky
bringing back grandpa grandma as hunky 21 year olds so you’re sitting in a room
21 year olds so you’re sitting in a room
21 year olds so you’re sitting in a room and you’re four grandparents are in
and you’re four grandparents are in
and you’re four grandparents are in front of you and they’re 21 years old
front of you and they’re 21 years old
front of you and they’re 21 years old and you’re going to talk about the birds
and you’re going to talk about the birds
and you’re going to talk about the birds and the bees this part they knew because
and the bees this part they knew because
and the bees this part they knew because they were usually married but there are
they were usually married but there are
they were usually married but there are other parts that they might not have
other parts that they might not have
other parts that they might not have known right so if you’re talking your
known right so if you’re talking your
known right so if you’re talking your grandpa and grandma you say oh by the
grandpa and grandma you say oh by the
grandpa and grandma you say oh by the way we don’t have to conceive today that
way we don’t have to conceive today that
way we don’t have to conceive today that would have been really strange to them
would have been really strange to them
would have been really strange to them because for all of human history for
because for all of human history for
because for all of human history for every animal on earth usually sex equals
every animal on earth usually sex equals
every animal on earth usually sex equals consumption and what we’ve done we take
consumption and what we’ve done we take
consumption and what we’ve done we take for granted everyday is that we’ve
for granted everyday is that we’ve
for granted everyday is that we’ve separated these two things grandpa and
separated these two things grandpa and
separated these two things grandpa and grandmas lives would get a little wide
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[Music] but you talk to him about IVF and you
but you talk to him about IVF and you
but you talk to him about IVF and you say grandpa grandma do you realize that
say grandpa grandma do you realize that
say grandpa grandma do you realize that now you can bring together sperm and egg
now you can bring together sperm and egg
now you can bring together sperm and egg and not have two people even close to
and not have two people even close to
and not have two people even close to each other I would say yeah I’ve heard
each other I would say yeah I’ve heard
each other I would say yeah I’ve heard that story somewhere I don’t think you
that story somewhere I don’t think you
that story somewhere I don’t think you called it the Immaculate Conception and
you know what that’s America well yeah
you know what that’s America well yeah we perform miracles every day because
we perform miracles every day because
we perform miracles every day because maybe you go through a cancer treatment
maybe you go through a cancer treatment
maybe you go through a cancer treatment or maybe you want to finish a PhD and
or maybe you want to finish a PhD and
or maybe you want to finish a PhD and then you get to the part about surrogate
then you get to the part about surrogate
then you get to the part about surrogate mothers now you say hey we can freeze
mothers now you say hey we can freeze
mothers now you say hey we can freeze eggs we can freeze sperm we can have a
eggs we can freeze sperm we can have a
eggs we can freeze sperm we can have a surrogate mother and we can have
surrogate mother and we can have
surrogate mother and we can have identical twins born 50 years apart so
identical twins born 50 years apart so
identical twins born 50 years apart so we’ve separated the sex from time and
we’ve separated the sex from time and
we’ve separated the sex from time and these are things that we take for
these are things that we take for
these are things that we take for granted right but about this point in
granted right but about this point in
granted right but about this point in the conversation here for grandparents
we’re gonna begin to ask some serious
we’re gonna begin to ask some serious questions because in just two
questions because in just two
questions because in just two generations the most fundamental aspect
generations the most fundamental aspect
generations the most fundamental aspect of evolution which is reproduction has
of evolution which is reproduction has
of evolution which is reproduction has been so profoundly altered that your
been so profoundly altered that your
been so profoundly altered that your four grandparents would think that
four grandparents would think that
four grandparents would think that either you are crazy or you’re a male
either you are crazy or you’re a male
either you are crazy or you’re a male miraculous version of the human species
miraculous version of the human species
miraculous version of the human species and we take this for granted and as you
and we take this for granted and as you
and we take this for granted and as you think about what we’re about to do with
think about what we’re about to do with
think about what we’re about to do with life code there’s a whole series of
life code there’s a whole series of
life code there’s a whole series of levels that we are going to go up that
levels that we are going to go up that
levels that we are going to go up that are pretty stunning so one of the things
are pretty stunning so one of the things
