Kevin Esvelt
21 Podcast Episodes
The Risks of Manufactured Viruses - Dr. Kevin Esvelt
The Risks of Manufactured Viruses - Dr. Kevin Esvelt
What are the risks associated with being able to create custom DNA? Today's podcast discusses the potential weaponizati... Read more
14 Jan 2023
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58mins
Preparing for a World in which Thousands Can Unleash New Pandemics | Kevin Esvelt | EAGxBoston 22
Preparing for a World in which Thousands Can Unleash New Pandemics | Kevin Esvelt | EAGxBoston 22
Kevin Esvelt will outline a path to obviating catastrophic biothreats, highlighting key areas where contributions from p... Read more
13 Jan 2023
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45mins
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Gain of Function Research and the Origin of COVID-19 with Richard Ebright, Kevin Esvelt, and Steven Quay
Gain of Function Research and the Origin of COVID-19 with Richard Ebright, Kevin Esvelt, and Steven Quay
On August 3rd, 2022, the Senate Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight held a hearing to discuss the th... Read more
22 Aug 2022
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1hr 15mins
#51 – Kevin Esvelt and Jonas Sandbrink on Risks from Biological Research
#51 – Kevin Esvelt and Jonas Sandbrink on Risks from Biological Research
A full writeup of this episode is available on our website: hearthisidea.com/episodes/esvelt-sandbrink. Kevin Esvelt is ... Read more
13 Aug 2022
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58: Recipes for Future Plagues | Kevin Esvelt
58: Recipes for Future Plagues | Kevin Esvelt
USAID’s new “DEEP VZN” program aims to discover new pandemic-grade viruses, then broadcast their genomes to the world, a... Read more
28 Feb 2022
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1hr 55mins
Mitigating catastrophic biorisks | Kevin Esvelt
Mitigating catastrophic biorisks | Kevin Esvelt
In a world now painfully aware of pandemics, with ever-increasing access to autonomous biological agents, how can we hel... Read more
8 Jan 2021
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25mins
Kevin Esvelt Part 2: Gene Drive and Local Drive
Kevin Esvelt Part 2: Gene Drive and Local Drive
Esvelt’s second talk focuses on strategies to allow for the safe implementation of localized gene drive technologies tha... Read more
7 Nov 2020
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32mins
Kevin Esvelt Part 2: Gene Drive and Local Drive
Kevin Esvelt Part 2: Gene Drive and Local Drive
Esvelt’s second talk focuses on strategies to allow for the safe implementation of localized gene drive technologies tha... Read more
7 Nov 2020
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32mins
Kevin Esvelt Part 2: Gene Drive and Local Drive
Kevin Esvelt Part 2: Gene Drive and Local Drive
Esvelt’s second talk focuses on strategies to allow for the safe implementation of localized gene drive technologies tha... Read more
7 Nov 2020
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32mins
Kevin Esvelt Part 1: Gene Drive
Kevin Esvelt Part 1: Gene Drive
Evolution has selected wild organisms to be extremely well adapted to their environment. Because most genetic changes in... Read more
7 Nov 2020
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25mins
