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Ep 33 - “We Can’t Just Discover, We Have to Deliver”: The Real Work of Scaling U.S. Biotechnology
Chapter 2 of the NSCEB Final Report
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Alexander Titus
21:09
The Genome in Fifty Pieces
In a world where biology powers geopolitics, one analyst must help rewire the United States into a resilient, decentralized biomanufacturing force.
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Alexander Titus
Ep 32 - Not Just Another Report: Chapter 1 and the Battle to Lead in Biotechnology
Chapter 1 of the NSCEB Final Report
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Alexander Titus
13:57
The Second Century
In a reimagined Midwest shaped by biotech, one young woman steps into a future grown from code, community, and courage
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Alexander Titus
Ep 31 - Hello Senator, We Recommend You Take Biotechnology Seriously
The Final Report from the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology
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Alexander Titus
21:31
Invisible Hands
Today, an entire submission for a new gene therapy had been reviewed in under four hours
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Varun Patel
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Joshua Kim
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Ep 30 - The Next National Security Race: How Biotech is Rewriting Global Power
A primer on the growing importance of biotechnology in the 21st century intended to be a complement to the upcoming final report of the U.S. National…
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Alexander Titus
14:53

March 2025

Ministry of Futures
A Speculative Look at the Sandbox of Policy
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Alexander Titus
Ep 29 - Science Fiction in a Suit, Policy in a T-Shirt
The question isn’t whether fiction influences policy. It’s how consciously we use it.
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Alexander Titus
19:45
The Last Outbreak
Year: 2047 | Location: Global Biosecurity Command (GBC) | Status: Contained
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Alexander Titus
Ep 28 - The Real Risks, and Real Promise, of AI in Biotech from the Perspective of the National Academies
As someone who sat on the National Academies’ study committee on AI and Biosecurity, I can tell you: the truth is neither so dire nor so utopian.
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Alexander Titus
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19:32
Through the Looking Glass: A Mirror Life Odyssey
Sometimes, the most profound discoveries aren’t the ones we fear. They’re the ones that teach us to see the world in a way we never have before.
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Alexander Titus
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