Submitted by tangs on October 2, 2011 - 11:39am
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Intelligence Squared is a program that arranges Oxford-style debates on a wide range of timely and provocative topics. For this debate, the proposition is MEN ARE FINISHED:
In a modern, post-industrial economy that seems better suited to women than men, many are wondering if men have been permanently left behind. Education and employment statistics point to a clear and growing dominance in women’s status at home and in the workplace. Are men primed for a comeback or have the old rules changed for good? (Media links after the jump.)
In this format, the live audience to the debate is polled before and after, and the side that changes the most minds (largest net gain of vote share) wins.* Edited broadcast versions of debates are aired on NPR stations, also available via podcast, and both edited and unedited version are streamed from NPR's website.
This particular debate was live-streamed on Slate, so there is video available, too.
- Streaming from NPR page for this debate* (broadcast & full versions)
- MP3 direct link (broadcast version) (right-click and "Save as..." to download from page)
- Video (full version)
- IQ2US Page for this debate*
* If you don't want to know which side wins before you listen/watch, avoid reading descriptions and text on the NPR and IQ2US pages for the debate and just look for your media link.
