Should extinct animals stay extinct? A biotech company says it has already brought back the dire wolf, and the woolly mammoth is next on its list. Supporters say reviving lost species could restore ecosystems and help save endangered animals. Critics say it's a costly distraction that plays creator with nature and could do more harm than good. Arguing Yes: Dr. Ross MacPhee, Curator of the Department of Mammalogy, Division of Vertebrate Zoology, @AMNH Dr. Lynn J. Rothschild, Evolutionary Biologist and Astrobiologist Arguing No: @stewartbrand, Co-Founder of @Revive_Restore and Founder of Whole Earth Catalog @geochurch, Professor of Genetics at @harvardmed and @MIT and Founder of @PGorg @JohnDonvan moderates. Watch the full debate: bit.ly/4ssNM53

🚨 New Episode on Fri 10/23: Should Cities Pull the Plug on Flock Cameras? YouTube Educator @bennjordan (YES) debates Attorney @fatehinorfolk (NO) 🗳️ Which side do you predict will make the stronger case?

Our full lineup is here! We’re back in Baltimore on October 27 to debate: Will Generative AI Enhance or Stunt College Learning? Arguing “Enhance”: Rumman Chowdhury and @RaviPendse Arguing “Stunt”: @mathbabedotorg and @GaryMarcus Join all four debaters and Moderator-in-Chief @JohnDonvan, as they explore what generative AI means for the future of higher education. Reserve your FREE tickets here: bit.ly/3U28sE2 Presented by @SNFAgora and @OpentoDebateOrg

With the midterms weeks away, what does it mean to be a good citizen? @ericpliu sits down with @JohnDonvan and argues citizenship is more than a legal status or a vote every few years. After years in Washington, including in the Clinton White House, he came to believe lasting change starts with citizens and communities, not at the top. His new book lays out eight practices for rebuilding civic life: see, listen, feel, join, fight, change, imagine and commit. Our guest: Eric Liu, CEO and co-founder of @CitizenUniv and author of "Live Like a Citizen: 8 Ways to Change Your Mindset and Our Country" Watch the full episode: piped.video/watch?v=tOYWb4_u…

Labor Economist and CWD Senior Research Fellow Teresa Ghilarducci discusses the future of social security on Open to Debate (@OpentoDebateOrg ). Check it out! piped.video/XCP6SdSdRlQ

Did Israel have another option in Gaza after the October 7 attacks? @mehdirhasan argues Israel has shown it can target Hamas leaders precisely, so the scale of destruction in Gaza was a choice, not a necessity. @EylonALevy counters that Hamas deliberately embedded itself among civilians and hostages, so reaching its leaders was never as simple as a single strike. Watch the full debate: bit.ly/4zldU3Q

Has the 401(k) failed American workers? @tghilarducci argues saving on your own hasn't worked, leaving even well-paid workers retiring with far too little. @RominaBoccia counters that the private system is working, and lower earners would save more if Social Security took less of their pay. Watch the full debate: piped.video/watch?v=XCP6SdSd…

Excited to be nominated for a @signalawards for hosting @OpentoDebateOrg's Generational Divides podcast. Info, voting rules at vote.signalaward.com/PublicV…

Should we phase out Social Security? Social Security's retirement trust fund is projected to run out in 2032, and if Congress does nothing, benefits get cut by 22%. A Cato Institute budget expert who wants to replace it with a simpler safety net and a labor economist who wants to expand it debate whether the program is worth saving. Arguing Yes: @RominaBoccia Director of Budget and Entitlement Policy at @CatoInstitute and co-author of "Reimagining Social Security: Global Lessons for Retirement Policy Changes" Arguing No: @tghilarducci, Professor of Economics and Policy Analysis at @nssrnews and author of "Work, Retire, Repeat: The Uncertainty of Retirement in the New Economy" @JohnDonvan moderates. Watch the full debate: piped.video/watch?v=XCP6SdSd…

Does the U.S.-Saudi civil nuclear agreement serve America's interests? Saudi Arabia made its fortune on oil, and now it wants nuclear power with the United States as its partner. The agreement is signed and under review in Congress. A former Deputy Secretary of Energy and a former White House Middle East negotiator face two of Washington's leading nonproliferation experts, debating whether the deal makes America safer or more exposed. Arguing Yes: Daniel Poneman, Former Deputy Secretary of Energy; Distinguished Fellow of the @AtlanticCouncil Global Energy Center and Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security @amoshochstein, Former White House Senior Advisor to President Biden; Managing Partner at TWG Global Arguing No: Sharon Squassoni, Research Professor at the @ElliottSchoolGW; Former Director of Nonproliferation and Prevention at CSIS @Cirincione, Former Director for Non-Proliferation at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace @JohnDonvan moderates. Watch the full debate: bit.ly/3VzaFqO

