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Status Quo Bias

Bio-Ethics Bites by Oxford University

Aug 1, 201119:17Education

Suppose a genetic engineering breakthrough made it simple, safe and cheap to increase people's intelligence. Nonetheless, if you asked the averagely-intelligent person on the Clapham Omnibus whether we should tamper with...

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Status Quo Bias is an episode from Bio-Ethics Bites by Oxford University. Suppose a genetic engineering breakthrough made it simple, safe and cheap to increase people's intelligence. Nonetheless, if you asked the averagely-intelligent perso...

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Published Aug 1, 2011, 19:17 long, audio available.

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