Mind the Gap: The Amino Acid Life Didn't Need

[curious] Picture a petri dish in a research lab. E. coli bacteria — billions of them — dividing, multiplying, living. Except these bacteria are different. Scientists removed one of the twenty amino acids that every living thing on Earth has used for nearly four billion years. [surprised] And the bacteria didn't die....

In today's episode, Alex and Maya explore how Toronto's economy, AI's rapid evolution, and behavioural science intersect — and what it all means for how we live and work.

Takeaway: [enthusiastic] Go simplify something beautiful!

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