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17NOVIn personBoston Debate ShowcaseLaugh Boston · 5:30 PM ESTMIT’s Yasheng Huang and Fiona Murray discuss US–China AI competition, with Manolis Kellis also joining the program. Live sessions, audience questions and a reception at Laugh Boston.See ticket optionsView program and tickets
16NOVIn personNew York Debate ShowcaseManhattan · 5:30 PM ESTTwo live debates on artificial intelligence, audience questions and a fireside conversation with the debaters.See ticket optionsView program and tickets
19NOVIn personChicago Super Debate Night No.2The Ferris · 5:30 PM CSTThree main-stage debates, audience-picked lightning rounds, pizza, beer and a closing reception. See the event page for its theme and speakers.See ticket optionsView program and tickets
5NOVOnlineSuperDebate HangoutOnline · 6:00 PM CSTAn open session with John Connor, the founder of SuperDebate. Bring your questions, plan your next debate, get hands-on help starting a club in your city or on your campus, or just meet other people who love organized argument. Organizers, debaters, first-timers, and the simply curious are all welcome. Come once, or make it a habit.See ticket optionsView program and tickets
16DECIn personChicago Debate Showcase No. 3The Ferris · 5:30 PM CSTThree main-stage debates, audience-picked lightning rounds, pizza, beer and a closing reception. See the event page for its theme and speakers.See ticket optionsView program and tickets
20JANIn personChicago Debate Showcase No. 4The Ferris · 5:30 PM CSTThree main-stage debates, audience-picked lightning rounds, pizza, beer and a closing reception. See the event page for its theme and speakers.See ticket optionsView program and tickets
16NOVIn personNew York Debate ShowcaseManhattan · 5:30 PM ESTTwo live debates on artificial intelligence, audience questions and a fireside conversation with the debaters.See ticket optionsView program and tickets
19NOVIn personChicago Super Debate Night No.2The Ferris · 5:30 PM CSTThree main-stage debates, audience-picked lightning rounds, pizza, beer and a closing reception. See the event page for its theme and speakers.See ticket optionsView program and tickets
16DECIn personChicago Debate Showcase No. 3The Ferris · 5:30 PM CSTThree main-stage debates, audience-picked lightning rounds, pizza, beer and a closing reception. See the event page for its theme and speakers.See ticket optionsView program and tickets
20JANIn personChicago Debate Showcase No. 4The Ferris · 5:30 PM CSTThree main-stage debates, audience-picked lightning rounds, pizza, beer and a closing reception. See the event page for its theme and speakers.See ticket optionsView program and tickets Upcoming events
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SuperDebate · OnlineShould Supreme Court Justices Have Term Limits?Online · 7:00 PM ESTNo justice has ever retired voluntarily for the good of the republic. The average tenure has grown from 15 years in 1900 to over 26 today. Fix the Court has proposed 18-year terms. Two debaters, assigned sides, cross-examination. You pick the winner.View event
SuperDebate · OnlineShould Race-Conscious College Admissions Be Restored?Online · 7:00 PM ESTThe Supreme Court struck down race-conscious admissions at Harvard and UNC in 2023. Diversity at selective schools has measurably fallen. The question is whether colorblindness serves equality or entrenches it. Two debaters, assigned sides, cross-examination. You pick the winner.View event
SuperDebate · OnlineShould Organ Donation Be Automatic Unless You Opt Out?Online · 7:00 PM ESTOver 100,000 Americans are on organ transplant waiting lists. Seventeen die every day for lack of a donor organ. Spain has opt-out donation and the world's highest transplant rate. Two debaters, assigned sides, cross-examination. You pick the winner.View event
SuperDebate · OnlineShould Humanity Make Mars Colonization a Priority?Online · 7:00 PM ESTSpaceX has a plan, a rocket, and a founder willing to spend $100 billion. Stephen Hawking argued a multi-planet species is existential insurance. Critics say we have a burning planet that needs the resources first. Two debaters, assigned sides. You pick the winner.View event
SuperDebate · OnlineShould Big Tech Companies Be Broken Up?Online · 7:00 PM ESTGoogle was found guilty of running an illegal search monopoly in 2024. Apple, Meta, and Amazon face simultaneous antitrust actions across three continents. Is this the Standard Oil moment for Silicon Valley? Two debaters, assigned sides. You pick the winner.View event
SuperDebate · OnlineShould We Abolish Prisons?Online · 7:00 PM ESTThe US incarcerates 2 million people, the highest rate in the world. Norway's recidivism rate is 20%; America's is 68%. The prison abolition movement argues cages do not heal communities. Two debaters, assigned sides, cross-examination. You pick the winner.View event
SuperDebate · OnlineShould the Voting Age Be Lowered to 16?Online · 7:00 PM ESTScotland, Germany, Austria, and Wales let 16-year-olds vote. Research shows civic participation rates are higher when young people first vote close to their civics education. Critics cite brain development. Two debaters, assigned sides. You pick the winner.View event
SuperDebate · OnlineShould AI Be Allowed to Make Medical Decisions?Online · 7:00 PM ESTThe FDA has approved over 800 AI-based medical devices. AI outperforms radiologists in some cancer screening studies. Epic and Mass General Brigham are deploying AI triage at scale. Who is responsible when it gets it wrong? Two debaters, assigned sides. You pick the winner.View event
