Special Episode: Recipes for Future Plagues

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode of the podcast, Rob Reid and Kevin Esvelt discuss USAID’s new “Deep VZN” program, which aims to discover new pandemic-grade viruses and publish their genomes to the world. Esvelt estimates that there are currently around 30,000 people who could then easily build them.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at</span> <a href= "http://samharris.org/subscribe"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">samharris.org/subscribe</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Learning how to train your mind is the single greatest investment you can make in life. That’s why Sam Harris created the</span> <a href= "http://wakingup.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Waking Up</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">app. From rational mindfulness practice to lessons on some of life’s most important topics, join Sam as he demystifies the practice of meditation and explores the theory behind it.</span></p>