6 July 2026
The private embryo testing industry that started by screening for disease has rapidly expanded to selecting for eye colour, height and even IQ. Now, methods to create the child of your dreams are more commercially available than ever. But are ‘superbabies’ a slippery slope to eugenics? And what does this new elite minority mean for the unoptimised majority?
Coming together for a conversation to hash out the vexing question of designer babies are American philosopher Jonathan Anomaly, co-founder of a genetics startup that offers polygenic embryo screening, and Irish psychotherapist Stella O’Malley, a vocal critic of the industry. Join us at the UnHerd Club for this unmissable head-to-head.