Record-Breaking Stegosaurus Sale, Lab-Grown Pet Food Approved, Anthropic's $100M AI Fund, and Psilocybin's Brain Effects | Discover Daily by Perplexity | Podwise
This podcast episode discusses various interesting topics. It begins by highlighting the sale of a nearly complete Stegosaurus skeleton named Apex, which sets a record as the most expensive fossil ever sold. The sale raises debates about the ethics of auctioning scientifically significant fossils to private collectors. The episode then moves on to the United Kingdom becoming the first European nation to approve lab-grown meat for pet consumption, offering new sustainable and ethical pet food options. However, challenges remain in terms of production costs and potential impacts on traditional food producers. Lastly, it explores the launch of the Anthology Fund, a $100 million initiative by Anthropic and Menlo Ventures aimed at accelerating AI innovation through funding early-stage startups.
