QED rewatch: On Being Unreasonable (2023)

Published 6 August 2024 at 10:23

From abortion rights to immigration, gun control, and climate change, civil debate has gone out of the window. The social contract is breaking down. Why can't we all be reasonable? But what's reasonable to some is outrageous to others. In this talk from QED 2023, Kirsty Sedgman explored the mechanisms we use to draw lines between acceptable and unacceptable, appropriate and inappropriate, good and bad. When we all think we're being reasonable, how can we figure out what's right? And when should be break the rules in pursuit of positive change?

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