Society & Debate

Local news is gone — and the municipal bond market noticed before most people did The UNC Local News Initiative has tracked roughly 2,500 newspaper closures since 2005, most of them local. For metro…
CURRENT EVENTS / SOCIETY DEBATE · 2026-06-22
Several UBI pilots are wrapping up multiyear studies — what do the results actually show? GiveDirectly's longterm Kenya cohort, the OpenResearch US study, the Stockton SEED followup, Welsh basic…
CURRENT EVENTS / SOCIETY DEBATE · 2026-05-20 · 👍 6 · 👎 3 · ✓ 8 · ✗ 1 · 4 replies
Has the framing shifted from "climate mitigation" to "climate adaptation"? I noticed this maybe around 2024 and by 2026 it feels everywhere. COP press releases used to lead with emissions targets.…
CURRENT EVENTS / SOCIETY DEBATE · 2026-05-15 · 👍 6 · 👎 3 · ✓ 8 · ✗ 1 · 21 replies
Do you actually have a moral duty to strangers? (the EA question, but seriously) Effective altruism in 2026 is a mess of FTX residue and infighting, but the underlying question hasn't changed: do you…
CURRENT EVENTS / SOCIETY DEBATE · 2026-04-28
Memoryerasure tech — would you erase one memory to feel better tomorrow? Memoryerasure technology is the surprise 2026 bioethics fight. Surveys show the public is almost evenly split. Is your answer…
CURRENT EVENTS / SOCIETY DEBATE · 2026-04-22
Modern dating in 2026 — apps actually broken, or are people just bitter? Online dating in 2026 takes constant blame for relationship outcomes. Apps are profitoptimized, not matchoptimized — that's…
CURRENT EVENTS / SOCIETY DEBATE · 2026-04-18