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🔥Should we colonize Mars or not? 🔥What if we had one language for the world? 🔥Is your vote in a large election pointless? 🔥Should finance be decentralized? 🔥

These are some of the varied topics we'll discuss in this series. Get ready for lively conversations and debates. Each session has its own unique topic. The sessions are highly participatory 🗣️ and require your full engagement. As much as the sessions are about the content, they are the people 👨‍👨‍👧and the unique perspectives you all bring to the Zoom 📺room.

Note: this series is indefinite ♾️. I'll keep adding new sessions. Join if you're interested in getting updates every time we host a new session. You can choose which ones to attend.

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SESSION 1

30

Nov

SESSION 1

Community Events

Tue 2:00 AM - 2:50 AM UTCNov 30, 2:00 AM - 2:50 AM UTC

Prompt: Should we colonize Mars or not? Is it better for us to get ourselves an "insurance policy" by spreading life to Mars, or to focus on improving our home here on Earth?  (Thanks @Woody and @Jane for the idea!)

SESSION 2

27

Dec

SESSION 2

Community Events

Mon 3:00 AM - 3:50 AM UTCDec 27, 3:00 AM - 3:50 AM UTC

Prompt: If Artificial Intelligence gets as smart as a human, would it deserve rights? (h/t Ramiz)

SESSION 3

30

Dec

SESSION 3

Community Events

Thu 3:00 AM - 3:50 AM UTCDec 30, 3:00 AM - 3:50 AM UTC

Prompt: What if we had one language for the world? How would we go about making it a reality, and how would such a thing play out? Is there anything we can learn from the story of Esperanto?

SESSION 4

9

Jan

SESSION 4

Community Events

Sun 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM UTCJan 9, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM UTC

Prompt: What is the ideal world population? Right now, it is about 7,753,000,000. Is that too high? Too low?

SESSION 5

13

Jan

SESSION 5

Community Events

Thu 3:00 AM - 4:00 AM UTCJan 13, 3:00 AM - 4:00 AM UTC

Prompt: What is something big that is acceptable today that future generations may find morally unacceptable?

SESSION 6

20

Jan

SESSION 6

Community Events

Thu 3:30 AM - 4:30 AM UTCJan 20, 3:30 AM - 4:30 AM UTC

Prompt: Is homeschooling good or bad? Should we try to expand it, or no?

SESSION 7

4

Feb

SESSION 7

Community Events

Fri 3:00 AM - 4:00 AM UTCFeb 4, 3:00 AM - 4:00 AM UTC

Prompt: What is the value of a university education today?

SESSION 8

24

Feb

SESSION 8

Community Events

Thu 3:00 AM - 4:00 AM UTCFeb 24, 3:00 AM - 4:00 AM UTC

Prompt: Why should we study history? Is it just so that we don't repeat the past, or is there more at stake?

SESSION 9

10

Mar

SESSION 9

Community Events

Thu 3:00 AM - 4:00 AM UTCMar 10, 3:00 AM - 4:00 AM UTC

Prompt: Why should we study math?

SESSION 10

25

Mar

SESSION 10

Community Events

Fri 3:00 AM - 4:00 AM UTCMar 25, 3:00 AM - 4:00 AM UTC

Prompt: What does good parenting look like to you? Please come with an open mind, ready to share your personal perspectives and to learn from others.

SESSION 11

13

Apr

SESSION 11

Community Events

Wed 3:00 AM - 4:00 AM UTCApr 13, 3:00 AM - 4:00 AM UTC

Prompt: How do you manage stress? Please come with an open mind, ready to share your personal perspectives and to learn from others.

SESSION 12

4

May

SESSION 12

Community Events

Wed 3:00 AM - 4:00 AM UTCMay 4, 3:00 AM - 4:00 AM UTC

Prompt: How can you stand up for what you believe in, especially when others may be against you? (thanks for the idea, Najeeb!)

SESSION 13

23

May

SESSION 13

Community Events

Mon 2:00 AM - 3:00 AM UTCMay 23, 2:00 AM - 3:00 AM UTC

Prompt: Should we be optimistic or pessimistic? What is the appropriate mindset and in what circumstances?

SESSION 14

16

Jun

SESSION 14

Community Events

Thu 3:00 AM - 4:00 AM UTCJun 16, 3:00 AM - 4:00 AM UTC

Prompt: What is the value of art? And how does that change in a world of AI like DALL•E 2 (https://openai.com/dall-e-2/)?

SESSION 15

12

Aug

SESSION 15

Community Events

Fri 2:00 AM - 3:00 AM UTCAug 12, 2:00 AM - 3:00 AM UTC

Prompt: Should we allow self-driving cars on the road? What if it turns out that everyone is positively benefited by them...except for one group — bikers?

SESSION 16

2

Nov

SESSION 16

Community Events

Wed 2:00 AM - 3:00 AM UTCNov 2, 2:00 AM - 3:00 AM UTC

Prompt: How do we prevent a nuclear war?

SESSION 17

8

Mar

SESSION 17

Community Events

Wed 3:00 AM - 4:00 AM UTCMar 8, 3:00 AM - 4:00 AM UTC

Prompt: What should schools teach once AI can read and write (and reason) as well as humans? Yes, this is about ChatGPT (chat.openai.com/)!

SESSION 18

12

Apr

SESSION 18

Community Events

Wed 2:00 AM - 3:00 AM UTCApr 12, 2:00 AM - 3:00 AM UTC

Prompt: How can we best assess students in K-12 schools? Imagine we could start from scratch and design the ideal assessment system...

SESSION 19

26

May

SESSION 19

Community Events

Fri 2:00 AM - 2:40 AM UTCMay 26, 2:00 AM - 2:40 AM UTC

[Special Session] Ask Me Anything (AMA) with Drew. Come prepared with questions. Happy to chat about anything and everything.

SESSION 20

29

Jun

SESSION 20

Community Events

Thu 2:00 AM - 3:00 AM UTCJun 29, 2:00 AM - 3:00 AM UTC

Prompt: Is Apple's Vision Pro and Apple's vision for the future of technology a positive or negative development for humanity? What would you do if you were Tim Cook? (More details: https://www.apple.com/apple-vision-pro/)

SESSION 21

29

Dec

SESSION 21

Community Events

Fri 3:30 AM - 4:30 AM UTCDec 29, 3:30 AM - 4:30 AM UTC

Prompt: Universal Basic Income (UBI) — In a future with increased automation and AI, is UBI a viable solution to address unemployment and inequality?

SESSION 22

14

Aug

SESSION 22

Community Events

Wed 2:30 AM - 3:30 AM UTCAug 14, 2:30 AM - 3:30 AM UTC

Prompt: What is brain drain, how is it bad (or good) for a country, and what should we do about it?

SESSION 23

13

Nov

SESSION 23

Community Events

Thu 3:00 AM - 4:00 AM UTCNov 13, 3:00 AM - 4:00 AM UTC

Prompt: Should finance be decentralized? How does crypto work, and what are the inherent tradeoffs at play?

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