Ideas Exchange New York

Welcome to this fascinating global debate… held simultaneously!
Join participants from cities the world over… don’t miss out!
https://ideas-exchange.info/en/online-debate/animal-welfare/
You can book your space in a few easy steps.
From factory farms to conservation labs, from beloved pets to laboratory subjects, our relationship with the animal world is full of contradictions. We celebrate empathy and compassion, yet preside over systems of immense suffering. Science now shows that many species think, feel, and communicate in ways once thought uniquely human — but have these discoveries truly changed the way we treat them?
Across the world, debates over animal welfare are deepening. Some argue that industrial agriculture, mass fishing, and entertainment industries reveal a profound moral failure — a refusal to see other creatures as sentient beings. Others warn that our moral zeal is going too far, threatening livelihoods, erasing cultural traditions, and blurring the line between empathy and projection.
Are we morally obligated to extend our circle of care to every sentient being? Or are we overreaching, imposing human emotions where they don’t belong? How do we balance compassion with necessity, conscience with survival, and progress with humility?
Key Topics We’ll Explore

• The new science of animal communication, emotion, and intelligence
• The moral status of animals: where does human responsibility begin and end?
• Factory farming and the invisible suffering behind cheap food
• Is humane slaughter possible — or just a comforting myth?
• How far should animal welfare activism go? Are we caring too much, or too little?
• The psychology of empathy: why we love some animals and ignore others
• Animal rights, law, and personhood — could animals ever have legal standing?
• The environmental cost of industrial agriculture and its moral implications
• The future of food: plant-based diets, lab-grown meat, and ethical innovation
• What our treatment of animals reveals about the human condition

We’ll gather — coffee or tea in hand — to explore what it truly means to “care” for animals in a world built on their labor, their bodies, and their silence.
When? Tuesday, November 25
What time? 8 PM New York/ 7 PM Chicago/ 5 PM LA
Who participates? Global minds from all over the world
How many people per group? A maximum of 9 people per debating group to maximize experience
How much? We only charge a small contribution of 5 USD which covers our costs and allows us to sponsor people who wouldn’t be able to connect otherwise
First time? Drop us a line and you can participate for FREE 😊
And if I don’t like it? No risk involved. We’ll give you a complete refund
Do I have to prepare? It’s not mandatory, but if you like there’s Food for Thought videos
How do I connect? You’ll receive a link in your email max. 24 hours after payment
Everyone is welcome, together with their plus ones, ideas, and perspectives.
Click on the link and register now!
https://ideas-exchange.info/en/online-debate/animal-welfare/

Welcome to this fascinating global debate… held simultaneously!
Join participants from cities the world over… don’t miss out!
https://ideas-exchange.info/en/online-debate/broken-politics/
You can book your space in a few easy steps.
Across democracies, something fundamental seems to be breaking. Governments struggle to pass basic legislation. Shutdowns and stalemates have become routine. Compromise—once the lifeblood of effective politics—feels extinct. And millions of citizens, across countries and ideologies, describe the same feeling: the system isn’t working anymore.
Why are our institutions suddenly so fragile? How did cooperation turn into open hostility? And why does it increasingly seem that anger, distrust, and spectacle are replacing the slow, steady work of governing?
From rising populist frustration to the collapse of functional bipartisanship, from domestic gridlock to rising global tensions, we’ll gather to explore the forces that have pushed modern politics to the brink—and what it might take to repair it.
Coffee or tea in hand, we’ll dive into a candid, accessible conversation about one of the defining questions of our time:

When governments can’t govern, what happens to society?
Key Topics We’ll Explore
· Government paralysis: shutdowns, gridlock, and institutions struggling to deliver even basic functions.
· The collapse of cooperation: why bipartisanship vanished, moderates disappeared, and politics became a zero-sum fight.
· Populist anger and distrust: the sense that “the system” ignores ordinary people, and why outsider candidates thrive.
· Global tensions in the background: how instability abroad and polarization at home reinforce each other.
· Tribalization and truth gaps: political identity hardening into social identity, alongside disinformation and echo chambers.
· Economic frustration: rising resentment fueled by cost-of-living pressures and regional inequalities.
· Politics as spectacle: leaders and parties prioritizing outrage, performance, and virality over actual governance.
We’ll gather — coffee or tea in hand — to explore what are the real implications of a broken politics and a government that isn’t working anymore.
When? Tuesday, December 9
What time? 8 PM New York/ 7 PM Chicago/ 5 PM LA
Who participates? Global minds from all over the world
How many people per group? A maximum of 9 people per debating group to maximize experience
How much? We only charge a small contribution of 5 USD which covers our costs and allows us to sponsor people who wouldn’t be able to connect otherwise
First time? Drop us a line and you can participate for FREE 😊
And if I don’t like it? No risk involved. We’ll give you a complete refund
Do I have to prepare? It’s not mandatory, but if you like there’s Food for Thought videos
How do I connect? You’ll receive a link in your email max. 24 hours after payment
Everyone is welcome, together with their plus ones, ideas, and perspectives.
Click on the link and register now!
https://ideas-exchange.info/en/online-debate/broken-politics/