February 12, 2014
George Poste, Chief Scientist, Complex Adaptive Systems Initiative and Professor of Health Innovation at Arizona State University
GiveWell spoke to Professor Poste as part of its ongoing investigation in biosecurity. Conversation topics included the risks posed by different kinds of biological threats, areas for improvement in biosurveillance, vaccine production, the organization of genetic data, the publication of dual-use research, and the “select agents” approach to regulation.