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Here is the transcript of a recent, interesting audio podcast with Anne Wojcicki, CEO of 23andMe. https://www.recode.net/2018/10/20/18002614/anne-wojcicki-23a... I think what she argues in the podcast is quite reasonable.

Asked about the biggest mistake her startup made in the founding phase, she answered that " I think that we were overly optimistic about the state of scientific literacy in this country. "

And that is true in general. I live in Germany, I am a 23andMe customer, and from my results I learned quite a bit about myself. Locally, whenever I tried to talk about this genetic testing service, I have never had a deeper conversation about this subject matter, even with highly educated folks. It's similar to non-conversations about email encryption and IT security many of you readers might have had.