This week we welcome special guest and good friend Austin Doughty who is a student at UCSD pursuing his PHD in Synthetic Biology. Josh was out for this episode so we have a head to head Austin takeover for this one, we talk about:- Putting yourself forward on the internet- The information ecosystem- Social media tracking- Pursuing a PHD- Biology from first principles- Synthetic Biology- Philosophy/Metaphysics- Synthetic bio and bioengineering in the near future- Life extension- Kardashev scaleApple/Spotify/Youtube: https://linktr.ee/WontBecomeBoringTwitter: https://twitter.com/WBBpodcastThank you for listening to our humble podcast! Please subscribe, rate, and review if we bring you any enjoyment.