<p>Robert walks Langston Kerman through the story of Dr. George Church, a very real scientist who co founded the company making bullshit claims of "de extincting" dire wolves.</p> <p>(2 Part Series)</p> <p><br>Sources:</p> <ol> <li><a href="https://forbetterscience.com/2023/06/26/george-church-colossal-wnker/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://forbetterscience.com/2023/06/26/george-church-colossal-wnker/&source=gmail&ust=1748998896651000&usg=AOvVaw3H6e-EUhINEjroovooeRCu">George Church, Colossal W*nker – For Better Science</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.gowinglife.com/can-gene-therapy-slow-ageing-in-dogs/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.gowinglife.com/can-gene-therapy-slow-ageing-in-dogs/&source=gmail&ust=1748998896651000&usg=AOvVaw19wbxq3gFaN0uBjJcPFyYb">Can Gene Therapy Slow Ageing in Dogs? - Gowing Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://forbetterscience.com/2020/05/14/never-ageing-anti-aging-to-cure-covid-19/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://forbetterscience.com/2020/05/14/never-ageing-anti-aging-to-cure-covid-19/&source=gmail&ust=1748998896651000&usg=AOvVaw0rfAJuoyXQJYswf54snjv2">Never-ageing Anti-aging to cure COVID-19 – For Better Science</a></li> <li><a href="https://forbetterscience.com/2023/04/17/the-original-sins-of-leonard-guarente/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://forbetterscience.com/2023/04/17/the-original-sins-of-leonard-guarente/&source=gmail&ust=1748998896651000&usg=AOvVaw0O7y8gopUg3ElXd-KdYxoF">The original sins of Leonard Guarente – For Better Science</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/business/jeffrey-epstein-eugenics.html" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/business/jeffrey-epstein-eugenics.html&source=gmail&ust=1748998896651000&usg=AOvVaw1FtQy5c3CzfFnP65LuohwE">Jeffrey Epstein Hoped to Seed Human Race With His DNA - 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DER SPIEGEL</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/13/geneticist-george-church-gets-funding-for-lab-grown-woolly-mammoths.html" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/13/geneticist-george-church-gets-funding-for-lab-grown-woolly-mammoths.html&source=gmail&ust=1748998896654000&usg=AOvVaw1Z3KZKpG63qu8SY5gEObNg">Geneticist George Church gets funding for lab-grown woolly mammoths</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/wooly-mammoth-de-extinction-scientist-plan-create-arctic-elephant-1674509?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1643642848" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.newsweek.com/wooly-mammoth-de-extinction-scientist-plan-create-arctic-elephant-1674509?utm_term%3DAutofeed%26utm_medium%3DSocial%26utm_source%3DTwitter%23Echobox%3D1643642848&source=gmail&ust=1748998896654000&usg=AOvVaw1fIDgxDxZR1WlfvJ87GgH6">Wooly Mammoth De-extinction Scientist Reveals Plan To Create 'Arctic Elephant' - Newsweek</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dw.com/en/could-jurassic-world-become-reality/a-18487900" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.dw.com/en/could-jurassic-world-become-reality/a-18487900&source=gmail&ust=1748998896654000&usg=AOvVaw2TXCFkG7a8SKO00hOtTJxi">Bringing back dinosaurs or making new ones? – DW – 06/10/2015</a></li> <li><a href="https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2016/05/if-youre-not-failing-youre-probably-not-trying-as-hard-as-you-could-be/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2016/05/if-youre-not-failing-youre-probably-not-trying-as-hard-as-you-could-be/&source=gmail&ust=1748998896654000&usg=AOvVaw1AJVsgGtDU4P5vz8-Xo6nu">‘If you’re not failing, you’re probably not trying as hard as you could be’ — Harvard