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Dr Jonathon Anomaly is a philosopher, professor and author of the book Creating Future People: The Science and Ethics of Genetic Enhancement. Today we are talking about gene editing and embryo selection, from health fixes, to choosing traits like cognitive ability and appearance. We tackle the ethics of 'designer babies,' the rise of the superhuman elite class, and the potential to wipe out diseases or even extend human life.

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00:00 Intro
1:45 Where the interest began
4:35 What is Genetic modification
8:58 What’s currently happening
11:00 How many generations of genes are we made up of
12:51 Stacking the genetic deck
13:45 What genes can we edit
16:33 Cognitive ability
20:35 How does selecting cognitive ability work?
24:55 The impact of living longer
26:55 Over vs under population
31:00 Reason for decline in fertility
36:45 What aesthetic traits can we choose?
40:32 Will we have made to order babies?
44:13 Pressure on parent decision making
48:15 Nature vs nurture
50:10 Ethical challenges
53:09 Elite super human class
54:59 Impact on sports
57:41 Biggest misconception in this space
1:08:07 One trait we should never edit
1:08:20 Designer babies exciting future or ethical nightmare
1:08:26 What would you modify about yourself?
1:10:16 One thing to take away

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