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Gideon Lichfield: OK, but let me play the synthetic biology devil's advocate for a second.Lauren Goode: OK, OK.Gideon Lichfield: When you have kids, you are throwing the genetic dice, you…

Lauren Goode: Thank you. I mean, I do like to stay informed, it is what we do, we live in the news, we live in information, but—yeah, it's almost like if, when I'm on a plane, I'd rather not…

Lauren Goode: So it's not at the point yet where you have a control group of say Great Danes or rottweilers, and one group is on the drugs and they've lived longer, and another group is not…

Gideon Lichfield: Lauren, have you ever met someone with an idea that seems completely out there, and then when you talk to them they convince you it's actually totally reasonable, and then…

Lauren Goode: Do you mean you personally or the collective you? Gideon Lichfield: I mean, it's always about me, isn't it? Lauren Goode: Of course. Gideon Lichfield: So anyway, I ride a…

Lauren: Interesting.Sima: But because we are saying that it solves obesity, suddenly it's a debate. Lauren: When you, when you say cancel culture, I mean, is that something that factors into…

Gideon: I find it so much work to get started on a new platform, you know, to follow people and figure out what I want to prioritize and post things there. Uh, so I can't really say that…

Gideon: OK. Lauren: It's time for a pop quiz. Gideon: Oh no.Lauren: So you are the editor in chief here at WIRED, and you've been talking a lot about AI, so I wanted to see how good you are…

Lauren Goode: From what I know about Meredith, she’s well qualified to have this conversation. She spent a lot of time at Google, which is a place that relies very heavily on what she calls…

Gideon Lichfield: Exactly.Lauren Goode: And you can actually pause.Gideon Lichfield: Yes, and that's what makes it simple, because there are 17 different apps but only one phone.Lauren…