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Are we ready for neo-evolution?

Harvey Fineberg · TED

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About

Medical ethicist Harvey Fineberg shows us three paths forward for the ever-evolving human species: to stop evolving completely, to evolve naturally -- or to control the next steps of human evolution, using genetic modification, to make ourselves smarter, faster, better. Neo-evolution is within our grasp. What will we do with it?

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED2011
Speaker
Harvey Fineberg
Year
2011
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Biology, Medicine and health, Philosophy
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
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