Too Much Change?

Artificial intelligence is advancing at breakneck speed. Gene editing is poised to rewrite biology. You can now take a pill to get skinny. NASA is going back to the moon—and so are the Chinese. Wealth is concentrating in unprecedented ways. Every week seems to bring another headline that would have sounded like science fiction a decade ago.

Is this an exciting new chapter in human progress—or are we experiencing more change than individuals, communities, and institutions can reasonably absorb?
Join us for an open discussion about some of the most consequential transformations of our time. We'll explore questions such as:

• Is AI likely to improve human life, or destabilize it?
• Are we entering a new era of authoritarianism or fascism?
• How should society think about gene editing and human enhancement?
• What happens when trillionaires and powerful corporations begin shaping humanity's future
• Will space colonization become humanity's next great frontier?
• Can democratic institutions keep pace with accelerating technological change?

If you would like to prepare for this, do some research on one of these topics and tell us what you have found. Good trend or bad trend? Whan be gained or done?
See you there!