Chapters
- 0:00 Woolly mammoths, CRISPR & Colossal’s moonshot.
- 1:22 Why Ben Lamm entered synthetic biology.
- 4:30 Business model for AI + biology / Anthropic wet lab.
- 7:49 Can AI understand a genome?
- 9:49 De-extinction & engineering life.
- 14:41 Designing animals & ethics of de-extinction.
- 19:21 Are we entering a biological singularity?
- 20:27 Scalable gene editing & DNA synthesis.
- 22:05 Artificial wombs within 24 months?
- 27:14 Moonshots, conservation & ex utero mammals.
- 31:30 Can woolly mammoths help fight climate change?
- 34:46 Astromech, biodiversity & the future of biology.
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People
Peter Diamandis
Host. Frames Colossal moonshot and biological singularity lane. 0:00
Dave Blundin
Co-host. Business-model and AI + wet-lab grilling. 4:30
Alexander Wissner-Gross
Co-host. Genome / singularity / Astromech questions. 7:49
Ben Lamm
Guest — Colossal founder; de-extinction, multiplex edits, artificial wombs, biodiversity backup. 1:22
George Church
Named in Ben’s path into synthetic biology / Colossal scientific lane. 1:22
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Products
Jurassic Park [Blu-ray] — De-extinction pop-culture foil on tape. Amazon 9:49
Game of Thrones: The Complete Collection (4K Ultra HD) — Named cultural reference on tape. Amazon 14:41
The Next Whole Earth Catalog (Stewart Brand) — Tools / whole-systems cite. Amazon 34:46
Colossal Biosciences Official site · Moonshots Official site · Metatrends Official site
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Overview
Peter, Dave, and Alex sit down with Colossal’s Ben Lamm on Anthropic’s wet-lab move, scalable gene editing, de-extinction ethics, artificial wombs in ~24 months, and biodiversity backup — from teacup mammoth dreams to Astromech and climate-tundra bets.
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Places
Harvard — George Church / synthetic-bio lane. 1:22
Siberia / tundra — Mammoth / climate framing. 31:30
Botswana — Elephant / conservation haven cite. 27:14
Dubai — Biodiversity backup / government interest. 34:46
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