Jennifer Banks
Jennifer Banks is Senior Executive Editor at Yale University Press and the author of Natality: Toward a Philosophy of Birth.
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Humanity is never fully in control of its creations. This lesson from Mary Shelley has remained relevant for over 200 years.
A philosophy of birth can offset the prevailing narrative around extinction and mortality.