John Rasko's guest appearances

John Rasko

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast

Festival of Dangerous Ideas

Sam Harris

Steven Pinker

Chuck Klosterman

Pankaj Mishra

Tim Harford

David Sinclair

Naomi Klein

Stephen Fry

Claire Wardle

Jon Ronson

Edward Snowden

Masha Gessen

Erwin James

Angela Nagle

Slavoj Žižek

OwlTail

Professor Rasko is a clinical haematologist, pathologist and scientist, known internationally as a pioneer in gene and stem cell therapies. His work as helped change the way we understand human illness and recovery.

The Year That Made Me: John Rasko, 1983

Matthew Liao

From the ancient tale of Gilgamesh to Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein, the dream of immortality has long captured the imagination of writers and scientists. But how close are we to conquering death? In a conversation moderated by Simon Longstaff, neuro-ethicist S. Matthew Liao speaks with stem cell-researcher John Rasko about the age of regenerative medicine, the heroes and fraudsters of the past, and the reality of a distant future where genetic engineering helps humans to colonise future planets. S. Matthew Liao is a philosopher specialising bioethics. John Rasko is an Australian clinical haematologist, pathologist and scientist, pioneering in the application of adult stem cells and genetic therapies.  Produced by The Festival of Dangerous Ideas, The Ethics Centre and Audiocraft.

From the ancient tale of Gilgamesh to Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein, the dream of immortality has long captured the imagination of writers and scientists. But how close are we to conquering death? In a conversation moderated by Simon Longstaff, neuro-ethicist S. Matthew Liao speaks with stem cell-researcher John Rasko about the age of regenerative medicine, the heroes and fraudsters of the past, and the reality of a distant future where genetic engineering helps humans to colonise future planets. S. Matthew Liao is a philosopher specialising bioethics. John Rasko is an Australian clinical haematologist, pathologist and scientist, pioneering in the application of adult stem cells and genetic therapies.  Produced by The Festival of Dangerous Ideas, The Ethics Centre and Audiocraft.

FODI: The In-Between | 07 | S. Matthew Liao & John Rasko | Immortality, fraud and the future of the human species