Tanya Mosley

like some of the big technologies that are coming into fruition now or already there, like OpenAI, Sam Altman's funding of the genomic prediction, which is supposedly going to offer embryo tests predicting everything from diabetes risk to potential IQ of a baby. But you actually point this out in the book that there is a growing divide because on one side,

like some of the big technologies that are coming into fruition now or already there, like OpenAI, Sam Altman's funding of the genomic prediction, which is supposedly going to offer embryo tests predicting everything from diabetes risk to potential IQ of a baby. But you actually point this out in the book that there is a growing divide because on one side,

like some of the big technologies that are coming into fruition now or already there, like OpenAI, Sam Altman's funding of the genomic prediction, which is supposedly going to offer embryo tests predicting everything from diabetes risk to potential IQ of a baby. But you actually point this out in the book that there is a growing divide because on one side,

There are these affluent parents who have access to this kind of screening. And then on the other, many parents can't even get basic access to prenatal care. How did your experience kind of help you reflect on those extremes?

There are these affluent parents who have access to this kind of screening. And then on the other, many parents can't even get basic access to prenatal care. How did your experience kind of help you reflect on those extremes?

There are these affluent parents who have access to this kind of screening. And then on the other, many parents can't even get basic access to prenatal care. How did your experience kind of help you reflect on those extremes?

Let's take a short break. If you're just joining us, I'm talking to author Amanda Hess about her new book, Second Life, Having a Child in the Digital Age. We'll continue our conversation after a short break. This is Fresh Air. I want to talk a little bit more about our presentation online and also kind of this idea of surveillance.

Let's take a short break. If you're just joining us, I'm talking to author Amanda Hess about her new book, Second Life, Having a Child in the Digital Age. We'll continue our conversation after a short break. This is Fresh Air. I want to talk a little bit more about our presentation online and also kind of this idea of surveillance.

Let's take a short break. If you're just joining us, I'm talking to author Amanda Hess about her new book, Second Life, Having a Child in the Digital Age. We'll continue our conversation after a short break. This is Fresh Air. I want to talk a little bit more about our presentation online and also kind of this idea of surveillance.

So your work as a cultural critic, you often touch on surveillance, both state and personal. And in this book, You describe how new parents also surround themselves with surveillance tech. So baby monitors and nursery cameras that are constantly watching. And of course, in our daily life, we're all under so many forms of surveillance. How do you think this surveillance culture is affecting us?

So your work as a cultural critic, you often touch on surveillance, both state and personal. And in this book, You describe how new parents also surround themselves with surveillance tech. So baby monitors and nursery cameras that are constantly watching. And of course, in our daily life, we're all under so many forms of surveillance. How do you think this surveillance culture is affecting us?

So your work as a cultural critic, you often touch on surveillance, both state and personal. And in this book, You describe how new parents also surround themselves with surveillance tech. So baby monitors and nursery cameras that are constantly watching. And of course, in our daily life, we're all under so many forms of surveillance. How do you think this surveillance culture is affecting us?

Or how did it affect you in those early days as a mother when you've got that baby monitor in your baby's room? Like, are we habituating our children to be watched 24-7?

Or how did it affect you in those early days as a mother when you've got that baby monitor in your baby's room? Like, are we habituating our children to be watched 24-7?

Or how did it affect you in those early days as a mother when you've got that baby monitor in your baby's room? Like, are we habituating our children to be watched 24-7?

You can see it from his perspective, right?

You can see it from his perspective, right?

You can see it from his perspective, right?

Right. I mean, this goes back to your ability to control the situation. I remember there was a time when I think our baby monitor went out in the middle of the night. So I woke up from a deep sleep. It's 8 o'clock. I'm like, wow, we slept for like eight, nine hours. And I realized that the baby monitor had died. Yeah. I was completely freaked out.

Right. I mean, this goes back to your ability to control the situation. I remember there was a time when I think our baby monitor went out in the middle of the night. So I woke up from a deep sleep. It's 8 o'clock. I'm like, wow, we slept for like eight, nine hours. And I realized that the baby monitor had died. Yeah. I was completely freaked out.