De-Extinction, Part Two: Yes, no, maybe so?
This is still a lot to consider. What do you guys think? Get your FREE (as in zero dollars) audio book: http://www.audible.com/brainscoop Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thebrainscoop...
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Hey, everyone. So on the last episode of The Brain Scoop, we started to talk about de-extinction and a little bit about the science behind it, if you wanna watch that episode, click right here. Three two one. Too slow. Today we're gonna talk a little bit about the philosophy and the moral implications of de-extinction. This new sudden interest in de-extinction is due in part because of a sixth and imminent mass extinction. There have been mass extinction that have occurred before in the past but those have all been the result of astronomical or climatic events. This one is due in part because of human interference. Things like climate change and overpopulation are resulting in the quick extinction of many different species, so, in an effort to kind of st...
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Hey, everyone. So on the last episode of The Brain Scoop, we started to talk about de-extinction and a little bit about the science behind it, if you wanna watch that episode, click right here. Three two one. Too slow. Today we're gonna talk a little bit about the philosophy and the moral implications of de-extinction. This new sudden interest in de-extinction is due in part because of a sixth and imminent mass extinction. There have been mass extinction that have occurred before in the past but those have all been the result of astronomical or climatic events. This one is due in part because of human interference. Things like climate change and overpopulation are resulting in the quick extinction of many different species, so, in an effort to kind of st...
