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I also worry that members of this same class of liberal parents will convince themselves, in a few years’ time, that doing just a little bit of embryonic gene editing to enhance their future child’s IQ or athletic prowess or height is not just their prerogative, but their duty. The world is spiraling out of control, they will tell themselves.
Naomi Klein • Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World
for one’s children.” Norton provided no empirical evidence to substantiate her position that certain “ghetto” Blacks were deficient in any of these values.
Ibram X. Kendi • How to Be an Antiracist

archive.ph • Tyler Cowen, the Man Who Wants to Know Everything
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Hillary Jordan • Anonymous Sex

All around her spreads one single male whose genetically identical trunks cover more than a hundred acres. The thing is outlandish, beyond her ability to wrap her head around. But
Richard Powers • The Overstory: A Novel
Pianist Dave Brubeck earned the medal as well. His song “Take Five” was chosen by NPR listeners as the quintessential jazz tune of all time. Brubeck’s mother tried to teach him piano, but he refused to follow instructions. He was born cross-eyed, and his childhood reluctance was related to his inability to see the musical notation. His mother gave
... See more(Journalist) David Epstein • Range: How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
