4 thinkers, books, and ideas connected to this field.
American entrepreneur, former Coinbase CTO, and author of The Network State — proposing that technology enables new forms of governance beginning with cloud-based communities that acquire physical territory — a highly influential and controversial thinker in the Silicon Valley political economy space.
American biotechnology company founded by Ben Novak and George Church that aims to de-extinct the woolly mammoth, thylacine (Tasmanian tiger), and dodo bird through CRISPR gene editing — representing the most commercially serious attempt to reverse extinction.
American physicist and biotech entrepreneur who wrote Loonshots — arguing that organizations naturally suppress radical innovation ('loonshots') the same way water freezes, and that the key leadership skill is managing the phase transition between the 'artists' (innovators) who pursue loonshots and the 'soldiers' (operators) who run the core business.
American entrepreneur, biotechnology investor, and politician — founder of Roivant Sciences — author of Woke, Inc. and Nation of Victims — 2024 Republican presidential primary candidate — who became the most prominent young voice in anti-woke conservatism.