Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2024-08-10
Books mentioned on Is It Ethical To Hand-Pick Your Child’s Genes? - Dr Jonathan Anomaly - #823
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.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Unfit for the Future
Discussed“His name is Julian Savulescu. Um he's head of the Centre for Practical Ethics at Oxford. And he wrote a book called Unfit for the Future.”
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The Precipice
The Precipice by Toby Ord is a comprehensive examination of existential risks and the potential futures facing humanity.
Recommended“You know, Toby Ord has written this book, The Precipice, on this as well. I love it. It's one of my top five books ever.”
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Freakonomics
Freakonomics by Steven D.
Discussed“It was in the book Freakonomics as well. So, it's a very mainstream economist who did it named Steven Levitt.”
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Guns, Germs and Steel
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond is a popular history book that explores how geographic and environmental factors shaped the disparate fates of human societies over the last 13,000 years.
Critiqued“So, a very famous and widely read book is Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond.”
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The Righteous Mind
The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt is a psychology and sociology book that examines the intuitive foundations of morality and why good people are divided by politics and religion.
Discussed“And Jonathan Haidt and others have talked about this. I know you've had him on the show. He mentions this in his book The Righteous Mind that has to have genetic consequences over time.”
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book Creating Future People
“I should have put this in the first edition of my book. I did put it in the second edition, Thanks to you and her.”
Own book Creating Future People
“Here it is. Uh Creating Future People, the the science and ethics of genetic enhancement. And um you can buy the paperback.”