Co-founder of The Carlyle Group, David Rubenstein, speaks with Jennifer Doudna, a Nobel laureate and professor at the University of California, Berkeley, about the moral and ethical implications of advancements in genetic editing technology and the importance of keeping an open mind towards scientific exploration.
In this podcast, the speaker discusses his cognitive bias towards Twinkies and how it relates to biases in the medical field. He emphasizes the importance of being open to being wrong and actively seeking out ways to overcome cognitive bias.
The relationship between religion and sexual strategy is not one-sided. People with certain sexual strategies may be attracted to religion because it benefits their strategy. Accepting one's evolutionary predisposition can be uncomfortable, especially when it comes to beliefs about abortion or religion, but it is important to understand how our genes influence our behavior.
In this excerpt, the speaker discusses the concept of fulfilling personal goals and its role in human history, as opposed to seeking a "ground truth" ethics.
The hypothesis that early humans primarily consumed meat is being challenged by recent research on the enzymes and cooking habits of our ancestors.
The Game of Life is a clear illustration of how things can evolve without any understanding of the system beyond its simple initial conditions and rules. Mathematician John Conway stated that it felt immoral to turn off the computer once he became invested in playing the game.