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February 16, 2017

NAS Human Genome Editing Report

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With all our attention focused on the circus of US presidential politics, it’s easy to overlook other developments of even greater importance. As you know, I’ve been speaking and writing…

January 19, 2017

Reflections Before the Trump Inauguration

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The day before the inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the United States, the level of anxiety and uncertainty among the majority of Americans is dangerously high. Whatever critiques…

August 18, 2016

Creating a Bach “Eternal Sonata”

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This section of blog written in August 2016: My new novel, Eternal Sonata (publication date October 4, 2016), imagines a future global struggle to control the science of extreme human life extension.…

May 1, 2016

Homo Sapiens 2.0? We Need a Species-Wide Conversation on the Future of Human Genetic Enhancement

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In my article in TechCrunch, released today, I call for a species-wide conversation on the future of human genetic enhancement. Such a dialogue has never before been carried out. We…

December 3, 2015

Being Human in an Age of Artificial Intelligence

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My short story, “A Visit to Weizenbaum,” which recently came out yesterday as part of the Atlantic Council’s War Stories from the Future anthology. The story explores what it means to be a human being in an age of artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and anthropomorphized robotics. You can download the e-book for free in any format at this link or read the full text below. read more

April 24, 2015

Has the Genetic Arms Race Begun?

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Articles in Nature yesterday and in today’s New York Times describe the controversial recent announcement by a Chinese researcher that he has used cutting edge precision gene editing techniques (CRISPR-cas9) on non-viable human embryos. It is rumored that the results of more research like this will be announced from China in the coming months. Every day we are receiving more evidence like this that the human genetic revolution, with its massive scientific, ethical, political, and national security implications, has already begun. read more

February 23, 2015

Possibly the Greatest Pumpkin Oatmeal Recipe in Human History

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After years of experimentation, I believe I have come up with the greatest pumpkin oatmeal recipe ever. Total preparation time is under five minutes. It’s so delicious, nutritious, fast, and simple that I felt I would be betraying my friends by not sharing the recipe. So here it is. read more

February 4, 2015

The Genetic Age Began on February 3, 2015

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I believe that future generations will look back at yesterday’s vote in the British Parliament authorizing mitochondrial transfer treatment for mothers undergoing IVF as the beginning of the human genetic…

January 13, 2015

Would I Genetically Enhance My Own Children?

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When someone at a Los Angeles book event asked me a personal question, I was already disarmed, exposed, and predisposed to a more personal answer. “Would you genetically enhance your own children?” read more

December 3, 2014

Books as Sacred Objects

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I hope you’ll have a look at my new bookreporter.com piece on books as sacred objects. “As a great lover of books, I felt myself not only drawn to their…

NAS Human Genome Editing Report

Reflections Before the Trump Inauguration

Creating a Bach “Eternal Sonata”

Homo Sapiens 2.0? We Need a Species-Wide Conversation on the Future of Human Genetic Enhancement

Being Human in an Age of Artificial Intelligence

Has the Genetic Arms Race Begun?

Possibly the Greatest Pumpkin Oatmeal Recipe in Human History

The Genetic Age Began on February 3, 2015

Would I Genetically Enhance My Own Children?

Books as Sacred Objects

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