Intelligence Squared US: Should We Bring Extinct Creatures Back to Life?

Specials | May 10, 2019

Once a sci-fi fantasy explored in films like “Jurassic Park,” recent biological and technological breakthroughs indicate that reviving extinct creatures could become a reality. Proponents argue that the benefits include correcting mistakes of the past by bringing back extinct ecosystems and organisms. Others argue it's not ethical, or even feasible. Should humans bring extinct creatures back to life?

Intelligence Squared US- Should We Bring Extinct Creatures Back To Life? Debaters include Dr. Ross MacPhee, Curator, Department of Mammalogy, Division of Vertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History; Dr. Lynn J. Rothschild, Evolutionary Biologist & Astrobiologist; Stewart Brand, Co-Founder, Revive & Restore & Founder, Whole Earth Catalog; Dr. George Church, Professor of Genetics, Harvard and MIT & Founder, Personal Genome Project.

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