Is tech replacing humanity? Or is it sharpening the question of what it means to be human? What does it mean to live a good life — as opposed to passable life? What features of humanity become more important by contrast and necessity in the technological age? Is it possible to find a higher version of humanity in order to thrive?
On May 19 in Washington, DC, we are hosting a conversation to tackle these issues.
Joining us will be Santi Ruiz, Senior Editor at the Institute for Progress and author of the Statecraft newsletter, whose commentary on industrial policy, technological progress and human flourishing has reached most recently the Ezra Klein Show in the New York Times.
Hosting the conversation will be WoC editor-at-large Samuel Kimbriel, philosopher, author of Friendship as Sacred Knowing: Overcoming Isolation and head of the Philosophy and Society Initiative at the Aspen Institute.
We welcome you to join the conversation on May 19 at Bistro Cacao (316 Massachusetts Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002). Doors will open at 6:30 pm and we will start the conversation at 7:00 pm. This episode will be a live taping of Wisdom of Crowds, and will last 45 minutes to an hour, plus audience questions at the end. We’ll wrap up around 8:15 pm to enjoy drinks and canapes on the house.