Hacking Darwin
We stand at a profound crossroads: the ability to edit the human genome. What began as a medical promise to eradicate devastating diseases is quickly evolving into the capacity to design our descendants, choosing traits from intelligence to resilience. Jamie Metzl’s *Hacking Darwin* unpacks the immense ethical and societal pressures this technology creates. It’s no longer a question of *if* we can, but *how* we should, and for whom. This episode explores the deep human dilemmas that arise when we can actively shape our own evolution, from the blurring lines of therapy and enhancement to the potential for a new biological divide. It asks us to consider what happens when a child's fundamental traits are no longer a matter of chance, but a parental decision, and how that reshapes our understanding of identity and fairness.