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Unnatural Selection | Radiolab Presents: G Episode 5

In this episode of G, Radiolab’s miniseries on intelligence, a scientist launches a controversial genetic test for intelligence, but what does it really tell us? In the fall of 2018, a scientist named Steve Hsu made headlines with a provocative announcement. He would start selling a genetic intelligence test to couples doing IVF: a sophisticated prediction tool, built on big data and machine learning, designed to help couples select the best embryo in their batch. We wondered, how does that work? What can the test really say? And do we want to live in a world where certain people can decide how smart their babies will be? Subscribe to Radiolab wherever you listen to podcasts: https://bit.ly/3p3BO2q Follow Radiolab: Instagram —   / radiolab   Twitter —   / radiolab   Facebook —   / radiolab   Support Radiolab by becoming a member of The Lab today: https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/... Radiolab Presents: G is a multi-episode exploration of one of the most dangerous ideas of the past century: the concept of intelligence. In six episodes we unearth the fraught history (and present-day use) of IQ tests, dig into the bizarre tale of one man’s obsessive quest to find the secret to genius in Einstein’s brain, reveal the ways the dark history of eugenics have crept up into the present, look to the future with a controversial geneticist who has created a prenatal test for intelligence, and stage a raucous game-show throwdown to crown the smartest animal in the world. This episode was produced by Simon Adler, with help from Rachael Cusick and Pat Walters. Fact-checking by Michelle Harris. Engineering help from Jeremy Bloom. Special thanks to Catherine Bliss. Radiolab’s “G” is supported in part by Science Sandbox, a Simons Foundation initiative dedicated to engaging everyone with the process of science. Illustration by Deborah Lee [https://debleeart.com] Video by Michael Snyder and Kim Nowacki.