SuperDebate · OnlineDo Animals Have Moral Rights That Humans Must Respect?Online · 7:00 PM EST80 billion land animals are factory-farmed annually. Neuroscience now confirms fish and octopi are sentient. Peter Singer's argument that suffering is suffering regardless of species is 50 years old and still unrefuted by most philosophers. Two debaters, assigned sides. You pick the winner.View event
SuperDebate · OnlineShould Gas-Powered Cars Be Banned by 2035?Online · 7:00 PM ESTThe EU voted to ban new gas car sales by 2035. California followed. Norway is already at 90% EV sales. Battery costs have fallen 90% in a decade. But rural Americans, autoworkers, and mining critics say the timeline is politics, not policy. Two debaters, assigned sides. You pick the winner.View event
SuperDebate · OnlineInaugural SuperDebate OpenOnline · 11:00 AM ESTThe first open online tournament from SuperDebate. One day, 1-on-1, five rounds: three guaranteed preliminary rounds, then the top 4 break to semifinals and the top 2 meet in the final. Every debater brings a judge or adds judge arrangement at registration.View event
SuperDebateAustin Debate Showcase No. 1Austin, TX · venue to be announced · 5:30 PM CDTThe Austin Debate Showcase launch, hosted by John Thomas Connor. Venue, speakers and debate topics will be announced as they are confirmed. Admission is refundable on request until seven days before the event; cancellation or a date change also qualifies. Contact john@superdebate.org.View event
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Upcoming releases and recordings
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Video & voting · Recording coming soonWill AI Eliminate More Jobs Than It Creates?Martin Ford · Pedro Domingos
Recording · October 22, 2026Would Less Electoral Control Improve Government?Garett Jones · Anthony Fowler
The Anti-DebateCan we put a probability on everything?Robin Hanson · David Spiegelhalter
Events from other organizers
Debates, talks, workshops and discussions run by other organizers. Check their format and registration before attending.
Braver AngelsColiseum Debate - Resolved: America should stop nation building.Online · 11:00 PM UTCA Braver Angels Coliseum Debate on the resolution "America should stop nation building," featuring structured argumentation between opposing sides on U.S. foreign policy.$30View event
Braver AngelsCompassionate ConversationsSan Luis Obispo, CA · 1:00 AM UTCA Braver Angels workshop guiding participants through structured, compassionate conversation across political differences, aimed at reducing polarization and building understanding in small groups.$30View event
Braver AngelsDelaware Alliance Bridge BuildingOnline · 12:00 AM UTCA Braver Angels online bridge-building session hosted by the Delaware Alliance, bringing together participants across political divides for structured dialogue and depolarization exercises.$30View event
Braver AngelsCivic Scholars Council Seminar: From Subject to CitizenOnline · 7:00 PM UTCA Braver Angels Civic Scholars Council seminar exploring the shift "From Subject to Citizen," examining civic identity and democratic participation through facilitated small-group dialogue.$30View event
Intelligence SquaredThe Threat of Capitalism Without Democracy, with Martin WolfLondon · 7:00 PM UTCIntelligence Squared hosts economist Martin Wolf for a talk on the tensions between capitalism and democracy, exploring how markets can undermine democratic governance. Audience Q&A expected.49.99 GBPView event
Intelligence SquaredThe Age of BecomingLondon · 7:30 PM UTCIntelligence Squared presents 'The Age of Becoming' in London — a live ideas event from a leading host of debate and big-idea talks, exploring themes of transformation and selfhood.15.00 GBPView event
Intelligence SquaredAmerica’s Undoing in the Middle East, with Kim Ghattas and Lyse DoucetLondon · 7:00 PM UTCJournalists Kim Ghattas and Lyse Doucet discuss America's shifting role and influence in the Middle East, hosted by Intelligence Squared in London.35.99 GBPView event
Intelligence SquaredMarina Litvinenko on Russia, Putin and ResistanceLondon · 7:30 PM UTCMarina Litvinenko, widow of poisoned Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko, speaks in London on Russia, Putin and resistance. Hosted by Intelligence Squared, known for its public debate programming.49.99 GBPView event
Intelligence SquaredHow Geography Explains Our World, With Tim Marshall Live At The BarbicanLondon · 7:00 PM UTCIntelligence Squared presents bestselling author Tim Marshall live at the Barbican, exploring how geography shapes geopolitics and world events.69.99 GBPView event
Intelligence SquaredA New History of Our Future, with Peter FrankopanLondon · 7:00 PM UTCHistorian Peter Frankopan delivers a live talk on 'A New History of Our Future,' exploring long-view historical forces shaping what comes next. Hosted by Intelligence Squared in London.89.99 GBPView event
Intelligence SquaredAn Exclusive Evening with Strangers Author Belle BurdenLondon · 7:30 PM UTCAn exclusive evening with Belle Burden, author of 'Strangers', hosted by Intelligence Squared — a speaker event exploring the book's themes in conversation.64.98 GBPView event
Intelligence SquaredAdam Grant: The Secret to Successful ConnectionsOxford · 7:30 PM UTCOrganizational psychologist Adam Grant discusses the science of building successful connections, presented live in Oxford by Intelligence Squared.59.11 GBPView event
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Past events
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