are pretty stunning so one of the things we’re starting to do is we’re starting
we’re starting to do is we’re starting
we’re starting to do is we’re starting to remake ourselves one piece at a time
to remake ourselves one piece at a time
to remake ourselves one piece at a time Tony attalos got a nice lab down in Wake
Tony attalos got a nice lab down in Wake
Tony attalos got a nice lab down in Wake Forest and Tony’s thought is hey let’s
Forest and Tony’s thought is hey let’s
Forest and Tony’s thought is hey let’s think about teeth so you’re born with no
think about teeth so you’re born with no
think about teeth so you’re born with no teeth your mothers are very grateful
teeth your mothers are very grateful
teeth your mothers are very grateful Linnea grow a set of teeth you give them
Linnea grow a set of teeth you give them
Linnea grow a set of teeth you give them away the tooth fairy Tooth Fairy leaves
away the tooth fairy Tooth Fairy leaves
away the tooth fairy Tooth Fairy leaves a little candy leaves a little dollar or
a little candy leaves a little dollar or
a little candy leaves a little dollar or something and then you regrow your teeth
something and then you regrow your teeth
something and then you regrow your teeth but if you go and play hockey and lose
but if you go and play hockey and lose
but if you go and play hockey and lose some of your teeth then they don’t
some of your teeth then they don’t
some of your teeth then they don’t regrow unless if you become lawyers
regrow unless if you become lawyers
regrow unless if you become lawyers [Music]
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[Music] so here’s the deal your body knows how
so here’s the deal your body knows how
so here’s the deal your body knows how to make tea
to make tea
to make tea your body’s made teeth twice the entire
your body’s made teeth twice the entire
your body’s made teeth twice the entire gene code to make teeth is inside each
gene code to make teeth is inside each
gene code to make teeth is inside each of your 10 trillion cells and if you can
of your 10 trillion cells and if you can
of your 10 trillion cells and if you can do it once and if you can do it twice
do it once and if you can do it twice
do it once and if you can do it twice why can’t you do it a third time because
why can’t you do it a third time because
why can’t you do it a third time because the code necessary to do that is inside
the code necessary to do that is inside
the code necessary to do that is inside your body and of course if the code
your body and of course if the code
your body and of course if the code necessary to make teeth is inside your
necessary to make teeth is inside your
necessary to make teeth is inside your body
body
body so other organs and so what Tony’s doing
so other organs and so what Tony’s doing
so other organs and so what Tony’s doing is he’s in planning bladders he’s in
is he’s in planning bladders he’s in
is he’s in planning bladders he’s in planning tracheas he’s in planning skin
planning tracheas he’s in planning skin
planning tracheas he’s in planning skin he’s in planning years the simple stuff
he’s in planning years the simple stuff
he’s in planning years the simple stuff Bobby is also working on more complex
Bobby is also working on more complex
Bobby is also working on more complex organs and what that means is just like
organs and what that means is just like
organs and what that means is just like you redo a house and you change out the
you redo a house and you change out the
you redo a house and you change out the windows or you change out the furnace or
windows or you change out the furnace or
windows or you change out the furnace or you do something else what we are going
you do something else what we are going
you do something else what we are going to start doing with our bodies is we’re
to start doing with our bodies is we’re
to start doing with our bodies is we’re gonna start refurbishing it’ll be the
gonna start refurbishing it’ll be the
gonna start refurbishing it’ll be the same house but the parts will be swapped
same house but the parts will be swapped
same house but the parts will be swapped out as they wear up which takes us to
out as they wear up which takes us to
out as they wear up which takes us to life level 3 and as you keep playing
life level 3 and as you keep playing
life level 3 and as you keep playing this game it gets more interesting right
this game it gets more interesting right
this game it gets more interesting right so we’ve now been able to clone many
so we’ve now been able to clone many
so we’ve now been able to clone many many species we’ve cloned cats and
many species we’ve cloned cats and
many species we’ve cloned cats and you’ve cloned dogs you’ve cloned
you’ve cloned dogs you’ve cloned
you’ve cloned dogs you’ve cloned catalysts in your clay whole series of
catalysts in your clay whole series of
catalysts in your clay whole series of things it’s not inconceivable that we
things it’s not inconceivable that we
things it’s not inconceivable that we are gonna start cloning humans now we
are gonna start cloning humans now we
are gonna start cloning humans now we should not do that at this point because
should not do that at this point because
should not do that at this point because it is not yet a safe reproducible
it is not yet a safe reproducible
it is not yet a safe reproducible technology which takes us to life level
technology which takes us to life level
technology which takes us to life level for life level 4 we’re gonna start to
