De-Extinction: Resurrecting the Past

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

• Episode: De-Extinction: Resurrecting the Past
• Website: Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
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• Duration: 00:32:47
• Published: 2018-01-25 16:50

Ever since we started finding fossils of long extinct species we've dreamed of getting to meet them, either by finding some secluded group of survivors, using a time machine, or resurrecting them. As our knowledge of genetics grows, this last option is fast approaching as a possible reality and raises many additional concerns about the technical and ethical challenges, not least of which is where to put them, with their former environments now used by people or other critters. We will examine these challenges today. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/H581aDWa0ic Book of the month: Jurassic Park Use my link http://www.audible.com/isaac or text isaac to 500-500 to get a FREE audiobook and 30-day free trial! Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join the Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ Support the Channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Visit the sub-reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Cover Art by Jakub Grygier: https://www.artstation.com/artist/jakub_grygier Writers: Isaac Arthur Laura Graham Eustratius Graham Mark Warburton Narrator: Isaac Arthur Script Editors: Gregory Leal Keith Blockus Matthew Acker Naomi Kern Sigmund Kopperud Graphics Team: Edward Nardella Jarred Eagley Justin Dixon Katie Byrne Kris Holland of Mafic Stufios: www.maficstudios.com Misho Yordanov Pierre Demet Sergio Botero: https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc Stefan Blandin Music: Miguel Johnson, "The Commanders" Lombus, "Hydrogen Sonata" Miguel Johnson, "So Many Stars" Markus Junnikkala, "A Memory of Earth" Sergey Cheremisinov, "Labyrinth" A.J. Prasad, "Staring through the cracks in reality, part 2" Brandow Liew, "Into the Storm"