Recorded over the summer. Coaching on an interpersonal disagreement on the Gaza war and Zohran Mamdani in the NYC mayoral race

How to disagree with a close friend about gender (Part II). With Larissa Phillips

How to disagree with a close friend about gender (part 1). With Larissa Phillips and Bob Bordone.

Today, we’re diving into one of our favorite disagreement topics, AI in Education, and to the extent to which it can be a force for good in our classrooms.

What's the best approach to admissions for selective public high schools?

Does the traditional college model still make sense in today’s economy?

Is it guaranteed in the US Constitution? Who is entitled to it?

What are the implications for free speech and due process?

Are school voucher programs helping students or dismantling public schools?

What is the most compassionate, evidence-based approach to treating young people with gender dysphoria? What is the most compelling vision for the future of the trans rights movement?

Is telepathy real? How should we understand truth, skepticism and the world’s most popular podcast?

What does it mean for students to be “ready” to engage with AI? Is that a skill we should be actively teaching in schools?

What role should the federal government play in US education?

Should trans athletes be included in elite women's sports?

Host Alex Grodd appears as a disagreement guest on parenting and punishment.

Is the explosion of online sports betting a risk to public health?

To have or not to have - that is the ethical question...Two experts who made different life decisions come together to disagree about whether having children is still ethical given the existential risks facing humanity today - from climate change to the global fertility crisis.

Will AI tutors replicate or surpass human teachers? How can AI benefit struggling and high-achieving students?

Why is this method of raising kids so divisive?

In this bonus conversation, we feature a short (and new) excerpt from the full disagreement between last week's guests, Roman Yampolskiy and Alan Cowen. Here we apply the question of whether an AI can become conscious to Alan’s company, Hume AI, and their chatbot EVI. For a different disagreement between Roman and Alan, check out the feature episode.