Should I have a child?

Is it okay to bring a child into the world, if the world is on fire both literally and figuratively? What are the ethics of having babies given climate change? Should I, personally, have a kid? This question has become more and more common, and on today's episode Rose talks to Meehan Crist , writer-in-residence in Biological Sciences at Columbia University. Meehan recently wrote an essay about these very questions, which you can read here . And in the crystal ball coda, we consider babies, dinosaurs, fear and secrets. And if you can't get enough of this question, check out last week's episode of Flash Forward , about a global one-child policy, and what that might look like. Advice For And From The Future is written, edited and performed by Rose Eveleth . The theme music is by Also, Also, Also . The logo is by Frank Okay. Additional music this episode provided by Blue Dot Sessions . Thanks to Sara Rivera and Kathy Randall Bryant for your thoughts on having children. To get even more, you can become a Flash Forward Presents Time Traveler for access to behind the scenes exclusive content, early access to new shows, and other surprises & goodies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Should I have a child? is an episode from Advice For And From The Future by Flash Forward Presents.

This episode is 31:31 long.

This episode was published on Jun 30, 2020.

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