for life level 4 we’re gonna start to
for life level 4 we’re gonna start to edit ourselves so it’s not just that
edit ourselves so it’s not just that
edit ourselves so it’s not just that we’re gonna copy exact we’re gonna start
we’re gonna copy exact we’re gonna start
we’re gonna copy exact we’re gonna start tinkering with the code you know what I
tinkering with the code you know what I
tinkering with the code you know what I like that but I’d like to have blue eyes
like that but I’d like to have blue eyes
like that but I’d like to have blue eyes you know I like that but I’d like to be
you know I like that but I’d like to be
you know I like that but I’d like to be taller you know I like that but I’d like
taller you know I like that but I’d like
taller you know I like that but I’d like to not have this gene more on that in
to not have this gene more on that in
to not have this gene more on that in the next talk life level 5 we’re
the next talk life level 5 we’re
the next talk life level 5 we’re building entire genomes
building entire genomes
building entire genomes so we’re beginning to take not just
so we’re beginning to take not just
so we’re beginning to take not just genes but the entire program and make
genes but the entire program and make
genes but the entire program and make things like this which was the world’s
things like this which was the world’s
things like this which was the world’s first synthetic light phone that was
first synthetic light phone that was
first synthetic light phone that was made in a company that craig Venter and
made in a company that craig Venter and
made in a company that craig Venter and ham Smith and Dave Karen and I
ham Smith and Dave Karen and I
ham Smith and Dave Karen and I co-founded and what you can do with this
co-founded and what you can do with this
co-founded and what you can do with this company is you can program little green
company is you can program little green
company is you can program little green soup and the cool thing about green soup
soup and the cool thing about green soup
soup and the cool thing about green soup the software makes its own hardware no
the software makes its own hardware no
the software makes its own hardware no matter what happens to my cell phone if
matter what happens to my cell phone if
matter what happens to my cell phone if I leave it by my bed I will not have a
I leave it by my bed I will not have a
I leave it by my bed I will not have a hundred cell phones in the morning but
hundred cell phones in the morning but
hundred cell phones in the morning but if I make green soup I can make a lot of
if I make green soup I can make a lot of
if I make green soup I can make a lot of them in fact I can scale and what we
them in fact I can scale and what we
them in fact I can scale and what we want to do with the screen soup is to
want to do with the screen soup is to
want to do with the screen soup is to make those pawns reach the mountains in
make those pawns reach the mountains in
make those pawns reach the mountains in the background and the reason why we’re
the background and the reason why we’re
the background and the reason why we’re doing that is because program while the
doing that is because program while the
doing that is because program while the life-forms can make almost anything so
life-forms can make almost anything so
life-forms can make almost anything so your cell phone has a computer chip and
your cell phone has a computer chip and
your cell phone has a computer chip and as long as you’re executing ones and
as long as you’re executing ones and
as long as you’re executing ones and zeros then you can do apps or you can do
zeros then you can do apps or you can do
zeros then you can do apps or you can do music or you can do love letters so you
music or you can do love letters so you
music or you can do love letters so you can do anything you want life it’s the
can do anything you want life it’s the
can do anything you want life it’s the same right but it doesn’t operate ones
same right but it doesn’t operate ones
same right but it doesn’t operate ones and zeros that operates again the code
and zeros that operates again the code
and zeros that operates again the code of DNA so this orange execute slice cut
of DNA so this orange execute slice cut
of DNA so this orange execute slice cut four letters in DNA adenine thymine
four letters in DNA adenine thymine
four letters in DNA adenine thymine guanine cytosine atcg and how does this
guanine cytosine atcg and how does this
guanine cytosine atcg and how does this work well sits on a tree until one day
work well sits on a tree until one day
work well sits on a tree until one day it does that then it begins to execute
it does that then it begins to execute
it does that then it begins to execute life code a ATC a AG make a little root
life code a ATC a AG make a little root
life code a ATC a AG make a little root TCG ACC make a stem G CIA make some
TCG ACC make a stem G CIA make some
TCG ACC make a stem G CIA make some leaves JC make some flowers a JC a make
leaves JC make some flowers a JC a make
leaves JC make some flowers a JC a make a copulas change a couple letters and
a copulas change a couple letters and
a copulas change a couple letters and thus GC a 40-day a and this orange
thus GC a 40-day a and this orange
thus GC a 40-day a and this orange becomes 11g AC becomes a tangerine CGA
becomes 11g AC becomes a tangerine CGA
becomes 11g AC becomes a tangerine CGA becomes a grapefruit
becomes a grapefruit
