Episodes featuring Annie Jacobsen
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Annie Jacobsen joins Joe Rogan to discuss her book on biological warfare, covering bioweapon risks, gain-of-function research, and government contingency plans for catastrophic pandemics.
Annie Jacobsen joins Chris Williamson to discuss engineered bioweapons, why they pose a greater existential risk than nuclear weapons, and how a release could collapse society within days.
Annie Jacobsen joins Chris Williamson to walk through a scenario where Russia's Vector Lab releases a genetically modified pneumonic plague and how the U.S. would detect and respond in real time.
Annie Jacobsen joins Chris Williamson to walk through a fictional but research-based bioweapon scenario showing how a genetically engineered plague could collapse society in as little as 6 days.