The podcast episodes discuss various reproductive technologies and the ethical implications surrounding them.
In the first episode, the discussion covers the potential development of artificial wombs and the possibility of growing babies completely outside the body, which is known as ectogenesis Restoring sight to blind kids, making babies without a womb, and challenging the benefits of clinical trials.
The second episode delves into the history of eugenics and how contemporary reproductive technologies, such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) and genetic screening, raise similar ethical concerns regarding the control and manipulation of human reproduction The History of Bad Ideas: Eugenics.