becomes a grapefruit change one 1000 letters you become a
change one 1000 letters you become a
change one 1000 letters you become a person sitting next to you today be more
person sitting next to you today be more
person sitting next to you today be more careful where you sup we’ve now taken
careful where you sup we’ve now taken
careful where you sup we’ve now taken this stuff and built the stop printers
this stuff and built the stop printers
this stuff and built the stop printers and we’re shipping so you can desktop
and we’re shipping so you can desktop
and we’re shipping so you can desktop print your little green suit to make
print your little green suit to make
print your little green suit to make energy to make chemicals to store
energy to make chemicals to store
energy to make chemicals to store information to make vaccines which leads
information to make vaccines which leads
information to make vaccines which leads to life level six which is life at the
to life level six which is life at the
to life level six which is life at the speed of light
speed of light
speed of light what is life at the speed of light well
what is life at the speed of light well
what is life at the speed of light well it means you can write nerdy articles
it means you can write nerdy articles
it means you can write nerdy articles that look like this digital biological
that look like this digital biological
that look like this digital biological converters for on-demand production and
converters for on-demand production and
converters for on-demand production and biologics which translated into English
biologics which translated into English
biologics which translated into English means you can get a sample of the flu
means you can get a sample of the flu
means you can get a sample of the flu you can run it through gene sequencer
you can run it through gene sequencer
you can run it through gene sequencer you can print a vaccine you can ship it
you can print a vaccine you can ship it
you can print a vaccine you can ship it to this machine what’s in an airplane
to this machine what’s in an airplane
to this machine what’s in an airplane and that airplane will land with a full
and that airplane will land with a full
and that airplane will land with a full supply of flu vaccines in real time so
supply of flu vaccines in real time so
supply of flu vaccines in real time so you’re building the equivalent of fax
you’re building the equivalent of fax
you’re building the equivalent of fax machines except that they’re printing
machines except that they’re printing
machines except that they’re printing biologics or vaccines or medicines or
biologics or vaccines or medicines or
biologics or vaccines or medicines or others daily life level so the really
others daily life level so the really
others daily life level so the really interesting thing about this stuff is
interesting thing about this stuff is
interesting thing about this stuff is how many different ways you can change
how many different ways you can change
how many different ways you can change life code so it becomes like a
life code so it becomes like a
life code so it becomes like a multi-dimensional chess game if you move
multi-dimensional chess game if you move
multi-dimensional chess game if you move something on this level you got some
something on this level you got some
something on this level you got some moving stuff down here at level six and
moving stuff down here at level six and
moving stuff down here at level six and you can do that with a whole series of
you can do that with a whole series of
you can do that with a whole series of instruments you can do it in the brain
instruments you can do it in the brain
instruments you can do it in the brain or you can do it in the expression of
or you can do it in the expression of
or you can do it in the expression of gene code which is the epigenome you can
gene code which is the epigenome you can
gene code which is the epigenome you can alter the viruses that change the gene
alter the viruses that change the gene
alter the viruses that change the gene code in the viral you can change the
code in the viral you can change the
code in the viral you can change the microbiome how food is translated in
microbiome how food is translated in
microbiome how food is translated in your stomach you can change the
your stomach you can change the
your stomach you can change the environment you can change the brain you
environment you can change the brain you
environment you can change the brain you can change the input whole series of
can change the input whole series of
can change the input whole series of ways of doing this and the curious thing
ways of doing this and the curious thing
ways of doing this and the curious thing about this is if you move over here then
about this is if you move over here then
about this is if you move over here then you’re moving a whole series of pieces
you’re moving a whole series of pieces
you’re moving a whole series of pieces over here in the expression of gene code
over here in the expression of gene code
over here in the expression of gene code like flow
like flow
like flow why stop there why not create an
why stop there why not create an
why stop there why not create an entirely new gene code which is what
entirely new gene code which is what
entirely new gene code which is what float roms Bert’s doing in this
float roms Bert’s doing in this
float roms Bert’s doing in this beautiful office overlooking the golf
beautiful office overlooking the golf
