The Man Bringing Extinct Creatures Back To Life - Ben Lamm

Ben Lamm is an entrepreneur, CEO of Colossal and a founder. What if Jurassic Park's dream of bringing extinct creatures back to life was possible? Well it kind of is. And Ben's company is forging ahead in the new frontier of de-extinction, starting with some of the most legendary animals from history. Expect to learn why Ben is bringing Wooly Mammoths back to life, how you give birth to an animal that died out thousands of years ago, where Ben gets the genetic material from, how bringing back Mammoths could fix climate change, whether artificial wombs will actually work, if we can make humans as strong as Neanderthals using their DNA, why we should bring back the Dodo bird and much more... Sponsors: Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at https://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from AG1 at https://drinkag1.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 15% discount on Mud/Wtr at https://mudwtr.com/mw (use code MODERNWISDOM) Extra Stuff: Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #extinction #mammoth #jurassicpark - 00:00 Ben’s Wild Plan to Fix Global Warming 02:46 How to Extract Ancient DNA 09:40 Making a Mammoth a Reality from DNA 22:55 What Could Go Wrong? 30:55 What Else Would Ben Like to Bring Back? 37:37 Why Mammoths Went Extinct 42:50 How Mammoths Are Useful to the Planet 52:07 Can Genetically-Created Mammoths Reproduce Naturally? 54:10 What Does this Mean for Human Advancement? 58:52 The Ethics of Genetic Enhancement 1:09:20 Where to Find Ben - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

Chris WilliamsonhostBen Lammguest

Sep 16, 20231h 9mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: September 16, 2023
Duration: 1h 9m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Ben Lamm is an entrepreneur, CEO of Colossal and a founder. What if Jurassic Park's dream of bringing extinct creatures back to life was possible? Well it kind of is. And Ben's company is forging ahead in the new frontier of de-extinction, starting with some of the most legendary animals from history. Expect to learn why Ben is bringing Wooly Mammoths back to life, how you give birth to an animal that died out thousands of years ago, where Ben gets the genetic material from, how bringing back Mammoths could fix climate change, whether artificial wombs will actually work, if we can make humans as strong as Neanderthals using their DNA, why we should bring back the Dodo bird and much more... Sponsors: Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at https://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from AG1 at https://drinkag1.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 15% discount on Mud/Wtr at https://mudwtr.com/mw (use code MODERNWISDOM) Extra Stuff: Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #extinction #mammoth #jurassicpark - 00:00 Ben’s Wild Plan to Fix Global Warming 02:46 How to Extract Ancient DNA 09:40 Making a Mammoth a Reality from DNA 22:55 What Could Go Wrong? 30:55 What Else Would Ben Like to Bring Back? 37:37 Why Mammoths Went Extinct 42:50 How Mammoths Are Useful to the Planet 52:07 Can Genetically-Created Mammoths Reproduce Naturally? 54:10 What Does this Mean for Human Advancement? 58:52 The Ethics of Genetic Enhancement 1:09:20 Where to Find Ben - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

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Chris Williamson
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Ben Lamm
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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Chris Williamson and Ben Lamm, The Man Bringing Extinct Creatures Back To Life - Ben Lamm explores gene Editing Mammoths: De-Extinction, Ecosystems, And Humanity’s Genetic Future Ben Lamm, founder of Colossal Biosciences, explains how his company uses advanced gene editing and ancient DNA to create ‘proxy’ versions of extinct animals like the woolly mammoth, dodo, and thylacine. Rather than cloning dead animals, they sequence degraded DNA from remains, compare it to living relatives, and edit embryos to express the key traits of the extinct species. Lamm argues these projects are not just spectacle: mammoths could help stabilize Arctic permafrost and slow climate change, thylacines could rebalance Tasmanian ecosystems, and the dodo can drive invasive-species removal and serve as a powerful symbol of human-caused extinction. Throughout, he and Chris Williamson explore the technical, ecological, ethical, and human-health implications of large-scale genome editing and reproductive technologies.

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