Town Hall Seattle: Civics Series
Town Hall’s Civics series highlights everything from local policies to world politics. These events offer perspectives on a range of topics as diverse as Seattle itself—a bustling forum for activism, discovery, and thought-provoking discussion.
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Mar 27, 2019
Will advances in artificial intelligence, geoengineering, and bioengineering save or destroy the human race? That’s debatable. KUOW and Town Hall invited you to join us at the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute on Sunday, March 24 for the latest event in KUOW’s That’s Debatable series. At this Oxford-style debate, a panel of smart Seattlites squared off on the proposition, “Technology will save us.” The conversation kicked off with an audience vote. Then both sides gave their arguments and then you, the audience, vote again. The team that convinces more people to join their side wins. Will you change your mind?
ARGUING YES
Elizabeth Scallon is the head of WeWork Labs, Northwest, a global entrepreneurship program which enables Startups in Seattle to leverage the WeWork global platform to accelerate their Growth.
Vinay Narayan is the Vice President of Product Management and Operations for HTC VIVE as well as a Board Member and Adviser for numerous VR and AR companies.
ARGUING NO
Hanson Hosein is the Director University of Washington Communication Leadership Program and the President of HRH Media Group LLC, a media production and communications strategy firm that has worked with organizations such as Microsoft, Intel, and Facebook.
Amy Webb is a quantitative futurist, author, and Founder of the Future Today Institute, a leading foresight and strategy firm that helps leaders and their organizations prepare for complex futures.
Presented by Town Hall Seattle and KUOW. Recorded live at Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute on March 24, 2019.