The Truth About Ending All Diseases, Creating Smarter Humans & Designer Babies - Dr Jonathon Anomaly

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. If you liked this episode, please do me a favour and subscribe. The more subscribers, the bigger the guests and the bigger the mindgasm! Get ready to get your mind blown.00:00 Intro1:45 Where the interest began4:35 What is Genetic modification8:58 What’s currently happening11:00 How many generations of genes are we made up of12:51 Stacking the genetic deck13:45 What genes can we edit16:33 Cognitive ability20:35 How does selecting cognitive ability work?24:55 The impact of living longer26:55 Over vs under population31:00 Reason for decline in fertility36:45 What aesthetic traits can we choose?40:32 Will we have made to order babies?44:13 Pressure on parent decision making48:15 Nature vs nurture50:10 Ethical challenges53:09 Elite super human class54:59 Impact on sports57:41 Biggest misconception in this space1:08:07 One trait we should never edit1:08:20 Designer babies exciting future or ethical nightmare1:08:26 What would you modify about yourself?1:10:16 One thing to take awayFind Dr Jonathon Anomaly:https://jonathan-anomaly.com/Follow Mindgasm:IG: mindgasmpodcast