Something Scary Is Happening In Biolabs - Annie Jacobsen - #1127

Jul 23, 2026 · 1h 37m · YouTube

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0:00Last time we talked was about how we could blow ourselves to death.

0:03And this time we're talking about how we could infect ourselves to death.

0:07Which one's scarier, nuclear war or biological war?

0:11It's equally scary in completely different ways.

0:14I think, you know, with nuclear war, the response to that was so many people calling me up and saying, okay, I read your book.

0:22I just want to die instantly.

0:25Biological war is tricky and scary because you don't have to die instantly.

0:34And then you have to wonder, I wish I did.

0:38That's the sort of bad news first.

0:42Is there any good news with biological war?

0:44There is because it can be prevented.

0:47I mean, unlike nuclear war, which is like just an event that happens without warning, it's literally called an event without warning.

0:54Biological war is event with warning.

0:58And that warning window, it's literally like 12, 24, 36 hours max, but that is the window of time when something can be done.

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