Ian tells Jesse about the Seed Vault in Svalbard, Norway, as well as some other genetic backup projects around the world. If our civilization collapses, have we done everything we can to give the next one a chance to thrive?

 

Links to topics discussed:

Svalbard Seed Vault

On Google Maps

Millennium Seed Bank Partnership

Frozen Zoos

Original Svalbard 'flood' report

Followup on report

 

Theme music, used with permission, by Jonathan Coulton.