beautiful office overlooking the golf course at Torrey Pines in La Jolla and
course at Torrey Pines in La Jolla and
course at Torrey Pines in La Jolla and what he did is he took the basic code of
what he did is he took the basic code of
what he did is he took the basic code of DNA those four letters atcg and he said
DNA those four letters atcg and he said
DNA those four letters atcg and he said is that the only conceivable way to
is that the only conceivable way to
is that the only conceivable way to create heredity and a living life-form
create heredity and a living life-form
create heredity and a living life-form and after working for a series of years
and after working for a series of years
and after working for a series of years he found he could substitute out two of
he found he could substitute out two of
he found he could substitute out two of those base pairs so instead of having a
those base pairs so instead of having a
those base pairs so instead of having a TCG he creates a T XY which is a
TCG he creates a T XY which is a
TCG he creates a T XY which is a completely different life code from
completely different life code from
completely different life code from anything that’s existed that we know of
anything that’s existed that we know of
anything that’s existed that we know of on earth and as you think about that you
on earth and as you think about that you
on earth and as you think about that you create a parallel branch of evolution
create a parallel branch of evolution
create a parallel branch of evolution where you could have plants that are
where you could have plants that are
where you could have plants that are immune to every virus and bacteria on
immune to every virus and bacteria on
immune to every virus and bacteria on earth but why stop there why substitute
earth but why stop there why substitute
earth but why stop there why substitute to the base pairs why not add on it
to the base pairs why not add on it
to the base pairs why not add on it because then you go from twenty-some-odd
because then you go from twenty-some-odd
because then you go from twenty-some-odd building blocks into 172 and your
building blocks into 172 and your
building blocks into 172 and your palette goes from colic 20 crowns and
palette goes from colic 20 crowns and
palette goes from colic 20 crowns and 172 grams so we are really redesigning
172 grams so we are really redesigning
172 grams so we are really redesigning life at this point in pretty fundamental
life at this point in pretty fundamental
life at this point in pretty fundamental ways that means we’re not a unique
ways that means we’re not a unique
ways that means we’re not a unique solution that means we can grow
solution that means we can grow
solution that means we can grow life-forms and create heredity with a
life-forms and create heredity with a
life-forms and create heredity with a very different chemistry which means as
very different chemistry which means as
very different chemistry which means as you’re thinking of life-forms in places
you’re thinking of life-forms in places
you’re thinking of life-forms in places like the liquid methane seas of
like the liquid methane seas of
like the liquid methane seas of Neptune’s moons the chemistry might be
Neptune’s moons the chemistry might be
Neptune’s moons the chemistry might be very different even though we wouldn’t
very different even though we wouldn’t
very different even though we wouldn’t recognize it as a life form that could
recognize it as a life form that could
recognize it as a life form that could survive on earth and coming back to
survive on earth and coming back to
survive on earth and coming back to Harvard one of the things that they’ve
Harvard one of the things that they’ve
Harvard one of the things that they’ve been doing is they’ve been building
been doing is they’ve been building
been doing is they’ve been building bio-hybrid animus mixing rat cells and
bio-hybrid animus mixing rat cells and
bio-hybrid animus mixing rat cells and rubber and gold and a whole series of
rubber and gold and a whole series of
rubber and gold and a whole series of other things life level-9 we’re starting
other things life level-9 we’re starting
other things life level-9 we’re starting to hack the brain were the only species
to hack the brain were the only species
to hack the brain were the only species that has ever tried to decode its own
that has ever tried to decode its own
that has ever tried to decode its own programming both its genome and its
programming both its genome and its
programming both its genome and its memories and its thoughts on this
memories and its thoughts on this
memories and its thoughts on this caution that’s like hell on an adventure
caution that’s like hell on an adventure
caution that’s like hell on an adventure as you’re thinking about that what had
as you’re thinking about that what had
as you’re thinking about that what had Boyd ins been doing as he invented or Co
Boyd ins been doing as he invented or Co
Boyd ins been doing as he invented or Co invented something called optogenetics
invented something called optogenetics
invented something called optogenetics it allows you to begin altering the
it allows you to begin altering the
it allows you to begin altering the firing of neurons or the not firing
firing of neurons or the not firing
firing of neurons or the not firing neurons using little beams of light and
neurons using little beams of light and
