proto.life asks the big questions about how we’re engineering our own evolution.

Why should I get a continuous glucose monitor?
How far away are artificial wombs?
Do I own the data from my EEG?
Can artificial intelligence make the ICU safer?
Is your DNA data safe in Blackstone's hands?
How will we make babies off-planet?
Can you spot loneliness on a brain scan?
What is a biophilic home?
Is DNA really a language?
What is asexuality?
What are longevity experts doing to live longer?
What can I do with a handheld DNA sequencer?
Does an orgasm before bed improve your sleep?
What is a feasible 6th sense we could engineer?
What is my biological age?
Does the 21st century need new rituals?
Do human pheromones exist?
Are we ready for true human diversity?
How can smell training change my brain?
Can a microbiome test tell me how I should eat?
Should I microdose lithium?
Should neuroprivacy be a human right?
Will meatless beef ever replace the real thing?
What will psychedelic pharma look like?

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features original reporting and analysis by journalists who work for or contribute to The Atlantic, the BBC, CNN, Scientific American, Science, Nature, MIT Technology Review, The New Yorker, The New York Times, Wired, etc.

The founder is Jane Metcalfe, the former president and cofounder of Wired magazine, a legendary media company that chronicled the digital revolution from within, capturing its spirit while pioneering media, design, and the new web technology. proto.life covers the next stage of that revolution, as we use the tools of our digital age to understand and engineer our own biology.

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