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George Church

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
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Dwarkesh Podcast
George Church โ€” A Billion Years of Evolution in a Single Afternoon

You know, I'm in the 97%, right?

Dwarkesh Podcast
George Church โ€” A Billion Years of Evolution in a Single Afternoon

You know, 97% of those were your odds of winning, you know, at the horse races or at the casino.

Dwarkesh Podcast
George Church โ€” A Billion Years of Evolution in a Single Afternoon

You take them.

Dwarkesh Podcast
George Church โ€” A Billion Years of Evolution in a Single Afternoon

Yeah, 97% of winning.

Dwarkesh Podcast
George Church โ€” A Billion Years of Evolution in a Single Afternoon

Good.

Dwarkesh Podcast
George Church โ€” A Billion Years of Evolution in a Single Afternoon

You know, but with, you know, when a child's future is at risk, I think that's...

Dwarkesh Podcast
George Church โ€” A Billion Years of Evolution in a Single Afternoon

It's not the right solution.

Dwarkesh Podcast
George Church โ€” A Billion Years of Evolution in a Single Afternoon

And the other thing is I think it has to do with the trolley problem.

Dwarkesh Podcast
George Church โ€” A Billion Years of Evolution in a Single Afternoon

It's like if you don't influence it, it's not your fault.

Dwarkesh Podcast
George Church โ€” A Billion Years of Evolution in a Single Afternoon

But actually, everything is your fault, you know.

Dwarkesh Podcast
George Church โ€” A Billion Years of Evolution in a Single Afternoon

Not doing something is a decision, right?

Dwarkesh Podcast
George Church โ€” A Billion Years of Evolution in a Single Afternoon

And so I think it's like if I just don't do anything and they come out damaged, well, it's not my fault.

Dwarkesh Podcast
George Church โ€” A Billion Years of Evolution in a Single Afternoon

But it is, you know.

Dwarkesh Podcast
George Church โ€” A Billion Years of Evolution in a Single Afternoon

I think I said, yeah, I know what you're saying and what David is saying, but I think it's a dangerous dichotomy.

Dwarkesh Podcast
George Church โ€” A Billion Years of Evolution in a Single Afternoon

You know, they'll say that there are lots of, not just India, you know, all over the world.

Dwarkesh Podcast
George Church โ€” A Billion Years of Evolution in a Single Afternoon

And in fact, we all went through a bottleneck.

Dwarkesh Podcast
George Church โ€” A Billion Years of Evolution in a Single Afternoon

No, but...

Dwarkesh Podcast
George Church โ€” A Billion Years of Evolution in a Single Afternoon

That changes the rate from, say, 3% to 6%.

Dwarkesh Podcast
George Church โ€” A Billion Years of Evolution in a Single Afternoon

But the point is, 3% is still unacceptable.

Dwarkesh Podcast
George Church โ€” A Billion Years of Evolution in a Single Afternoon

I mean, it's just a tragic loss, not only of the human life directly affected, but the whole family is, you know, very often one or both parents have to quit their job and spend full-time, like, caregiving and fundraising, because these are very expensive diseases as well.