E55. Melissa Chen Asserts That if You’re Ignorant in America, It’s A Choice

Walk-Ins Welcome with Bridget Phetasy

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🗓️ 31 October 2019

⏱️ 108 minutes

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Summary

Melissa Chen (NY Editor, Spectator US) stops by for a brilliant chat that covers a lot of ground. She describes growing up in Singapore in a “benevolent authoritarian state,” feeling liberated in the US, the fact that most Americans take the first amendment for granted, being on the forefront of human genome research, the Pandora’s Box that is CRISPR, and points out that whatever moral concerns we have about gene editing technology, China does not have them. She is currently the Managing Director of Ideas Beyond Borders, a foundation aimed at translating online content into Arabic and making ideas accessible that can challenge extremism before it takes root. They cover tribalism, intuition vs instinct, post-colonial theory, Bridget’s recurring dream, free speech, self-censorship, and designer babies, among other things. Full transcript available here: WiW55-MelissaChen-Transcript

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0:00.0	Thank you for listening to this Podcast One production.
0:02.4	Now available on Apple Podcasts.
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0:08.3	This is Walk-In's Welcome with Bridget Petacy.
0:10.9	I'm Bridget Petacy, I'm Bridget Petacy and you are welcome. You know the drill.
0:25.0	the drill.
0:27.0	Please subscribe, rate, comment, share, reach out, tell your friends, send smoke signals, whatever.
0:32.0	We love your feedback and we want to hear from you. your
0:33.0	feedback and we want to hear from you.
0:35.0	This week I was excited to sit down with the brilliant
0:38.0	Melissa Chen.
0:39.0	Melissa is the New York editor of Spectator USA.
0:42.0	She's also managing director of Ideas Beyond Borders.
0:45.7	Born in Singapore, she has always been very vocal about the necessity of free expression and
0:50.7	education as guarantors of human rights and democracy. I felt my brain growing
0:56.3	talking to Melissa. She's so brilliant and I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed sitting down and talking to her. I'm with
1:05.8	Melissa Chen. Welcome to Walk-In's Welcome. Hello Bridget, how are you? Good. Thank
1:11.4	you for coming. Oh Thank you for having me.
1:13.0	So tell us about yourself.
1:15.0	Where are you from?
1:17.0	What do you do?
1:18.0	Who are you other than gorgeous and brilliant?
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