Human Nature, Public Policy and the Biotech Revolution

Since the publication of his groundbreaking work The End of History and the Last Man, Frank Fukuyama has stayed ahead of the curve, describing the present historical moment with a lucidity and boldness shaped by his rich knowledge of the past and extraordinary sense for the future. Now he has turned his attention to an emerging family of technologies with the potential to change the trajectory of civilization and even what it means to be human -- the biotechnology revolution -- and he brings to this topic the breathtaking scope and keen analysis for which he is known.

Francis Fukuyama is the Omer L. and Nancy Hirst Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University and the author of The End of History and the Last Man, Trust: The Social Virtues and the Creation of Prosperity, and The Great Disruption: Human Nature and the Reconstitution of Social Order. He has also worked in the Political Science Department of the RAND Corporation and on the Policy Planning Staff of the US Department of State. He is currently working on a book addressing the political consequences of biotechnology.

Participants

• Francis Fukuyama