The 9 Best Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates Podcast Episodes
1) #163 - Unresolved: The Techonomic Cold War With China
With Ian Bremmer, Michèle Flournoy, Yasheng Huang, Parag Khanna, and Susan Thornton President Xi Jinping has made it clear: When it comes to big data, advanced weaponry, and other innovations in tech ...Show More
2) Special Release: Can AI Change Your Mind?
In this special episode of Intelligence Squared U.S., we partner with IBM for a historic debate that brings AI to the stage. IBM Project Debater is the first AI system designed to debate humans on com...Show More
3) #160 - Ten Years After the Global Financial Crisis, Is the System Safer?
Motion: Ten Years After the Global Financial Crisis, the System Is Safer More than 10 years ago, Lehman Brothers collapsed, and the world witnessed one of the worst financial crises in global history...Show More
4) #105 - Is Smart Technology Making Us Dumb?
MOTION: Smart Technology is Making us Dumb. Smart technology grants us unprecedented, immediate access to knowledge and to each other -- a ubiquitous and seamless presence in everyday life. But is the...Show More
5) #159 - Has Silicon Valley Lost Its Soul?
Motion: Silicon Valley Has Lost Its Soul. Silicon Valley once promised to solve many of the world's problems with a technological revolution. But now, the tech hub is the center of much scrutiny, and ...Show More
6) #91 - Is Death Final?
If consciousness is just the workings of neurons and synapses, how do we explain the phenomenon of near-death experience? Is the prospect of an existence after death “real” and provable by science, or...Show More
7) #146 - Does Humanitarian Intervention Do More Harm Than Good?
Motion: Humanitarian Intervention Does More Harm than Good. The international community currently faces a global refugee crisis and mass atrocities in Iraq, Myanmar, Syria, Yemen, and beyond. How shou...Show More
8) How to Debate... Yourself.
Think about your most strongly held political belief. How did you arrive at your position? What experiences, information, or opinions influenced you? In the final installment of our summer podcast s...Show More
9) #153 - Is Social Media Good for Democracy?
A decade ago, Facebook and Twitter promised a digital revolution that would bolster democratic values and empower users around the world. Did that work out? In this episode, we take a look back at one...Show More
10) Is Masculinity A Prison?
Men are falling behind in our society, and some point to traditional ideas of masculinity as the cause. What does it mean to “be a man” today, and how do labels like toxic masculinity impact that ques...Show More