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Renowned thinkers reflect on the big issues and ideas changing our world.

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One-hour video Dialogue featuring 1-on-1 conversations where Munk Chair Rudyard Griffiths puts audience questions to an expert guest.

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The Winter 2022 Munk Dialogues explore the topic of reason and rationality, from the perspective of the individual to society at large. How do our brains actually work when it comes to our faculty to reason? What role does reason play in our evolution as a species and the development of the modern society? And, what is happening to reason and rationality today?

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January 13, 2022

Steven Pinker

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Steven Pinker joined us on January 13, 2022 for a thought-provoking, members-only discussion on how sectarian solidarity and our pursuit of self-interest has led to the demise of objectivity, truth, and collective rationality. See below for details on how to access the event.

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May 20, 2021

Douglas Murray

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Douglas Murray joined us on May 20 at 8pm ET for a thought-provoking, Munk Dialogue on the future of free speech and liberal institutions in the shadow of COVID-19. The archived version of Murray's Dialogue is available only to Munk Members. Membership is free. Click HERE to join.

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January 19, 2021

Fareed Zakaria

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CNN’s Fareed Zakaria joined us on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 for a members-only video Q&A.

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We are the world’s first podcast dedicated to convening one-on-one debates between today’s biggest thinkers and sharpest minds.

SEASON TWO - EPISODE #61

Steven Pinker Dialogue

January 18, 2022

Guests: Steven Pinker

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Drug Legalization

January 11, 2022

Guests: Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
Theodore Dalrymple

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Free Will

January 4, 2022

Guests: Christian List
Gregg D. Caruso

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Ukraine-Russia Conflict

December 28, 2021

Guests: Dov S. Zakheim
Anatol Lieven

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Our Mission is to help the world rediscover the art of civil and substantive debate by convening the sharpest minds and brightest thinkers to weigh in on the big issues of the day.

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December 4, 2019

Capitalism

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Be it resolved, the capitalist system is broken. It's time to try something different...

Pro: Katrina vanden Heuvel
Yanis Varoufakis

Con: Arthur Brooks
David Brooks

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May 9, 2019

China

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Be it resolved, China is a threat to the liberal international order...

Pro: H.R. McMaster
Michael Pillsbury

Con: Kishore Mahbubani
Huiyao Wang

Result: Con wins by a narrow margin of 2%

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Nov 2, 2018

The Rise of Populism

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Be it resolved, the future of western politics is populist not liberal...

Pro: Stephen K. Bannon

Con: David Frum

Result: No side wins

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