Forsaking Memes

Genes For Memes

Afra Wang | Reboot | 20th July 2025

He Jiankui — the “mad scientist” who created two genetically edited babies in 2018 — has since lost his academic position and served a three-year jail sentence in China. He is now reinventing himself as a “political dissident martyred by an authoritarian regime”, while disavowing any plans to do gene editing for “super soldiers”. His online following reads like a “who’s who of Silicon Valley’s contrarian wing” (2,600 words)

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Forsaking Industrialism

Conrad Bastable | 3rd April 2025

Regulatory mandates that take a punitive approach to domestic industries without investing the time and resources needed to build capabilities simply end up incentivising monopolies elsewhere. The EU has given European automakers 15 years to fully transition away from gas vehicles. As a result, these companies now invest billions in the only market developing viable batteries at scale: China (12,500 words)