Davie is the founder of Popcorn Club.
Having grown up in between Canada and Israel, having spent ten years of his life backpacking through Europe, Asia and Australia and fluent in English, French and Hebrew, Davie’s very much a child of the world. He studied philosophy in Canada and screenwriting at UCLA, he’s owned businesses in art sales, customer service and travel. Davie inspires confidence in everyone he meets, that’s what he does, that’s why he started Popcorn Club. He’d love to meet you and tell you all about it.
Davie’s most popular clubs are Debate Clubs, Watch & Talks and his famous Texas Hold’em Poker Clubs. You’re guaranteed to laugh, learn and be inspired after two hours with Davie.
What are your thoughts on eugenics? Is it ok to...
What are your thoughts on eugenics? Is it ok to practice gene-editing for the purpose of stopping hereditary diseases or genetic defects? How about for prolonging people's lives? Or making them taller or stronger? _x000D_
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Did you know that famous American singer and actress, Barbara Streisand, cloned her pet dog after she died? Yes, you read that correctly. What do you think about that? How about cloning dead humans? Living humans?_x000D_
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Did you hear about He Jiankui? The Chinese researcher sentenced to prison for his gene-editing work on babies whose parents had AIDS. At first, scientists around the world condemned him, now some call him a hero. What do you think?_x000D_
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Let's debate!_x000D_
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Come explore explosive topics like these, and see where the argument takes us! Controlled arguments help build skills like expressing yourself clearly, listening deeply, and disagreeing respectfully, all while letting you learn more about others and yourself!_x000D_
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As we talk, we will analyze some of the best (and worst!) ways to discuss and debate in English._x000D_
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你如何看待优生学?可以为了阻止遗传性疾病或遗传缺陷而进行基因编辑吗?可以为了延长人的寿命,或者让人们更高或更强壮而进行基因编辑吗?_x000D_
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你怎么看待美国著名歌手兼演员芭芭拉史翠珊在她的宠物狗死后将其克隆吗?你怎么看待克隆死人甚至是活人?_x000D_
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你知道贺建奎吗?这位中国研究人员因对父母患有艾滋病的婴儿进行基因编辑工作而被判入狱。起初,世界各地的科学家都谴责他,现在有人称他为英雄,你怎么看?_x000D_
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让我们辩论吧!_x000D_
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一起来聊聊爆炸性的话题,看看你有多能侃!理性的讨论可以帮助每个人自我提升,比如更精准的表达,更有效的倾听,尊重不同的观点。与此同时,也可以从别人身上学到不一样的东西,了解一个全新的自己。_x000D_
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这期club我们就来讨论这个话题,并分享一些超棒(和超烂)的英语辩论吧!