Discussion Class

Discussion Class Topics

- Friday the 19th of September -

(12pm)

- American political assassination and subsequent discourse -

You may have seen in the news/online that last week, famous and controversial American rightwing political commentator and influencer Charlie Kirk was shot dead at an event. The shooting has sparked a wide range of responses online. Most notably, the leftwing commentators seem to celebrating this or at the very least mocking it. They justify this by saying he deserved it because of his political opinions and that he was a nazi/fascist. But isn't the leftwing supposed to be the side of free speech, love and tolerance? The leftwing currently don't sound very tolerant at all. In fact, many have argued they currently sound like the fascists they are calling everyone else (e.g. "if you disagree with my opinion, you will be killed"). Some are event posting things like "Trump next".

What has happened to political discourse, especially in America? And is it the "far right" as the media keeps claiming and fear mongering about? Or is it a different ideology that has made political discourse more aggressive? How can we address this aggression and tension and let cooler heads prevail?

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- Friday the 19th of September -

(8pm)

- American political assassination and subsequent discourse -

You may have seen in the news/online that last week, famous and controversial American rightwing political commentator and influencer Charlie Kirk was shot dead at an event. The shooting has sparked a wide range of responses online. Most notably, the leftwing commentators seem to celebrating this or at the very least mocking it. They justify this by saying he deserved it because of his political opinions and that he was a nazi/fascist. But isn't the leftwing supposed to be the side of free speech, love and tolerance? The leftwing currently don't sound very tolerant at all. In fact, many have argued they currently sound like the fascists they are calling everyone else (e.g. "if you disagree with my opinion, you will be killed"). Some are event posting things like "Trump next".

What has happened to political discourse, especially in America? And is it the "far right" as the media keeps claiming and fear mongering about? Or is it a different ideology that has made political discourse more aggressive? How can we address this aggression and tension and let cooler heads prevail?

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Let's discuss this!

- Sunday the 21st of September -

(11am)

- How will AI change healthcare? -

While AI is more commonly associated today with Large Language Models and generative art, one of the most promising areas of AI development is healthcare. There have been many prototypes of AI detecting if a lump is cancerous or not, diagnosing symptoms, and explaining complex medical jargon in simple terminology. However, while there has been tremendous R&D in this field, there has yet to be any standard piece of technology that is universally employed in hospitals and clinics. Most people think that this is likely to change in the near future.

So, at the advent of this potential medical revolution let’s try to see into the future and predict what type of technology will be developed and how long it will take to be developed. Let’s also discuss any interesting developments we have heard/read about thus far.

Let's discuss this!