De-extinction. Should we be doing this?
We’ve brought dire wolves back to life. What’s next? Wolly mammoths and saber tooth tigers?
Soon, it’s Jurassic Park.
Science and technology are wonderful engines that move us forward. On one hand, science and technology exist to solve problems. We generally agree on what those problems are. Not many people (although some, for sure) would rather have lived in 1225 than in 2025. Life was much harder in 1225.
Thank you, science and technology.
On the other hand, science and technology move forward through passion and excitement. Passion and excitement aren’t necessarily tied to objective or even subjective problem-solving.
Sometimes, we just wanna try stuff that we think is cool. Because we can.
Just because we can doesn’t mean we should.
The juxtaposition of capability and incentives and ethics. How do we resolve it?
We might not need to slow down, but we definitely need to look up.
