Simone Collins: IVF, Embryo Selection, Dating on the Spectrum, and Pronatalism — #34
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In collaboration with her husband Malcolm Collins, Simone is an author (The Pragmatist's Guide to Life, Relationships, Sexuality, Governance, and Crafting Religion), education reform advocate (CollinsInstitute.org), pronatalism activist (Pronatalist.org), and business operator (Travelmax.com). Note: the YouTube version of this interview includes video of Steve and Simone. Steve and Simone discuss: 0:00 Introduction 1:49 Simone's IVF journey, and embryo screening 40:02 Dating; girl autists 55:41 Finding a husband, systematized 1:09:57 Pronatalism  Music used with permission from Blade Runner Blues Livestream improvisation by State Azure. — Steve Hsu is Professor of Theoretical Physics and of Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering at Michigan State University. Previously, he was Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation at MSU and Director of the Institute of Theoretical Science at the University of Oregon. Hsu is a startup founder (SafeWeb, Genomic Prediction, Othram) and advisor to venture capital and other investment firms. He was educated at Caltech and Berkeley, was a Harvard Junior Fellow, and has held faculty positions at Yale, the University of Oregon, and MSU. Please send any questions or suggestions to [email protected] or Steve on Twitter @hsu_steve.
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