{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/39fc4a99-8861-437d-81e2-684d13e48f92/6a7de278f8e81c43957fded2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Investors want to change how babies are made","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d92155874248/1786634741383-a16b8837-fbeb-49b8-8db1-467d3129a74b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Humans have, mostly, made babies the same way for millenia. That kind of inertia is catnip to Silicon Valley investors who are pouring money into technology like <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/business/2026/08/10/how-much-would-you-pay-for-a-smarter-baby?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=moneytalks&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">embryo screening</a>. On this week’s show, we explore the companies offering <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/08/13/in-praise-of-designer-ish-babies?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=moneytalks&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">fertility tech</a> and hear why some don’t shy away from terms like eugenics.</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and hosts:</p><ul><li>Jonathan Anomaly, co-founder of Herasight</li><li>Michelle Kwok, principal at Draper</li><li>Shera Avi-Yonah, <em>The Economist</em>’s business correspondent</li><li>Alice Fulwood, co-host of “Money Talks”</li><li>Ethan Wu, co-host of “Money Talks”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:</p><ul><li>Fertility industry</li><li>Embryo screening</li><li>Eugenics&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Transcripts of our podcasts are available via</em><a href=\"http://economist.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em> economist.com/podcasts</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/subscribe\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>subscribe to The Economist</em></a><em>.</em></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}