CRISPR

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segment 1, Top of Mind — Woolly Mammoth Comeback (0:00): Harvard scientists intend to splice mammoth DNA into elephants and create a hybrid species. (Although not everyone things the timeline is realistic.)
segment 2, Future File — 23 Guidelines for AI (11:47): A consortium of top professionals have endorsed a set of rules they say society should follow when researching artificial intelligence. Do you agree with their choices?
segment 3, Juris Prudent — Gamergate Injustice? (23:57): Freedom of Information Act investigation into the FBI’s files on Gamergate reveal evidence and CONFESSIONS from harassers, but prosecutors are choosing not to charge perpetrators.
segment 4, Let’s Dig Some More (38:31): China will get vertical forests. Dubai bringing a fleet of flying taxis to market THIS YEAR! Elon musk thinks humans must merge with computers. Bill Gates says we should tax robots.

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segment 1, Top of Mind — Terrible Trump Tech (0:00): January in the Trump administration has featured failure to 2-factor authenticate, vulnerable phones, tweeted passwords, and worse.
segment 2, Juris Prudent — Facial Recognition Fighting Crime (12:11): Are you comfortable with the FBI using computers to check your photo in their database when they suspect someone of a crime?
segment 3, Future File — Meme Marketplace (24:39): A subreddit allowing you to “buy” memes.
segment 4, Let’s Dig Some More (31:43): Splicing embryos to grow human organs, computerized telepathy, and the climate change run–down.

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