Will humanity embrace neo-evolution? - Harvey Fineberg
Mar 21, 2026•23 min
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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?
Talk by Harvey Fineberg.
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