Michael Rogers
Journalist and author who covered the 1975 Asilomar conference for Rolling Stone and later wrote about science and future topics, contributing first-person recollections to the episode.
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Jul 30, 2025 • 44min
Science, Interrupted: Part 2
Michael Rogers, journalist who covered the 1975 Asilomar meeting for Rolling Stone, shares first-person recollections. He recounts the tense media interest and who packed the conference. He describes the debates over safety fixes, containment levels, legal threats, and how scientists weighed publicity, patents, and public accountability.