Gazette</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.clinicaltrialsarena.com/news/crispr-gene-editing-on-human-embryos-may-have-dangerous-consequences-says-new-study/?cf-view" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.clinicaltrialsarena.com/news/crispr-gene-editing-on-human-embryos-may-have-dangerous-consequences-says-new-study/?cf-view&source=gmail&ust=1748998896654000&usg=AOvVaw23XUDB9FwOFLH9eb5USRcW">CRISPR gene editing on human embryos may be dangerous</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2019/12/11/131611/actual-facts-about-george-church-dna-dating-company-digid8/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.technologyreview.com/2019/12/11/131611/actual-facts-about-george-church-dna-dating-company-digid8/&source=gmail&ust=1748998896654000&usg=AOvVaw3WtBk4f5JGcLgnGvdO8aa5">Here are some actual facts about George Church’s DNA dating company | MIT Technology Review</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.geneticsandsociety.org/biopolitical-times/scientist-loose-george-church-strays-eugenics-again" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.geneticsandsociety.org/biopolitical-times/scientist-loose-george-church-strays-eugenics-again&source=gmail&ust=1748998896654000&usg=AOvVaw0nUJW4QSa4Y6qg165XwHtc">Scientist on the Loose: George Church Strays Into Eugenics—Again | Center for Genetics and Society</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/pleistocene/comments/1axg97t/sowhat_do_we_think_of_colossal_biosciences/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reddit.com/r/pleistocene/comments/1axg97t/sowhat_do_we_think_of_colossal_biosciences/&source=gmail&ust=1748998896654000&usg=AOvVaw2o1wQKeblxWBsSmnXUB73n">So...What do we think of Colossal Biosciences? : r/pleistocene</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medecinesciences.org/en/articles/medsci/full_html/2022/05/msc220068/msc220068.html" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.medecinesciences.org/en/articles/medsci/full_html/2022/05/msc220068/msc220068.html&source=gmail&ust=1748998896654000&usg=AOvVaw3NX3hsA-xWVwptzPEZ0aWt">The "de-extinction" of the woolly mammoth, a "Colossal" hoax? - Genomic chronicles | Medicine/Science</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-04-24/this-genetics-firm-didnt-resurrect-the-extinct-dire-wolf-but-did-achieve-a-breakthrough-in-hype" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-04-24/this-genetics-firm-didnt-resurrect-the-extinct-dire-wolf-but-did-achieve-a-breakthrough-in-hype&source=gmail&ust=1748998896654000&usg=AOvVaw3VxCL_IwS4rrGolEDJ65f7">Hiltzik: New frontiers in pseudoscientific baloney - Los Angeles Times</a></li> <li><a href="https://forbetterscience.com/2025/05/21/colossal-liar-wolves/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://forbetterscience.com/2025/05/21/colossal-liar-wolves/&source=gmail&ust=1748998896654000&usg=AOvVaw0St7WElmk-5MNLdfxjgCG0">Colossal Liar Wolves – For Better Science</a></li> <li><a href="https://medium.com/authority-magazine/meet-the-disruptors-how-ben-lamm-hypergiant-are-shaking-up-the-space-and-ai-industries-92d70b6b7b7c" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://medium.com/authority-magazine/meet-the-disruptors-how-ben-lamm-hypergiant-are-shaking-up-the-space-and-ai-industries-92d70b6b7b7c&source=gmail&ust=1748998896654000&usg=AOvVaw1l2GXafkz3iBbLp8dU1O0n">Meet The Disruptors: How Ben Lamm & Hypergiant Are Shaking Up the Space and AI Industries | by Jason Hartman | Authority Magazine | Medium</a></li> <li><a href="https://thegreatentrepreneurs.com/millionaire-ben-lamm-warns-against-entrepreneurship/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://thegreatentrepreneurs.com/millionaire-ben-lamm-warns-against-entrepreneurship/&source=gmail&ust=1748998896654000&usg=AOvVaw33ON1_bckTWm8uUJGRsTTB">Millionaire Ben Lamm Warns Against Entrepreneurship - 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