neurons using little beams of light and once you begin to do that then you can
once you begin to do that then you can
once you begin to do that then you can build your own very simple off-the-shelf
build your own very simple off-the-shelf
build your own very simple off-the-shelf laser and viral injector system for
laser and viral injector system for
laser and viral injector system for invivo optical neuromodulation yes kids
invivo optical neuromodulation yes kids
invivo optical neuromodulation yes kids you can try this at home which leads to
you can try this at home which leads to
you can try this at home which leads to life level 10 wishes could you stir and
life level 10 wishes could you stir and
life level 10 wishes could you stir and reproduce the brain that’s the stuff
reproduce the brain that’s the stuff
reproduce the brain that’s the stuff that Madeleine Lancaster’s doing she’s
that Madeleine Lancaster’s doing she’s
that Madeleine Lancaster’s doing she’s building these little organelles which
building these little organelles which
building these little organelles which are brains in a petri dish very small
are brains in a petri dish very small
are brains in a petri dish very small very inefficient but once the stuff
very inefficient but once the stuff
very inefficient but once the stuff starts to flywheel and once the stuff
starts to flywheel and once the stuff
starts to flywheel and once the stuff starts to scale it gets amusing fast so
starts to scale it gets amusing fast so
starts to scale it gets amusing fast so why stop at the current brain at life
why stop at the current brain at life
why stop at the current brain at life level 11 why not build one big brain and
level 11 why not build one big brain and
level 11 why not build one big brain and start sharing in molding memories and
start sharing in molding memories and
start sharing in molding memories and melding them I’ve heard this somewhere
melding them I’ve heard this somewhere
melding them I’ve heard this somewhere where in the world have I heard this
where in the world have I heard this
where in the world have I heard this concept who’s gonna do this stuff well
concept who’s gonna do this stuff well
concept who’s gonna do this stuff well here’s the basic computer science
here’s the basic computer science
here’s the basic computer science curriculum for building neural networks
curriculum for building neural networks
curriculum for building neural networks as engineering design challenges and
as engineering design challenges and
as engineering design challenges and these are curriculums for high school
these are curriculums for high school
these are curriculums for high school computer science so we may not do it
computer science so we may not do it
computer science so we may not do it what your kids are gonna do and your
what your kids are gonna do and your
what your kids are gonna do and your grandkids are gonna take it for granted
grandkids are gonna take it for granted
grandkids are gonna take it for granted and as you’re thinking about the stuff
and as you’re thinking about the stuff
and as you’re thinking about the stuff it does create one or two small ethical
it does create one or two small ethical
it does create one or two small ethical moral challenges
moral challenges
moral challenges because as you can modulate memories you
because as you can modulate memories you
because as you can modulate memories you can erase memories you can insert
can erase memories you can insert
can erase memories you can insert memories you can moduli as memories and
memories you can moduli as memories and
memories you can moduli as memories and who’s gonna control the stuff and what
who’s gonna control the stuff and what
who’s gonna control the stuff and what are the rules on this stuff and that
are the rules on this stuff and that
are the rules on this stuff and that stuff we’re gonna face life level 12 why
stuff we’re gonna face life level 12 why
stuff we’re gonna face life level 12 why stop on earth why not begin to design an
stop on earth why not begin to design an
stop on earth why not begin to design an interplanetary species why would you
interplanetary species why would you
interplanetary species why would you ever want to do that well because it
ever want to do that well because it
ever want to do that well because it turns out that solar system tourism has
turns out that solar system tourism has
turns out that solar system tourism has a couple of issues your heart starts to
a couple of issues your heart starts to
a couple of issues your heart starts to screw up you start to get hearing loss
screw up you start to get hearing loss
screw up you start to get hearing loss from cranial pressure and co2 your bones
from cranial pressure and co2 your bones
from cranial pressure and co2 your bones begin to demineralize so you can’t
begin to demineralize so you can’t
begin to demineralize so you can’t really walk along you got big kidney
really walk along you got big kidney
really walk along you got big kidney stones the high energy particles start
stones the high energy particles start
stones the high energy particles start to really screw up your brain radiation
to really screw up your brain radiation
to really screw up your brain radiation is like getting a full CT every five
is like getting a full CT every five
is like getting a full CT every five days as you go to Mars and there’s
days as you go to Mars and there’s
days as you go to Mars and there’s vision loss for over 60% of the
vision loss for over 60% of the
