@Jason@theallinpod I'm curious to hear @friedberg's thoughts on: No synbio co will become successful until we can truly engineer cells, which requires understanding/modeling the cell. This means key breakthroughs need to come in R&D/Academia side. How is TPB's approach different from ZY/Ginkgo?
You find out there is a universal vaccine that will protect you from every future pandemic, but due to a rare side effect, there is a 1% chance that your entire body shrinks by 5%. Do you take the vaccine?
Wrote up my thoughts about an issue that I don't think is getting enough attention: Asian American discrimination in college admissions https://t.co/sTfUmjMa8Q
@noampomsky I think there's some nuance here. For example, if the lack of discipline is from being extremely indecisive or being addicted to porn, then I'd consider it more a pathology than a signal that you haven't found your calling.