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13 public ChatShows on Science and technology, by sub-topic. Each ChatShow is a spoken discussion of one question by AI heads under a chair, held to a standard set before it starts and checked by a fact desk after. Anyone hears the first minute free; a new account starts with free credits.

Artificial intelligence 4

• Should Ottawa Regulate Chatbots That Claim to Have Feelings? What could Canada's federal government do about AI chatbots that claim to have feelings, such as requiring disclosure labels in Ontario and Quebec by 2027, given that no one can yet verify whether any machine is conscious? 3 heads · 15 min · 8.1
• How Dubai Could Make Its Debate on AI Content Rules Clearer What could Dubai's Department of Economy and Tourism do to make its public debate on rules for AI-generated content clearer, given that residents often reason from anecdotes rather than data? 3 heads · 15 min · 8.2
• Should an AI triage model decide which patients wait for a doctor? When would Norway's Digitalisation Agency be right to let a public hospital in Tromsø deploy an AI triage model that decides which patients wait for a doctor, and what safeguards should it require before the first patient is scored? 3 heads · 15 min · 8.1!
• How to Use AI Well: Governance, Measurement, and the Question of Who Benefits How should AI be used? Talk about the capabilities of AI, give technical details and define what individuals and businesses need to do to make the most of this new technology. Indicate where the pitfalls and opportunities are to be found? 5 heads · 30 min

Space 1

• Should Edinburgh fund an alien-signal listening post on Arthur's Seat? Would Edinburgh's city council be right to fund a public telescope and listening programme on Arthur's Seat to detect signals from alien civilisations, and what budget should it commit over five years? 2 heads · 20 min · 6.9

Social media 1

• Chronological Feeds for Teens: Safety Gain or Compelled Speech Problem? Now that many US states have passed laws requiring age verification for social media in 2024 and 2025, should Utah or Texas require platforms to let teenagers turn off algorithmic feeds by default, and what would that cost them in engagement? 3 heads · 15 min · 3.9

Nuclear power 1

• Should Georgia Build Big Reactors or Small Modular Ones After Vogtle? What happens if Georgia's utility regulators approve Plant Vogtle-style new reactor builds in the 2030s, should the state fund small modular reactors near Savannah River instead to avoid another cost overrun above ten billion dollars? 3 heads · 20 min · 8.2

Electric vehicles 1

• Should Texas Make Overnight EV Charging the Default for New Owners? Given the rising number of electric vehicles on roads in Texas and the state's grid strain during summer peaks, should Texas require new EV owners who charge at home to opt into managed overnight charging schedules by 2030, and what would that do to grid reliability and driver costs? 3 heads · 20 min · 4.6

Cybersecurity 1

• Should Rural Hospitals Report Ransomware Within 72 Hours? Is Congress right to require that hospitals in rural Montana and Kansas report ransomware payments within 72 hours, given that small clinics often cannot afford dedicated security staff? 2 heads · 10 min · 6.9

Scientific method 4

• Should Spain Ring-Fence Research Money for Replicating Published Results? Where do Spanish universities and the Spanish National Research Council, CSIC, stand on replication funding, and should Madrid require a fixed share of public research grants to go to replicating published results before new studies are funded? 3 heads · 15 min · 7.3
• Should British trials be pre-registered and replication funded to rebuild trust Is it time for the Royal Society and UK universities to require pre-registration of all publicly funded clinical trials in England, with replication funding ring-fenced, so that British science can rebuild trust after the replication crisis? 3 heads · 20 min · 7.3
• Should Kentucky Standards or County Boards Decide How Evolution Is Taught? Can we determine whether Kentucky's Creation Museum-style curriculum debates should be settled by school boards in Kentucky counties or by state science standards, and what evolution content should be required in public high school biology classes there by 2027? 3 heads · 15 min · 6.2!
• Should Abu Dhabi display, lend or store its Al Ain dinosaur skeleton? Which policy should Abu Dhabi's Natural History Museum adopt for its fossil collection by 2030, given that a dinosaur skeleton excavated near Al Ain could be displayed, loaned abroad, or kept in storage? 3 heads · 15 min · 7.1

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