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Can you imagine a future where we grow houses rather than build them? Where smartphones are living, clothing has opinions, and all human knowledge fits into a speck of DNA?

Humanity is at the cusp of a technological revolution, driven by the convergence of artificial intelligence and synthetic biology. But how do we even begin to approach what is ahead?

Join geneticist and author Adrian Woolfson as he explains his bold vision for a future shaped by AI and synthetic biology.

Discussing the ethical and ecological choices ahead with Adrian is Helen Czerski, physicist, oceanographer, and broadcaster.

An unmissable debate on hope and humanity.

Explore the ideas behind the talk

How close are we to designing life itself? Read an excerpt from On the Future of Species to explore the technologies and dilemmas that underpin Adrian Woolfson’s talk.

Speaker:

  • Adrian Woolfson, Geneticist and Author

Chair:

  • Helen Czerski, Physicist, Oceanographer and Presenter

Adrian Woolfson

Geneticist and Author

Image credit: Myla Thomas

Helen Czerski

Physicist, Oceanographer and Presenter

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