The Michael Shermer Show

313. Matthew Cobb — As Gods: A Moral History of the Genetic Age

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Dec 27, 2022
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
2
The Brain and the Race to Crack the Genetic Code
03:21 • 2min
3
Genetic Engineering - A Moral History of the Genetic Age
05:10 • 3min
4
Genetic Engineering Isn't That Long Ago
07:52 • 3min
5
Genetic Engineering and the Nazis
11:07 • 1min
6
I Think It's a Combination of Things Uh...
12:09 • 5min
7
Genetic Engineering Is Not Science but Science and Venture Capital
17:20 • 5min
8
Nuclear Weapons and the Doctor Strange Love Scenario
22:09 • 4min
9
What Happened With GMO Denial?
26:17 • 3min
10
The Horizontal Gene Transfer in GMO Crops
29:35 • 4min
11
Is There a Vaccine Hesitancy?
33:23 • 4min
12
Gene Cloning Is a Very Complex Problem
37:08 • 4min
13
Genes in Microbes
41:36 • 4min
14
How to Define Life and Then What Is Life?
45:28 • 3min
15
A Refrigerator Is Localized Negative Entropy
48:53 • 2min
16
Transhumanism
50:32 • 3min
17
The Search for Extra Trust Intelligence
53:09 • 2min
18
The Evolution of Species
54:58 • 2min
19
Recombinant Dna and Genetic Engineering
57:12 • 5min
20
Genetic Disease
01:02:11 • 5min
21
Is There a Way to Fix Down Syndrome?
01:06:47 • 3min
22
IVF Is a Normal Part of Reproduction
01:09:35 • 3min
23
I'm Not a Bit of My Chain of Thought
01:12:06 • 5min
24
Is There a Precautionary Principle for Human Genome Editing?
01:17:16 • 2min
25
Having a Blue-Eyed Baby
01:19:00 • 2min
26
Why Genetic Engineering Is Better Than Species Selection
01:20:58 • 4min
27
The Evolution of Human Reproductive Physiology
01:25:08 • 2min
28
All Characters Are Heritable
01:27:00 • 3min
29
The Effects of Alcohol on Cancer
01:29:40 • 2min
30
Genetic Determinism and the Selection Bias
01:31:56 • 2min
31
Dolly the Sheep and the Boys of Brazil
01:33:56 • 2min
32
The Goblin Reservation by Cliffordi Siamak Um
01:35:46 • 2min
33
Fear of Behavior Genetics
01:37:51 • 2min
34
The Moral Arguments of Genetics and Down Syndrome
01:39:58 • 6min
35
Eugenics in the 1920s and 30s
01:45:34 • 2min
36
The Gay Capital of Europe
01:47:10 • 3min
37
Gene Therapy
01:50:10 • 2min
38
Gene Therapy
01:52:26 • 5min
39
What's Next for Crick and Watson?
01:57:07 • 3min