Annie Jacobsen
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309 appearances
2 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2026
last heard 29 Jul
Annie Jacobsen’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Because the pathogen, if it's airborne, the weapon system is the human lung set.
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Well, for starters, look at the labs.
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So there are 110 BSL-4 labs around the world.
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That's the maximum containment lab.
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And BSL-3, by the way, is just right below that.
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You can work with plague, hantavirus, anthrax, rabies in a BSL-3 lab.
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And there are 3,500 of those labs around the world.
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And so the idea of an accident is...
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You know, we're just right at that precipice.
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You mentioned about like suicide.
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I quote, there was a existential sort of philosopher, Nick Bostrom, spoke, God, it's 10 years ago now, about AI maybe being humans' last great invention.
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And I echo him, only I say that about genetic modification of germs.
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That could very well be 21st century humans' last invention.
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That's the only ending, Glenn.
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That is the only ending with a genetically modified pathogen to be airborne among the population.
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You might as well know that right off the bat.
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I mean, Tom Cruise is not coming to save the day.
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But, well, you know, I think you and I have spoken about this before when we were talking nuclear, that I really love the phrase, you can't fix what you can't face.
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Because what it also means is you can fix what you're willing to face.
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And so when you have a bit of knowledge about these subjects that are so terrifying, then you can arm yourself with the correct information.
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