Past Topics
Explore the wide range of debate topics we’ve tackled over the years—spanning AI, cybersecurity, policy, ethics, and more.
“Cyber Threats vs. Patient Rights: Protecting Medical and Genetic Privacy in the Digital Age”
2026-03-06 — West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV)
“How does the United States best prepare for new labor market realities?”
2024-11-21 — JFF (Virtual Event)
“Should we implement supports like Universal Basic Income or Guaranteed Employment?”
2024-11-21 — JFF (Virtual Event)
“Will AI Improve Medical Diagnostics and Patient Care?”
2025-06-30 — NovaSci x CGI (NovaSci Science Center, Reston, VA)
“Is Artificial Intelligence an Environmental Culprit or a Sustainable Solution?”
2025-06-30 — NovaSci x CGI (NovaSci Science Center, Reston, VA)
“Should AI-Powered Autonomous Systems Be Given Greater Control Over Satellite Operations?”
2025-06-30 — NovaSci x CGI (NovaSci Science Center, Reston, VA)
“Is Generative AI Enhancing the Storytelling and User Experience in Game Development?”
2025-06-26 — NovaSci x Leidos (NovaSci Science Center, Reston, VA)
“Can You Remove the Human Bias Built Into Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning?”
2025-06-26 — NovaSci x Leidos (NovaSci Science Center, Reston, VA)
“Would AI-Driven Surveillance Increase Passenger Safety at Airports?”
2025-06-26 — NovaSci x Leidos (NovaSci Science Center, Reston, VA)
“Veterans in Tech & Cyber Careers”
2025-05-01 — Veterans.Technology (AWS Skills Center)
“AI: Job Creator or Job Destroyer?”
2024-06-27 — NovaSci x Appian (Appian Office (McLean, VA))
“Cybersecurity, Privacy, & Surveillance”
2025-04-11 — NYU (New York, NY)
“AI Unplugged: Navigating the Future and Ethical Dilemma of Generative AI”
2025-03-07 — West Virginia University (West Virginia University)
“Responsibility of Protecting Data”
2025-02-21 — Common Cyber Fusion (Virginia Military Institute)
“Artificial General Intelligence”
2025-02-21 — Common Cyber Fusion (Virginia Military Institute)
“Open Source Software”
2025-02-21 — Common Cyber Fusion (Virginia Military Institute)
“AI vs Zero Trust: Securing the Nation's Infrastructure”
2024-11-07 — Amazon Web Services (Amazon Merlin Building, Arlington, VA)
“The Investment Conundrum: Debating Capital Sources to Advance Education and Work”
2024-07-23 — Horizons Conference (Washington, DC)
“Should Students be Allowed to Use AI in their Coursework?”
2024-06-20 — NovaSci x Google (Google Office (Reston, VA))
“Who Should Own AI? Big Tech or the Government?”
2024-06-20 — NovaSci x Google (Google Office (Reston, VA))
“Is Technology Making us More or Less Intelligent?”
2024-06-20 — NovaSci x Google (Google Office (Reston, VA))
“Which Social Media Platform Would be the Best to Ban?”
2024-06-27 — NovaSci x Appian (Appian Office (McLean, VA))
“Exploring the Impact of Generative AI on Creative Professions: Positives vs Negatives”
2024-05-03 — NYU (New York, NY)
“Metaverse Hype or Web 3.0 Reality?”
2024-05-03 — NYU (New York, NY)
“Data Privacy vs National Security”
2024-04-09 — Pace University (New York, NY)
“AI: Job Creator or Job Destroyer”
2024-04-04 — University at Albany (Albany, NY)
“AI vs Augmented Intelligence”
2024-02-07 — Securing Tomorrow (Fairfax, VA)
“Is Generative AI a Threat to Cybersecurity?”
2023-09-13 — Is Generative AI a Threat to Cybersecurity? (Fairfax, VA)
“Background Checks: Security vs. Opportunity?”
2025-09-10 — Idemia (Miami, Florida)
“Biometrics vs. Eyewitness: Who's More Reliable?”
2025-09-10 — Idemia (Miami, Florida)
“Facial Recognition: Positive ID or Not Ready?”
2025-09-10 — Idemia (Miami, Florida)
“AI in Biometrics: Essential or Black Box?”
2025-09-10 — Idemia (Miami, Florida)
“Fingerprint Use: Lawful Leverage or Overreach?”
2025-09-10 — Idemia (Miami, Florida)
“AI in Surveillance: Necessary Evil or Unchecked Power?”
2025-09-10 — Idemia (Miami, Florida)
“Can You Remove the Human Bias Built into AI/ML?”
2019-06-20 — AI & Human Bias (Galvanize, New York, NY)
“Should the U.S. Regulate Drone Technology?”
2019-05-25 — Regulating Drone Technology (National Gaylord, Washington, DC)
“Are We Ready to Embrace Autonomous Vehicles?”
2019-04-26 — NYU (NYU, New York, NY)
“Should GDPR be Implemented in the US?”
2019-04-26 — NYU (NYU, New York, NY)
“Should the U.S. Government Adopt a National Cryptocurrency?”
2019-02-07 — National Cryptocurrency (WeWork, Washington, DC)
“Blockchain Governance Debate”
2018-12-06 — Private vs Public Blockchain (Teach for America, New York, NY)
“DevOps: Automation Showdown”
2018-07-10 — Ansible vs Puppet (USPTO, Washington, DC)
“Is Social Media Helpful or Harmful to our Country?”
2018-05-09 — Social Media (New York, NY)
“Cloud: AWS vs Azure”
2017-11-16 — Cloud: AWS vs Azure (Washington, DC)
“Javascript: Angular vs React”
2016-12-07 — Javascript: Angular vs React (Washington, DC)
“Mobile: Android vs iOS”
2015-05-27 — Mobile: Android vs iOS (Washington, DC)
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