Steven Kotler and Andrew Hessel begin their recent Atlantic article with a terrifying scenario. The President of the United States is coming to speak at Harvard.
Though he might be well insulated by the Secret Service and well protected from guns, there's at least one weapon that is able to enter the hall where he is speaking undetected: a bioweapon.
A weapon personalized for him. Designed to be largely harmless for everyone else. But one that will lead to his death. It's a scenario that some may think is alarmist but that Hessel, a biologist and futurist, and Kotler, a best-selling writer, believe we ignore at our peril.
Kara Miller talks with Hessel and Kotler on Boston Public Radio about bioterrorism and whether it really could be the most terrifying new weapon on the horizon.
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