To have or not to have - that is the ethical question...Two experts who made different life decisions come together to disagree about whether having children is still ethical given the existential risks facing humanity today - from climate change to the global fertility crisis.

Will AI tutors replicate or surpass human teachers? How can AI benefit struggling and high-achieving students?

Why is this method of raising kids so divisive?

In this bonus conversation, we feature a short (and new) excerpt from the full disagreement between last week's guests, Roman Yampolskiy and Alan Cowen. Here we apply the question of whether an AI can become conscious to Alan’s company, Hume AI, and their chatbot EVI. For a different disagreement between Roman and Alan, check out the feature episode.

Are we building AI models that are going to destroy us?

Is it real? Will we ever be able to stop working?

Does white privilege exist? Is it a useful concept?

Do we have evidence of intelligent extraterrestrial life?

What is the rationale behind policing and incarceration? Will reforming the criminal justice system make us safer?

What is the best way to treat young people experiencing gender dysphoria? A powerful and sustained disagreement with the current discourse on youth gender medicine and the more extreme voices who tend to dominate the public conversation.

How should K-12 schools teach math? A special live episode of The Disagreement.

Should the United States ban or force the sale of TikTok? What are the implications for free speech?

Should terminally ill patients be given the choice to end their own lives?

Host Alex Grodd and parent coach Sarah Moore talk more about alternatives to the cry-it-out method.

What's the best way to help newborns sleep through the night? Is it cry-it-out or something else?

What are the medical, public health and economic implications of marijuana legalization?

What is the current state of American power? Should the U.S. intervene in foreign conflicts? What are the alternatives?

How should parents approach the question of circumcision? What are the long term health implications? How can families make an informed choice?

From a rabbi's point of view, is the war in Gaza a just war?

What role should nuclear energy play in mitigating climate change? Is it safe? Is it practical?

What are the causes of ADHD? Are they biological or environmental? What is the right approach to treatment and medication?

How do we weigh the costs and benefits of immigration? How did we arrive at the situation on our southern border? What do we do now?

Introducing The Disagreement with Alex Grodd.