Is It Ethical To Hand-Pick Your Child’s Genes? - Dr Jonathan Anomaly - #823

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 5.9K Ratings

🗓️ 10 August 2024

⏱️ 112 minutes

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Dr Jonathan Anomaly is a philosopher, professor and an author. The concept of hand-selecting your baby’s traits has been an idea since the dawn of genetic science. This technology is now available. But just how ethical is it to shape your child’s destiny, and what unseen problems might a world with this science be facing? Expect to learn why so many people dislike any discussions about IQ, what the moral challenges of embryo selection are, why genetic selection is going to be the biggest global talking point over the next decade, whether you are able to fix evolutionary mismatch with embryo selection, Jonny’s prediction for the future of multiculturalism and much more... Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get $150 discount on Plunge’s amazing sauna or cold plunge at https://plunge.com (use code MW150) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom (use code MW20) Timestamps: (00:00) Why IQ Annoys People (03:56) Is IQ a Reliable Measurement? (09:48) Risks of Making Some People More Valuable (15:39) Will Embryo Selection Be the Next Big Thing? (20:27) Humans Are Already Selecting Traits in Partners (27:51) Moral Challenges of Genetic Enhancement (33:44) Are Our Genes Mutating & Eroding? (40:48) Will This Help the Declining Birth Rate? (48:56) Should We Be Worried About Embryo Selection? (56:45) What Genetics Tells Us About Morals (01:04:53) The Genetics of Collaboration (01:10:08) Ethical Arguments for Genetic Enhancement (01:18:13) The Olympic Female Boxing Situation (01:26:46) New Developments of Polygenic Risk Scores (01:36:18) Predicted Uptake of Embryo Selection (01:39:46) Different Consequences of Increased Selection (01:45:27) Where to Find Jonathan Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠ How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠ The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠ - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello everybody, welcome back to the show.
0:02.8	My guest today is Dr Jonathan Anomaly, he's a philosopher, professor, and an author.
0:08.1	The concept of hand-selecting your baby's traits has been an idea since the dawn of genetic science.
0:14.8	This technology is now available, but just how ethical is it to shape your child's destiny
0:21.0	and what unseen problems might a world with this science be facing.
0:25.0	Expect to learn why so many people dislike any discussions about IQ,
0:30.0	what the moral challenges of embryo selection are, why genetic selection is going to be
0:35.2	the biggest global talking point over the next decade, whether you are able to fix evolutionary
0:40.4	mismatch with embryo selection, Johnny's prediction for the future of multiculturalism,
0:46.1	and much more.
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