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Brewing Stories to Drive the Bioeconomy

Post author By karlschmieder
Post date March 28, 2018
Categories In biotechnology, Influences, Science Fiction, synthetic biology, What's Your Bio Strategy?
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When I speak with non-technical, non-biotech audiences, I’m always looking for a place where we can start the conversation. These days, it’s with brewing. Most people, remember, know little-to-nothing about the way biology is impacting their lives. Most people, I believe, want to know. So these days, I start the conversation with beer and wine. Both […]

How to Create 10,000 Jobs?

Post author By karlschmieder
Post date February 28, 2017
Categories In biotech in kids books, biotechnology, Book Reviews, Brooklyn, Influences, Marketing, NYC, Observations, Science Fiction, synthetic biology, What's Your Bio Strategy?
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How do you create 10,000 jobs? Train 500 brewers. Originally, I was going to write: Train 10,000 teachers. Despite the overwhelming need for teachers [1], the profession currently is looked down upon in the United States and people don’t understand that if you don’t invest in education, you’re not investing in the future. (Cynically, I […]