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What happens when a geneticist steps into the center of Austin’s techno-cultural renaissance and starts asking the questions everyone else is too afraid to touch? In this new episode of SKMP, Razib Khan joins us for a wild, deeply intelligent conversation spanning CRISPR, evolution, AI, gene editing, open-source technology, SpaceX billionaires, Austin’s transformation into a new frontier city, and the future of humanity itself. From whether evolution can be “proven” through DNA, to the ethics of designer babies, Neuralink vs biological enhancement, and why future generations may normalize genetic engineering the same way we normalized IVF this episode feels less like a podcast and more like a glimpse into the next 30 years.

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00:10 Furries and Biohacking

00:39 Proving Evolution With DNA

02:19 How Culture Changes Our DNA

06:50 CRISPR & Editing Human Genes

08:58 "Super Babies” & Public Fear

16:18 Could Humans Become Furries?

21:02 Is China Ahead in Genetics?

23:13 Austin Tech Culture Shift

30:17 Feeling Behind in Your 20s

34:43 Timing Waves And Going All In

37:42 Open Source Products And Hardware

43:12 What Humans Still Do Better Than AI

49:31 AI Doom Energy Limits

53:26 The Weird Future of Humanity

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