Flash Forward

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At long last, we’re doing genetic editing. What’s the deal with the recent news about CRISPR babies? What does a future full of human genetic editing look like? And how might CRISPR change the food we eat? Guests:<a href="https://twitter.com/sarahzhang">Sarah Zhang</a>, <a href="http://sarzha.com/">reporter at The Atlantic</a><a href="https://twitter.com/gretamjohnsen">Greta Johnsen</a>, weekend anchor at WBEZ, <a href="http://nerdettepodcast.com/">co-host of Nerdette</a><a href="https://twitter.com/SFdirewolf">Alice Wong</a>, founder of the <a href="https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/">Disability Visibility Project</a><a href="https://animalscience.ucdavis.edu/people/faculty/alison-van-eenennaam">Alison Van Eenennaam</a>, researcher at UC Davis→→→ <a href="https://www.flashforwardpod.com/2018/12/17/snip-snip-snip/">Further reading and sources HERE</a> ←←←Paper mentioned in the Policygenius ad: “<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400316#citeas">National culture and life insurance consumption</a>”Flash Forward is produced by me, <a href="http://roseveleth.com/">Rose Eveleth</a>. The intro music is by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Asura/Bonus_Beat_Blast_2011/09_asura-whispering_through">Asura</a> and the outtro music is by <a href="https://hussalonia.bandcamp.com/">Hussalonia</a>. The episode art is by <a href="http://matt-lub.com/">Matt Lubchansky</a>.Get in touch: <a href="https://twitter.com/ffwdpod">Twitter</a> // <a href="https://www.facebook.com/flashforwardpod/">Facebook</a> // <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/FlashForwardPod">Reddit</a> // <a href="mailto:info@flashforwardpod.com">info@flashforwardpod.com</a>Support the show: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/flashforwardpod">Patreon</a> // <a href="http://flashforwardpod.com/support">Donorbox</a>Subscribe: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/flash-forward/id994349813">iTunes</a> // <a href="https://soundcloud.com/flashforwardpod">Soundcloud</a>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Flash Forward is a show about possible (and not so possible) future scenarios. What would the warranty on a sex robot look like? How would diplomacy work if we couldn’t lie? Could there ever be a fecal transplant black market? (Complicated, it wouldn’t, and yes, respectively, in case you’re curious.) Hosted and produced by award winning science journalist Rose Eveleth, each episode combines audio drama and journalism to go deep on potential tomorrows, and uncovers what those futures might really be like. The future is going to be weird, so let's get ready for it together.