Nobel laureate Szostak discusses AGI and the origins of life
danfaggella · x · 2026-08-21
Journalist Dan Faggella announced an upcoming interview with Dr. Jack Szostak, a Nobel Prize-winning pioneer in telomere research and a leading expert on the origin of life. The interview will explore posthuman trajectories of life and the implications of AGI on the greater living process. The author is soliciting questions for the discussion.
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