I used to be a debater and I debated for multiple years at a pretty high level in high school. But there came a point where it became formulaic, where I figured out how to do it... It was much more about rhetorical deafness than thinking deeply. That was the great takeaway for me in doing this because I never debate very casually in high school once or twice. We did parliamentary debating where heckling was allowed. And so...
Maria Konnikova, Revisionist History’s ombudsman—who's also an author, psychologist and professional poker player—is back for another round. This time she reads letters from the audience on the power of debate, and whether or not certain four letter words belong in Pushkin’s podcasts. Maria and Malcolm also look at the Columbia cheating scandal from a different angle, and hand out one more sparkling Pushkin Prize.
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