Humans Can Adapt to Climate Change
The dangers of climate change are “no longer over the horizon.” Humanity may soon pass the “point...
Humans Can Adapt to Climate Change
The dangers of climate change are “no longer over the horizon.” Humanity may soon pass the “point...
What's it take to debate like a champion? How can you engage so that people will listen? How can...
Should Society Legalize Psychedelics?
Psychedelics, in medical terms, is an inexact category of drugs that affect perceptions and...
Agree to Disagree: Does Your Electric Vehicle Help The Planet?
Tesla vehicle sales are, well … electric. The company posted $5.5 billion in 2021 profits,...
Agree to Disagree: Can Small Investors Beat The Street?
In a modern-day battle of David and Goliath on Wall Street, thousands of amateur retail investors...
Agree to Disagree: Is It Right to End Roe?
The Supreme Court is poised to make a decision so controversial that even a leaked draft majority...
It's Time to Expand Nuclear Power
The calls for nuclear are growing louder. The Biden administration recently announced that it was...
Thinking Again with Adam Grant: The Power of Debate, and Knowing What You Don’t Know
The hallmark of a productive debate is not persuasion, but insight. So says Adam Grant in this...
#200 - Are Big Cities Past Their Prime?
New York. Los Angeles. Boston. San Francisco. With mega populations, these urban hubs have long...
Agree to Disagree: Is It Time to End the Covid Emergency?
Is it time to end Covid emergency measures? With President Biden's plan to transition to a new...
As escalation ratchets higher between Russia and the west over Ukraine, Intelligence Squared U.S....
#199 - Should We Use Gene Editing to Make Better Babies?
A genetic disease runs in your family. Your doctor tells you that, should you wish to have a...
Agree-to-Disagree: Is True Love a Myth?
If you are an old-fashioned romantic, true love has a nice ring to it. Our films, novels, poems,...
#198 - Is America Retreating from Global Leadership?
It’s been a year of the Biden administration. And for many around the world, the question is...
IQ2 Conversation: A New University Offers "Forbidden" Courses
They say that colleges have become too censorious. That our most prestigious institutions have...
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Two years ago in January, the Covid-19 virus made its way to American shores. And so … as we wrap...
#197 - Is Amazon Good for Small Business?
Amazon has come a long way since online book sales. In fact, when it comes to revenue, Jeff...
Agree to Disagree: Meritocracy
The hereditary lottery, in many democracies, has effectively been replaced by a system in which...
You know the drill. Someone does, or says, something offensive. A public backlash -- typically on...
Agree to Disagree: Are Booster Shots Unethical?
The boosters are rolling out. In places likes the U.S., Britain, and Israel, authorities are...
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