Ep.8: The Escalation - Alien Encounters

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Humans unlock the ability to genetically design their own Brid babies and join the Brids' hive mind, causing a panic that humans will soon become obsolete. The self-aware quantum computer makes its own survival top priority.The below guests are featured in this episode: Hakeem OluseyiDario NardiAlex LightmanJohn SmartSeth ShostakDavid BrinAlan D FosterDavid GerroldJoan SlonczewskiJuan EnriquezJamais CascioCatherine AsaroYaneer Bar YamGeorge ChurchRogier WindhorstFor even more Alien Encounters, head to discovery+. Go to discoveryplus.com/alienencounters. Terms apply. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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This episode was published on October 28, 2022.

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Humans unlock the ability to genetically design their own Brid babies and join the Brids' hive mind, causing a panic that humans will soon become obsolete. The self-aware quantum computer makes its own survival top priority.The below guests are...

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