The Man Bringing Extinct Creatures Back To Life - Ben Lamm - #681

**Chris Williamson** (0:00)
Hello, everybody. Welcome back to the show. My guest today is Ben Lamm. He's an entrepreneur, CEO of Colossal and a founder. What if Jurassic Park's dream of bringing extinct creatures back to life was possible? Well, it kind of is. And Ben's company is forging ahead in the new frontier of de-extinction, starting with some of the most legendary animals from history. Expect to learn why Ben is bringing woolly mammoths back to life, how you give birth to an animal that died out thousands of years ago, where Ben gets the genetic material from, how bringing back woolly mammoths could fix climate change, whether artificial wombs will actually work, if we can make humans as strong as Neanderthals using their DNA, why we should bring back the dodo bird and much more. Little bit of an update. I've been in the UK for nearly two full weeks now and have recorded a ton of episodes with guests that I've been looking forward to for a long time. So keep your eyes peeled for those as they will be coming out very soon. And this Monday, Stan Efferding, the world's strongest bodybuilder, joins me to talk all things muscle gain, fat loss, strength training. He is ridiculously knowledgeable and this episode was a lot of fun. So get ready for that one. This episode is brought to you by Whoop. I've won Whoop for over four years now since way before they were a partner on the show and it is the only wearable I have ever stuck with because it's the best. It is so innocuous. You do not remember that you've got it on. And yet it tracks absolutely everything 24 seven via something from your wrist. It tracks your heart rate, it tracks your sleep, your recovery, all of your workouts, your resting heart rate, your heart rate variability, how much you're breathing throughout the night. It puts all of this into an app and spits out very simple, easy to understand and fantastically usable data. It's phenomenal. I am a massive, massive fan of Whoop and that is why it's the only wearable that I've ever stuck with. You can join for free, pay nothing for the brand new Whoop 4 strap, plus you get your first month for free and there's a 30 day money back guarantee. So you can buy it for free, try it for free and if you do not like it after 29 days, they will give you your money back. Head to join.whoop.com/modernwisdom. That's join.whoop.com/modernwisdom. This episode is brought to you by AG1. I have used AG1 every single day for nearly three years now. Since 2010, they've upgraded their formula 52 times in the pursuit of making the best foundational nutrition supplement possible through high quality ingredients and rigorous standards. With just one scoop, you get the nutrients and gut health support that helps your whole body thrive and covers your nutritional bases. Also, there is a 90 day money back guarantee so you can buy it and use it for 89 days every single day and if you do not like it, they will give you all of your money back. Head to drinkag1.com/modernwisdom for a year's free supply of vitamin D, five free travel packs, plus that 90 day money back guarantee. That's drinkag1.com/modernwisdom. This episode is brought to you by Mudwater. Mudwater is a coffee alternative with adaptogenic mushrooms and Ayurvedic herbs. Provides energy without the anxiety, jitters or crash of coffee. The blend includes Lion's Mane for alertness, Cordyceps for physical performance, Chaga and Rishi for immune support, Turmeric for soreness and Cinnamon for antioxidants. It's got anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties that can help improve your brain function and reduce the risk of chronic disease. It encourages a morning ritual of meditation and reflection to start the day with a clear and focused mind. Also, you can get a 15% discount site wide by going to mudwtr.com/mw and using the code MW15, a checkout.
But now, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Ben Lamm.
Ben Lamm, welcome to the show.

**Ben Lamm** (4:19)
Thanks so much for having me.

**Chris Williamson** (4:21)
Just as a headline here, you're trying to fix global warming by bringing woolly mammoths back to life amongst a number of other extinct creatures, right?

**Ben Lamm** (4:34)
Well, I don't think that one company can fix global warming. I think that we are at the brink of a major biodiversity crisis, which will lead to ecosystem collapse.
And restoring ecosystems like the Arctic Tundra is something that we're very focused on. So I hope that we are one of many people working on biodiversity loss and combating climate change. But I think it's maybe a little bold to say that we are solving it ourselves.