The Practical Guide to Superbabies (opens in new tab)

<p><span>It’s Summer of 2025. I’m standing in a grass covered field on the longest day of the year. A friend of mine walks towards me, holding his newborn son.</span></p><p><span>“Hey, I don’t know if you’re aware of this, but you were pretty instrumental in this kid existing. We read your blog post on polygenic embryo screening back in 2023 and decided to go through IVF to have him as a result.” </span></p><p><span>He hesitates for a moment, then asks “Do you want to hold him?” I nod.</span>...