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Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

Walter Isaacson (Season 1, Episode 310)
Podcast Episode | 69 min | Talk-Show
Walter Isaacson is an American author, journalist, and professor. Walter joins the Armchair Expert to discuss his work as a biographer, that it's important to remember that all people are human, and how much more inspiring they are when ...See moreWalter Isaacson is an American author, journalist, and professor. Walter joins the Armchair Expert to discuss his work as a biographer, that it's important to remember that all people are human, and how much more inspiring they are when you realize that. Walter explains the three great innovation revolutions of modern times, how transformative Jennifer Doudna's gene editing work is, and how she used her knowledge of CRISPR to help with the fight against covid. Dax and Walter discuss the dilemma of editing out certain negative traits and the effects it can have on shaping a person and the importance of trying to maximize the Utopia of gene editing while minimizing the many unforeseen issues that will arise. See less
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Updated Apr 1, 2021
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Apr 1, 2021 (United States)
Awards
2 wins & 5 nominations

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Steve Jobs (2015)
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Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard (2018)
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