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The Code Breaker
Walter Isaacson ISBN 1665910674
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Walter Isaacson ISBN 1665910674
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This book by Walter Isaacson has come up 3 times across 2 different shows: Lex Fridman, Tim Ferriss. One of those mentions was a genuine on-air recommendation, not just a passing reference. The people who brought it up: Terry Crews, Tim Ferriss, Walter Isaacson. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2021-03-07 and the most recent from 2023-09-10. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
A scientific biography of Jennifer Doudna, a founder and co-developer of the CRISPR gene-editing mechanism, and an examination of what happened after CRISPR hit the marketplace.
“I hope this book inspires Jennifer Dowden of the gene editing Pioneer who discovers helps discover crispr Gene Eddington which my book The Code Breaker”— Walter Isaacson
The guest here is Walter Isaacson: One of the most acclaimed biographers alive, author of bestselling books on Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci, Jennifer Doudna, Benjamin Franklin, and Henry Kissinger. A former editor of Time Magazine and CEO of CNN, he now teaches at Tulane in New Orleans. Biographer Walter Isaacson dissects the demons, drives, and genius linking Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Einstein, da Vinci, and Franklin.
“Walter Isaacson is like my favorite biographer. You know, this man, he gets so in-depth. He's great. It's like you're living a life with these people as you read it.”— Terry Crews
The guest here is Terry Crews: Actor, former NFL player, artist, and host of America's Got Talent, known for Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Author of the memoir 'Tough: My Journey to True Power.'. Terry Crews tells Tim Ferriss how addiction, therapy, and rejecting revenge taught him real strength and true power.
“his new book is the code breaker subtitle jennifer doudna believe i'm getting that right gene editing and the future of the human race”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Walter Isaacson: Professor of history at Tulane, former CEO of the Aspen Institute, former chair of CNN and editor of Time. He is the biographer of Leonardo da Vinci, Steve Jobs, Einstein, and Benjamin Franklin, and author of 'The Code Breaker' about Jennifer Doudna. Walter Isaacson on CRISPR, Jennifer Doudna, gene editing's promises and perils, and the coming biotech revolution.
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