Easter Special! Resurrections and unholy hybrid animals! I’m joined by @dmos150.bsky.social & @mopathguy.bsky.social to discuss de-extinction efforts and corporate science! iTunes: tinyurl.com/bde64p48 Spotify: tinyurl.com/5fzths77 - ThreadSky

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kavehmd.bsky.social • 11 days ago

Easter Special!

Resurrections and unholy hybrid animals! I’m joined by @dmos150.bsky.social & @mopathguy.bsky.social to discuss de-extinction efforts and corporate science!

iTunes: https://tinyurl.com/bde64p48
Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/5fzths77

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hervold.bsky.social•11 days ago

Great conversation! Question: why wouldn’t the mastodon microbiome be available? There are a decent number of carcasses preserved in permafrost, wouldn’t the contents of their digestive systems be preserved as well?

mopathguy.bsky.social•3 days ago

Possibly, but I think very unlikely intact and uncontaminated. And to the larger points in the episode, a) you’ll never be sure and b) what’s really the point of investing all that effort?

hervold.bsky.social•2 days ago

I think we're using different reference frames: is Colossal's budget a better use of conservation money than alternatives? No! I just think it's a better use of VC/billionaire money than some crypto startup

mopathguy.bsky.social•2 days ago

Fair, but that’s like saying is better to compost your money than to light it on fire on your neighbor’s lawn

kavehmd.bsky.social•2 days ago

Kieran, Jason’s point is hard to beat because it’s funny.

hervold.bsky.social•2 days ago

Neither composing nor burning money has any chance of getting the thylacine back, though, and those weird little guys deserve a chance

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