Episode 21: A high-tech company with explosive growth...and various other science things you don't want to miss
Description
Matthew Shribman has accumulated over 25 million views across platforms for his 'Science in the Bath' series, available here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoSRNBi6F4jN0CYq-sRcOHQ
We talk about how birds literally 'see' the Earth's magnetic field, and cover Twist Bioscience, a company that's revolutionizing gene synthesis. Twist is working on DNA as a viable storage medium for computers, drug discovery, genetic sequencing and synthetic biology. This is a little more sciencey than usual, but I think you will enjoy!
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Timestamps:
0:11 -- Introducing Matthew Shribman
3:00 -- Whale carbon sequestration
4:30 -- Matthew's bird migration project at Oxford
6:50 -- How bird compasses work
9:03 -- How to photograph molecules with lasers, prisms and mirrors
15:49 -- Our new investment in Twist - revolutionizing DNA synthesis
17:53 -- Twist's take on drug development
19:08 -- DNA as a storage medium for computers
24:33 -- Weather patterns & climate explained
27:02 -- The PT extinction event
27:45 -- Pension funds and ESG investing
28:29 -- Coal & the broader energy sector getting hit twice
31:00 -- The inefficiencies of "QWERTY" keyboards
36:57 -- Synthetic biology for fuel
40:33 -- Discussion on nuclear & its safety
41:55 -- Israeli innovation for energy storage
44:08 -- Science innovation coming out of Oxford
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