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Just Asking QuestionsDebating the Science and Ethics of IVF: Emma Waters vs. Ruxandra TesloHow should the government treat in vitro fertilization (IVF)? Should they regulate it more? Should they subsidize it? Just asking questions.
The above are all questions that the Trump administration is actively considering in the wake of an executive order seeking to expand access to IVF. President Donald Trump previously declared himself "the fertilization president" while speaking at a women's conference.
Today's guests have thought about a lot about reproductive technology, birth rates, and family policy, each arriving at some very different conclusions at times. Ruxandra Teslo is a genomics Ph.D. student at the U...2025-06-061h 37
The Good FightWhat Elites Really BelieveYascha Mounk and Ruxandra Teslo discuss luxury beliefs and the concept of "elite misinformation."
Ruxandra Teslo is a PhD student in Genomics at the Sanger Institute in Cambridge, UK. She writes about science and culture at Ruxandra’s Substack.
In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Ruxandra Teslo discuss Rob Henderson’s concept of luxury beliefs, its key insights, and the misleading ways in which it’s often used; the academic study of “misinformation” and why we should be skeptical of (much of) it; and how cultural ideas about progress shape outcomes in the real world.
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The Good FightWhat Elites Really BelieveYascha Mounk and Ruxandra Teslo discuss luxury beliefs and the concept of "elite misinformation."Ruxandra Teslo is a PhD student in Genomics at the Sanger Institute in Cambridge, UK. She writes about science and culture at Ruxandra’s Substack.In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Ruxandra Teslo discuss Rob Henderson’s concept of luxury beliefs, its key insights, and the misleading ways in which it’s often used; the academic study of “misinformation” and why we should be skeptical of (much of) it; and how cultural ideas about progres...2024-10-051h 03
AI Article ReadingsPro-progress will win when it wins women - By Ruxandra TesloAI Narration of Pro-progress will win when it wins women - By Ruxandra Teslo.https://www.writingruxandrabio.com/p/pro-progress-will-win-when-it-wins?r=67y1h&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscribe2024-08-1312 min