Rob Reid
Venture capitalist and author focused on biosecurity and pandemic risk, known for public advocacy around synthetic biology risks and for writing about existential biological threats.
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Mar 11, 2026 • 22min
#463 — Privatizing the Apocalypse
Rob Reid, a venture capitalist and author focused on biosecurity and pandemic risk, discusses alarming fragilities in our defenses. He recounts the Deep Vision controversy and why virus hunting and publishing genomes can be dangerous. They explore gain-of-function risks, open science norms that could enable misuse, and how AI and lone actors might accelerate biological threats.
