Episode

The $50,000 test to pick your favorite child

Podcast: Think from KERA
Published: May 18, 2026
Duration seconds: 2776
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If you could choose your future baby’s hair color, height, even I.Q. should you? Christopher Cox is an editor at New York Magazine, and he joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the $50,000 tests that promise to help prospective parents choose the most desirable traits, if this new practice is a form of modern eugenics, and if these tests even work. His article is “ Can You Really Choose Your ‘Best Baby’? ” Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices