In a wide-ranging conversation on September 22, a stellar panel grappled with an ambitious agenda announced by the event’s title: “Climate Crisis, Designer Babies and Pandemics: Challenging the Techno-Utopianism of the Genetically Engineered Age.” You can view and hear the discussion, which has drawn rave reviews, either on the Facebook page of Organic Consumers Association or on YouTube.

The event brought together author and activist Bill McKibben, evolutionary biologist Stuart Newman, social theorist Marsha Darling, and moderator ...