The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow

In The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow, 22-year-old Jennifer Marcus is an agoraphobic, obsessive-compulsive young woman with an IQ off the charts. She spends her entire life in her room in front of a computer screen, with only her adoptive parents, her online companions, and an occasional visit from the pizza delivery guy for company. In a quest to learn more about her biological parents, she builds a fully functioning robotic replica of herself, “Jenny Chow,” who helps Jennifer make the “virtual” connections she needs to discover her Chinese birth mother, and ultimately her own sense of self.