vision loss for over 60% of the astronauts so if you are ever going to
astronauts so if you are ever going to
astronauts so if you are ever going to live on the moon or if you’re ever gonna
live on the moon or if you’re ever gonna
live on the moon or if you’re ever gonna live on Mars or go further beyond that
live on Mars or go further beyond that
live on Mars or go further beyond that you have to fundamentally change the
you have to fundamentally change the
you have to fundamentally change the human gene code because there hasn’t
human gene code because there hasn’t
human gene code because there hasn’t been an evolutionary pressure on earth
been an evolutionary pressure on earth
been an evolutionary pressure on earth to adapt to those environments and then
to adapt to those environments and then
to adapt to those environments and then there’s the ultimate level which is life
there’s the ultimate level which is life
there’s the ultimate level which is life level 13 could you ever design an
level 13 could you ever design an
level 13 could you ever design an interplanetary species if we ever want
interplanetary species if we ever want
interplanetary species if we ever want to get beyond the solar system at
to get beyond the solar system at
to get beyond the solar system at current speeds Proxima Centauri Proxima
current speeds Proxima Centauri Proxima
current speeds Proxima Centauri Proxima being close is a mere 17 thousand light
being close is a mere 17 thousand light
being close is a mere 17 thousand light years away 17,000 human years away
years away 17,000 human years away
years away 17,000 human years away oh yeah the Rockets can get faster but
oh yeah the Rockets can get faster but
oh yeah the Rockets can get faster but it’s still gonna be a thousand years to
it’s still gonna be a thousand years to
it’s still gonna be a thousand years to get there and you fundamentally have to
get there and you fundamentally have to
get there and you fundamentally have to change calorie consumption human
change calorie consumption human
change calorie consumption human longevity the design of the body and
longevity the design of the body and
longevity the design of the body and that would require building almost two
that would require building almost two
that would require building almost two completely different species and we have
completely different species and we have
completely different species and we have to ask
to ask
to ask okay so what do you want to keep about
okay so what do you want to keep about
okay so what do you want to keep about this what do you want to Hansa bout this
this what do you want to Hansa bout this
this what do you want to Hansa bout this and what are you gonna allow change and
and what are you gonna allow change and
and what are you gonna allow change and that’s probably the greatest adventure
that’s probably the greatest adventure
that’s probably the greatest adventure humans will ever face so now let’s go
humans will ever face so now let’s go
humans will ever face so now let’s go back to the beginning of this stuff now
back to the beginning of this stuff now
back to the beginning of this stuff now we’re gonna take that same time machine
we’re gonna take that same time machine
we’re gonna take that same time machine we’re gonna bring back all of you your
we’re gonna bring back all of you your
we’re gonna bring back all of you your grandparents are now 80 years old you
grandparents are now 80 years old you
grandparents are now 80 years old you are sitting in front of them as 21 year
are sitting in front of them as 21 year
are sitting in front of them as 21 year old what were they gonna take for
old what were they gonna take for
old what were they gonna take for granted what’s gonna shock you as much
granted what’s gonna shock you as much
granted what’s gonna shock you as much as we are shocking the previous
as we are shocking the previous
as we are shocking the previous generations and how much more our
generations and how much more our
generations and how much more our grandkids gonna do by the time they’re
grandkids gonna do by the time they’re
grandkids gonna do by the time they’re 80 that will seem perfectly normal and
80 that will seem perfectly normal and
80 that will seem perfectly normal and natural and coming back to one of my
natural and coming back to one of my
natural and coming back to one of my favorite thinkers Stewart Brand the
favorite thinkers Stewart Brand the
favorite thinkers Stewart Brand the present moment used to be the
present moment used to be the
present moment used to be the unimaginable future and that will be
unimaginable future and that will be
unimaginable future and that will be true for our kids and that’ll be true
true for our kids and that’ll be true
true for our kids and that’ll be true for our grandkids and this is the
for our grandkids and this is the
for our grandkids and this is the greatest single adventure and
greatest single adventure and
greatest single adventure and exploration we’ve ever been on and
exploration we’ve ever been on and
exploration we’ve ever been on and that’s the reason why life code is just
that’s the reason why life code is just
that’s the reason why life code is just such a cool thing to be involved with
such a cool thing to be involved with
such a cool thing to be involved with today and so much fun thank you all very
today and so much fun thank you all very
today and so much fun thank you all very much
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