The U.S. just signed a deal with Denmark and Greenland for permanent military rights on the island. Is control of Greenland a strategic necessity? @MaxBoot argues the push for Greenland revives 19th century imperialism, and a world where great powers take what they want is an open invitation for Russia in Ukraine and China in Taiwan. @AlexGrayForOK believes autocracies move faster than democracies, and the answer is a respectful agreement with Greenland and Denmark that lets the U.S. guarantee the island's security and deny any hostile power its air and sea. Watch the full debate: bit.ly/4iII9N6

Xi Jinping is in Washington this week for his first state visit in over a decade. Can Trump and Xi make diplomacy work? @SusanShirk1, argues diplomacy with China starts with knowing what you actually want, then bargaining toward a deal that leaves both sides better off, as history has shown can work. @DerekScissors1 counters that Xi is not the leader with whom those past deals were made, and he is not looking to make America comfortable at the table. @isaacstonefish adds that neither is Trump, which makes this a clean break from how diplomacy with China has ever been conducted. Watch the full debate: piped.video/watch?v=KyCJ6rzv…

A major crypto bill just collapsed in the Senate, but can governments actually stop Bitcoin? Eric Posner argues regulators will tolerate Bitcoin right up until it threatens the money central banks control, and then every country would move to kill it. @gilliantett argues governments already have power over Bitcoin. Their crackdowns can drive its price down, and embracing blockchain technology doesn’t mean they have to embrace Bitcoin. Moderated by @JohnDonvan, with @PatrickByrne & @TimDraper Watch the full debate: bit.ly/3UXLNsF

Is the United Nations obsolete? The UN was built for the world of 1945. It now faces wars on multiple fronts, a warming planet, the rise of AI, and calls to reform itself from the inside. Two of its sharpest critics face two people who spent their careers working closely with it, debating whether the UN can still do the job it was created for. Arguing Yes: Rajan Menon, Spitzer Professor Emeritus of International Relations at the City College of New York; @NileGardiner, Director of the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom @Heritage Arguing No: @kaneview, German diplomat and Senior Fellow at @VCDNP, Former UN Under-Secretary-General; Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou, scholar and former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mauritania. John Donvan moderates. Watch the full debate: bit.ly/3V0GjgP

Should DNA decide which kids get the best education? Ann Pleshette-Murphy argues the danger is already here, with genetic findings used to push for backing the strongest students and writing off the rest. Robert Plomin argues the science carries no policy of its own, and the same data can just as easily justify putting the most resources behind the kids most likely to struggle. Watch the full debate: piped.video/watch?v=zpEEorMN…

Is parenting overrated? Every parent worries about getting it right, but DNA and twin research suggests the biggest decisions may already be made at birth. Two of the world's leading behavioral geneticists take on a psychologist who runs her own twin study and a former Parents magazine editor, arguing whether the way we're raised really shapes who we become. Arguing Yes: Robert Plomin, Professor of Behavior Genetics at @KingsCollegeLon @nlsegal, Director of the Twin Studies Center @csuf Arguing No: @kph3k, Psychology Professor at @utaustintx Ann Pleshette Murphy, parenting expert and former Editor-in-Chief of Parents magazine John Donvan moderates. Watch the full debate: bit.ly/3T31bDj

LIVE IN BALTIMORE ON OCT 27 We’re excited to announce our next debate in The Hopkins Forum series: Will Generative AI Stunt or Enhance College Learning? Featuring: @mathbabedotorg, and bringing Rumman Chowdhury back to our Hopkins stage. Please note: the debater lineup is still in formation. Moderated by @JohnDonvan. 📅 Tuesday, Oct. 27, 6:00 PM at Johns Hopkins University Homewood Campus, Shriver Hall. Reception to follow the debate. Reserve your free tickets now: bit.ly/generative-ai-debate Presented by @SNFAgora and ​​@OpentoDebateOrg.

Do Americans love work, or fear losing it? Juliet Schor argues most Americans aren't workaholics at all. Outside of white-collar jobs, nobody is asking for longer hours, and the people who do overwork are protecting their jobs, not chasing a passion. @joannelipman argues the culture runs deeper. Nearly half of us don't take the vacation we're owed, and history shows that when America got a shorter workweek, working more became a badge of honor. Watch the full debate here: bit.ly/4yuHCTJ