Brave New Planet
by Pushkin Industries
September 21, 2023 2:05 pm
Utopia or dystopia? It’s up to us.In the 21st century, powerful technologies have been appearing at a breathtaking pace—related to the internet, artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, and more. They have amazing potential upsides, but we can’t ignore the serious risks that come with them.Brave New Planet is a podcast that delves deep into the most exciting and challenging scientific frontiers, helping us understand them and grapple with their implications. Dr. Eric Lander, president and founding director of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, is a geneticist, molecular biologist, and mathematician who was a leader of the Human Genome Project and for eight years served as a science advisor to the White House for President Obama. He’s also the host of Brave New Planet, and he’s talked to leading researchers, journalists, doctors, policy makers, activists, and legal experts to illuminate how this generation’s choices will shape the future as never before.Brave New Planet is a partnership between the Broad Institute, Pushkin Industries, and The Boston Globe’s Opinion team.
Recent Episodes
RSV: The Quest for a New Vaccine
1 year ago00:00/00:00Pushkin Honors Juneteenth
3 years ago00:00/00:00What Will It Take?
4 years ago00:00/00:00Reshaping Nature Through Gene Drives
4 years ago00:00/00:00What Algorithms Say About You
4 years ago00:00/00:00Killer Robots and the Future of War
4 years ago00:00/00:00A Radical Approach to Climate Change
4 years ago00:00/00:00Deepfakes and the Future of Truth
4 years ago00:00/00:00What’s at Stake
4 years ago00:00/00:00Introducing Brave New Planet
4 years ago00:00/00:00